Friday, 24 June 2016

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.


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.


RailYatri: Making your train travelling easy and carefreeI

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.
2) Time Table
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.


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.



Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Keep yourself informed with RailYatri’s Average Train Delay Feature

Train delay is an inevitable fact for Indian railways. When a passenger plans for a trip, the first thing he/she does is check for trains between two stations. A detailed list of all trains available for the route come up with the search. With more than 80% trains in India delayed, it is like picking a needle from a haystack. With a wrong selection of train, passengers could end up paying heavily. When a train arrives late to your destination, it not only affects the timing of your trip but adds many more hassles.

Delayed trains can hamper entire travel plan, and passengers have to pay extras at many other places. As mentioned, it is very difficult to find the punctual trains from a range of rogue trains (ones that always run late). But it is not impossible, especially if you have RailYatri with you. RailYatri is a train travel app which carries helpful information for the passengers. It is not a typical live train status app or app made for a specific zone or purpose. RailYatri is a one-stop destination for all the railways passengers. One amongst the many helpful features of RailYatri is a special section known as “Insights”.

When you click on “Insights”, you will find out many features. Out of them, “Average Train Delay at Station” feature is one of those interesting ones. With a special feature known as Average Train Delay at Station, one can understand the worst performing trains between two stations.
When you search for trains, just copy their train number and keep it readily at hand. Now, click on “Average Train Delay at Station” and enter your source station. An extensive list of trains with average delays for each will be displayed. These statistics are taken from the last 50 days’ running statistics of the train. Now, go ahead and tally the trains which came up in train’s enquiry between stations. You will find some worst performing and good performing trains from this research. When you put your cursor beside a train number, it will also show the train name.

So, take a look at the delay statistics for the recent few days. If you see that the train has been performing well in the recent past, then maybe you can still trust the train. On the other hand, if you want the delay statistics for train at your destination station just visit live Train Status feature and input your train number. You will be able to view not only day’s running information, but the statistics from 50 prior days.


Though, RailYatri is not a typical live train status app, it carries a lot of helpful information and insights which the passengers are bound to like. You can also arrival and departure status of trains using the app.There are many other attractive features of the app, such as the Confirmation Probability predictor that comes with Seat Availability, PNR status enquiry and Book a meal features as well.

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Never get struck with the inconvenience of train travel

RailYatri. In is the ultimate solution
There are always more trains than tracks in Indian Railways; this problem leads to the major problem which Indian passengers always face. Though every new train in India is launched with a noble mission of serving the passengers better, yet at the end of the day they add to the nightmares. Take up the live train running status of any train and you will find their schedules are in complete confusion all though the year.
There are many logical explanations about these delays, under complex mess of Indian Railways, all you want is solution and to provide solution to your problem there is RailYatri. In, an intelligence-based train travel app.
1.       Travel without tension: Tension permeates to just that when you are travelling on a train with heavy delays. Your parents, friends are worrying! Now, you can easily reduce their tensions with the use of RailYatri. RailYatri, a smart travel app, allows the passengers to save their trip as “My Trips” and share a unique URL with the friends and family members. By tracking this URL, they can have minute perfect idea about your journey and the delay status of trains.
2.       Late is not a problem now: Every minute counts for the modern day passengers, even when they are out on a leisure trip. Train delays can mar their travel schedule. Be smart and save yourself from the hassles. Plan your trip in a way so that even if your train arrives many hours late yet the actual highlights of the tour do not suffer.
3.       Don’t feel Stranded: Most stations are situated quite a distance from the actual city. This is why; one of the biggest woes of delayed trains is regarding transportation for the onward journey. When a train is not one but many hours late, and a train that is supposed to arrive at evening eventually makes its way to the station late at night, a few nervous chills run down the spine of the passengers. You know that the transportation options are limited, if at all available. This is where having RailYatri’s smart travel app can make all the difference. This app not only allows passengers to check the live train status, but also tracks your location from within the train. So, you do not have to be stranded at the station.
4.       Yummy food on the go: When a train is delayed and there is no Pantry available, a dream trip can turn into a nightmare quite quickly. But so long the passengers had no other alternatives. But RailYatri has come up with tasty, economical and convenient food alternatives for the train passengers. You can book tasty meals from the compartment after going through the menu. You may even book the meals while checking PNR status using the app. And yes, the food is delivered right on time, there is no delay here.  

As you can see, even when you are on a train with a track record of severe delays, you can easily overcome the inconveniences with some smart decisions. The smartest decision though would be to install the RailYatri app and make an informed travel, in every sense. This is not an app merely for basic functions such as live train status or PNR status enquiries. It is must have travel companion for the modern day smart travellers.