Top Indian Railway Apps You must know about

(1)  IRCTC Rail Connect

Preview the latest features in addition to existing ticketing services:
:: New Users, register and activate from App directly.
:: Advanced security features of self-assigned PIN to login without entering username and password on each login.
:: Supports Ladies,Tatkal & Premium-Tatkal quota booking.
:: Current reservation facility.
:: Integrated with IRCTC e-wallet for faster and hassle free transactions.
:: Boarding point change facility.
:: Syncing of IRCTC's NGeT Web Site and NGeT Mobile App tickets. Now users can view, cancel or file TDR of e-tickets booked through official website (www.irctc.co.in) and vice-versa.
:: Users can view the status of e-tickets booked through our authorized Online Travel Agents (OTA).
:: Users can view and cancel old mobile app tickets also.

(2) PNR Status, Train Running Status & Ticket Booking(trainman)

Book Train Ticket

Trainman is now an IRCTC authorised online travel agent. Train tickets can be booked on Trainman in less than a minute. With secure payment, easy cancellations and fast refund, it is the most trusted app for train ticket booking.

Train PNR Status Prediction

Train PNR status facility with pnr prediction for wait-listed tickets. The app automatically fetches PNR numbers from irctc pnr sms and saves it to my trip list. It also does pnr check in background from time to time and sends notification to user on any change. It offers other features like refund schedule for tickets booked under indian railway.

Train between Stations & Seat Availability

Find train between station, train enquiry, check indian railway seat availability and get confirmation chances for waiting list tickets for general and tatkal quota. If seats are not available, this train app will suggest alternate trains to book confirm ticket. Check availability for 4 months in a view with seat availability calendar along with train fare for irctc.

Train Status, Offline Running Status & Train Enquiry

Check live train status to know if the train is running timely or late. Passengers when sitting inside train can also check train running status offline for which no internet & GPS is needed! This saves battery usage also. Know all trains arriving or departing at any station in next 4 hours with live station status. This feature is an extension to train running status in internet mode. Also check railway time table, historical platform number and average delay of any train at all its stops.

Train Timetable & Schedule

Know train schedule and route of train with halt duration at its stops. You can also check all the intermediate stations between any 2 stops while checking the live train status. This along with pnr enquiry prediction is one of the unique features of this train app.

Fare & Refund Calculator

Know fare for all the travel classes like first ac, second ac, third ac, sleeper, garib rath, chair car and second seating in a click. Also check fares for senior citizens, children and under other concessions. For rajdhani, shatabdi and duronto trains, check out the dynamic fare. Find out cancellation charges deducted depending on when the ticket is cancelled while doing pnr enquiry. This feature can be seen on train PNR status screen.

Platform number, coach position & seat map

Find out the platform number on which the train usually arrives. Also check the detailed coach composition of the train with rake reversal info. For any coach, passenger can check the seat layout plan.

Get food in train

Indian railway passenger can now book tasty and hygienic food from Trainman app and get it delivered at their seat while travelling. To get timely delivery of food, it is recommended that passenger should keep checking train running status and contact the customer care in case train is delayed at food delivery station.

Journey Card

24 hours before the train trip, a journey card is displayed at the top of home screen. This card does pnr check and displays latest pnr status at all times along with live train status.

(3) Where is my Train : Indian Railway & PNR Status

Spotting Train Accurately

Get live train status of Indian Railways anytime, anywhere. This feature can work without internet or GPS when you are travelling as it uses cell tower information to find the location. You can share current train location with your friends & family via the share feature. You can also set Alarm to wake you up at a fixed time before your railway station arrives.

Offine Train Schedules

The train app has the complete Indian Railways and IRCTC timetable offline. You don't have to know train number or names. Smart search allows you to use train source & destination or partial train names even with spelling errors.

Coach Layout and Platform numbers

Get information on coach position and seat/berth layout before you board the train. Also shows platform numbers for boarding and intermediate stations wherever available.

Seat Availability and Fares

(4) NTES

Features-
� Spot Your Train with diversion information
� Live Station
� Train Schedule with save feature
� Trains between Stations
� Cancelled Trains
� Rescheduled Trains
� Diverted Trains
� Manage favourite trains, stations and train schedules

Check seat availability and fares of IRCTC. Shows seat availability and status for all coach classes for several trains simultaneously. The app covers Konkan Railway, Central Railway (CR), Northern Railway (NR), Southern Railway (SR), Eastern Railway (ER), Western Railway (WR) and all other Indian railway zones.

Dynamic PNR status

Check latest PNR status and predictions. You can either enter your PNR or app can automatically scan your SMS from IRCTC. You can then receive automated alerts on changes in PNR Status and train schedules. The train app also allows you to send your PNR status to your friends via the app with share feature.

Super efficient in Battery, Data Usage and App size

The main aspect of this app is that key features like finding train locations and schedules can work offline without Internet or GPS, and so it is very efficient both in battery as well as data usage. The app-size is also relatively small, though it has lots of Indian train information offline.

(5) UTS
Centre for Railway Information Systems

Services offered by utsonmobile app:
1. Book Ticket:
Normal Booking(Journey and Return tickets)?
Quick Booking (Journey and Return tickets)? ?
Platform Ticket ?
Season Ticket ?
QR Booking (Platform Tickets, Journey and Return Tickets)

2. Cancellation of Ticket :-
Paper Ticket with booking amount greater then cancellation charges can be cancelled using utsonmobile app before printing of ticket. Cancellation of Paperless Ticket is not allowed.

3. Booking History

4. R-Wallet:
?R-Wallet Balance ?
Recharge R-Wallet?
History ?
Surrender R-Wallet

5. Profile:
?Change city ?
Change Frequent travel Route ?
Change Journey Details ?
Change Password ?
Change Handset Request ?
Change Personal Details ?
Sync Ticket

6. Show Booked Ticket:
Using 'show ticket' feature the ticket can be showed to the TTE(Travelling Ticket Examiner) or TC. Off-line mode is also available to show the paperless ticket if Internet connection not available in the mobile.

Note:-
Paperless ticket booking(Book and Travel) is not allowed inside train or within station premises to avoid ticket booking just by seeing TTE(Travelling Ticket Examiner) or TC.
For booking of paperless ticket user should be away from Station premises/Railway track.

For Paper Ticket(Book and Print) mode of booking, It is mandatory to take printout of the ticket from ATVM/CoTVM kiosks or General Booking counters at station before boarding the Train.