Indian Railways is the fourth-largest rail network in the world. It is the financial backbone of our nation. As it is the cheapest mode of transportation so it is most favoured among travellers. Indian Railways extends its services to new stations regularly and adopts new technology. Our Railways has launched many e-services free for everyone. Anybody having a smartphone, can check their Train Running Status, list of upcoming trains at the boarding station, on their mobile phone from anywhere. These services are available in both offline and online mode.
In recent years, the crowd before PRS counters and railway enquiry counters have reduced. Passengers prefer to book their tickets online instead of standing for a long duration time in front of the crowded PRS counters.
Indian Railways has kick-started a massive effort to digitize and make journeys more comfortable. The step towards digitization in railways is one of the best decisions of railways. Gone are the days when passengers had to wait for a longer duration in case their scheduled train got delayed. But with the feature of Live Train Status, passengers can check the list of upcoming trains on their boarding station to their destination. They need not waste their time in front of their inquiry counter. They can check their train running status and plan accordingly. They can keep tracking the movement of their trains and get the exact location of their train from time to time. In case, their train is getting too late then they can schedule their travel accordingly with another train.
With the Live Train Running Status, passengers can also get additional details such as the last reported station, the distance covered, the duration of delay, scheduled timing, estimated time of arriving, list of en-route stations, and expected platform number.
“Train Running Status” works through the GPS system. When passengers check their train’s running status, it gets access to the GPS of that train and shows the exact location of the train. To Spot Your Train you can use any app related to railways providing this feature. But only a few of them are trustworthy and show real-time data, which means they show the exact location of your train.
RailMitra is one of them that works in real-time. It has all the useful features related to Railways enquiry such as checking trains between stations, live train running status, PNR Status, Train Schedules along with food delivery in train. Passengers can visit the official website of RailMitra or download it from Google Play Store to avail of all railways’ e-features from a single platform.
For checking train running stations, you need an internet connection on your smartphone. Follow these simple steps:
Step 1: Visit RailMitra
Step 2: Tap on “Train Live Status”
Step 3: Enter your Train Number or Train Name
Step 4: Select Date and Click on “Check Live Status”
Crucial Information You Must Know About This Feature
1. The Green Spot denotes your train's last or exact location, where it is tracked last time.
2. Extended Forms of the enlisted words stand for:
a) ETD - Estimated Time Of Departure
b) ATA - Actual Time of Arrival
c) RT - Real-Time (Shows exact location of the train)
d) UA - Update Awaited (The train has just crossed the station. The train’s status will be updated soon with its actual timing)
e) CNC - Cancelled (When the train has been cancelled)
f) PF - Expected Platform
