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RailRadar GPS (by RailYatri) is a live tracker allowing users to watch the movements of passenger trains running in
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RailRadar GPS (by RailYatri) is a live tracker allowing users to watch the movements of passenger trains running in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
on an interactive map. All passenger trains in India are operated by state-owned Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. In the first release the location and status of trains shown on the map was typically 15 to 30 minutes delayed from real-time
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. RailRadar was created when Indian Railways Center for Railway Information System (CRIS) and RailYatri joined hands, and the service was launched on 10 October 2012. RailRadar uses Google Maps
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as its web mapping
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software, and is accessible in the form of a website and a mobile app
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. RailRadar was discontinued by Indian Railways on 6 September 2013, before RailYatri relaunched it in November 2013. However the RailRadar service did not provide the actual running status or the actual location of the train, rather these locations were plotted based on the regular scheduled timetable.
RailYatri relaunched the site with RailRadar GPS in November 2015. RailRadar GPS determines train locations by analyzing the pattern of locations transmitted by the smartphone travelers sitting on the train, similar to how Google Maps determines traffic density on the road. RailRadar GPS shows train tracking data displayed on a Google Map, which also indicates the delay status of trains - trains running on time have green indicators, while those running late are marked red.
See also
*Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
*Centre for Railway Information Systems
The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) designs, develops, implements and maintains most of the important information systems of Indian Railways. It is under the ownership of Government of India and administrative control of the Minis ...
(CRIS)
*Google Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets ( Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and rou ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Indian Railways Indian Railways Rail transport operations Tracking