India has one of
the largest rail networks in the world and Indian railways run several trains
on many occasions but these trains anyways lack the capacity to fulfil the
desires of the train passengers in India. If a train is punctual the demand for
tickets in that given train is sky high. As a result, more often than not PNR status for these trains show high waitlist counts, discouraging the
normal passengers from booking tickets in such trains.
In order to offer solution to this black box, RailYatri,
a train travelling app is the most featured rich app for managing your train
travel. The impressive thing about the app is the way it integrates and
supplements additional helpful information with basic queries that the user may
not have asked for specifically but is sure helpful.
RailYatri
tools:
1) Trains between Stations:
It’s a standard search to see a listing of all
trains running between two stations and see what days of the week they run on.
The search results can be narrowed down by days of the week that the train runs
on.
You can view the route of the train on a map. You
can also save the time-table for offline viewing and save on your data costs.
If there are any alerts in the near future related to a particular train such
as the Cancellation of the train, New Stoppages being added on the route etc,
you see it nice then and there. The time-table also lists the platform number
for different station on the route.
3) Seat
Availability
Seat availability comes with this
value added information that can be as helpful as a guiding light in a dark
forest. It shows you the ‘confirmation probability’ i.e. the
chances of your ticket getting confirmed if you were to book it at the given
wait listed status. This can really come in handy when you are weighing your
options and given the scarcity of confirmed tickets.
4) Fare Calculator
You can take it easy with RailYatri’s own fare
calculator. Just provide your train no. /name and see the fare for the entire
route. Here, you can easily toggle all your options and the fare is recalculated
in a snap. Also, it provides you a detail break up of what you are being
charged for.
5)
Live Train Status
RailYatri.in uses their in-house algorithm
to predict the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA). This they do taking into
account the GPS location they’ve received from their 1+ million users around
the country, historical performance of the trains and other such information.
6)
PNR status
Just like seat availability, PNR
status shows you the confirmation probability (low, medium, high) if
you have a wait listed ticket. Other useful information such as seat layouts,
basic rail maps of major cities etc. can be found here. The app auto-tracks
your wait listed PNR and send you push alerts on every status change. You can
also subscribe a few phone numbers to receive PNR update alerts for free.
7) My Trips
This is the umbrella that covers all the other
features we’ve covered so far. Simply put, it is an excellent way to organize
your train travel and keep it simple. No more scrambling around the menu,
remembering your PNRs, switching between apps, typing train numbers. Once a
trip is added, you’ve a one-click access to everything you’ll need for managing
your trip.