Now know exactly where your train is

App to find out real-time location of trains will soon be upgraded

We are upgrading this app that will allow passengers to know the exact location of the trains

Finally, the Indian Railways are in the midst of upgrading the Yatri mobile application that will give information about the train's location on a real-time basis. Commuters can now check the exact location of both long-distance and suburban local trains with the help of this mobile app of the Central Railway (CR). This will be a big relief to passengers as at present they can spot the long distance trains on the website but live location of local trains isn’t available.

This app is expected to be made available in phases. In the first phase, passengers will know the live location of long-distance trains through the app, which is expected to go live this month itself. As far as the suburban trains are concerned, commuters might have to wait until March 2022. “The trains and locomotives are already being fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS),” said a CR official.

Currently the app has features like displaying the timetable and schedule of trains on both Main and Harbour lines on Central and Western Railways, live announcements of any disruptions, mega blocks planned for the weekends or weekdays, information about delays and cancellations and it even allows booking of ecarts at different terminuses. People can also book daily tickets, Season Passes and also get railway helpline phone numbers.

Currently, there is no app that gives the precise location of these trains which this app shall provide once the necessary upgrade takes place. The satellite tracking will surely bring necessary relief as it shall be merged with the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) as well. The Indian Railways are using a technology named ‘Gagan’ on locomotives to gauge its live location.

Sources said that by December end they have targeted to complete the necessary upgrade so as to enable people to know the live location from next year. As for the local trains, GPS is being installed in all rakes which is a time-consuming exercise and so it will go till March next year or so before it will become available. They will also integrate the timetable of BEST buses in this Yatri App plus that of Metro rail and Monorail; which shall make it complete.