National Train Enquiry System (NTES) app arrives on Android devices
A new app has been released by the Centre for Railway Information
Systems (CRIS) called National
Train Enquiry System (NTES) which is now available
for download on all smartphones and tablets running Android 2.3 and
upwards.
The new mobile app for Android devices has many interesting
features which includes checking on the current running status for trains along
with time of arrival and departure. Even if trains are cancelled, you can view
all the details on the website along with the location of your train between
stations.
“With this launch, it has now become easier for the public to
get information on expected arrival and departure timings of a particular train
and other related information for the benefit of rail passengers,” a senior
Railway Ministry official said.
The various features offered by the NTES app
This move by the Indian Railways will benefit commuters who
travel on a daily basis and will make their experience far less stressful.
CRIS, an IT wing of railways had earlier launched
a mobile app for Windows 8 platform in August 2014.
One of the best features of the app is “spot your train” which provides
information such as its current position and expected time of arrival and
departure at a particular station. Other features are ‘train schedule’, ‘trains
between stations’, ‘live station’ and ‘information on cancelled rescheduled
& diverted trains’.
”Live Station’ query provides list of trains expected to arrive
at/depart from any station in next 2 or 4 hours.
The National Train Enquiry System (NTES) is a comprehensive
system which provides information to public about train running on near real
time basis through various interfaces like nationwide unique rail enquiry
number 139, website (www.trainenquiry.com), mobile interfaces, Touch
Screens, counter enquiry and display boards at stations.
CRIS has now made available mobile app for two most commonly
used platforms that is Windows and Android. NTES app is available as free
download from the Google Play Store.
Recently, we had also seen the launch of the IRCTC Connect app
on the Play Store. It is a free to use app and can be downloaded from the Google
Play Store. It will work with Android smartphones running Android
4.1 and higher. Couple of months ago, IRCTC had launched an official
app for the BlackBerry 10 platform.
(With inputs from PTI)
