Predict your train delays this winter with RailYatri’s ‘Fog Alerts’

Travelling is always fun and fills oneself with tremendous energy. At the same time, travelling in winters is an absolute nightmare due to heavy fog hitting all types of modes of transport. Many say that the best resort is to avoid travelling during heavy fog. But what if the vacations are in, the mood is set or it becomes just necessary for us to commute?

Rail travel is all the more difficult during winters since the train speed is confined to certain limits to avoid any mishaps. The probability of delay goes all the more high due to fog affecting the train movements. Suddenly all your confusions related to unconfirmed PNR status, train running status soar all the more up and high which might influence your travelling plans.

 But you need not worry much this winters. RailYatri, a train travel website and app has come at the front to make lives of Indian train travellers more convenient. Besides all basic information that it offers about PNR status and live train status, it brings an add-on level of intelligence-based information about “Fog Alerts” for its train travellers in shivering winter season. This feature will allow travellers to plan and book their train journeys after ensuring that their selected train has which level of probability (High, Medium and Low) of getting affected by fog.

Steps for check Fog Alerts from RailYatri app are:

·         First, download the RailYatri app from the Google Play Store. The link is: rytr.in/and.

• Once downloaded, open the Home Screen. In the list of options in the Home Screen, you will find “Time Table” feature. Click on the option.
• When the next screen opens, enter your train name/number on mentioned field and hit on “Go”.
• Screen that opens will show Train details and its running information. Important information such as days on which the train runs and the estimated time taken by the train to complete its journey is mentioned in this section.

·         Also at the bottom of the screen, it will show a pop-up naming ‘Fog Alert’.

·         It will tell you the probability of your train getting delay or re-scheduled due to fog. The probability standards are High, Medium and Low.

·         You can also check all high fog prone areas along your trains’ route.

RailYatri with its fog alert feature would help you to handle your journeys with the least of inconveniences. The objective is to provide reliable information to the travelling masses about the emerging weather condition as also the location of a particular train in the event of being struck midway. Interestingly, there are some very features are also available in the app. Apart from the usual PNR status, Time Table, Arrival/Departure and Trains between stations, it also contains features like Live Train Status, that will make your train journeys simplified and better.