WR plans to let you track your train ……Roana Maria Costa
Mumbai: Commuters may soon be able to track the position of their local trains as they traverse from one station to another.Western Railway (WR) is planning to connect its train management system (TMS),which tracks the real-time schedule of trains,with its revamped website launched on January 28.
WR officials said this feature is in the nascent stage of development and will be very useful in a city always on the move,constantly glued to the internet either through mobiles or laptops.The TMS is already connected to indicators at stations.The website will also be now available in Hindi with unicode fonts.
WR suburban maps,timetables and fare structure have already been uploaded.This new feature would help tourists to have a one-point link where they can access all the travel information needed to make commuting easier on the citys railway network,which at first seems very complicated, said chief PRO,WR,Sharat Chandrayan.Another new addition to the website is a section called Heritage gallery.The user will be transported to the bygone era where one can check out old engines and functioning of railways, he said.
The link would also have a scroll displaying all the latest WR information.The website will now be able to pack in much more information as the server capacity has been increased, he said.
In January,the website was revamped to make it user friendly,with the pages being a mirage of the Indian Railways (IR) website.This is being extended,said officials,to all zonal railways to bring in uniformity.There are links to PNR enquiry,train schedule and accommodation availability,train between stations,etc.Under the passenger services,users can access procedures for reservationand procedure for booking special trains.
TRAVEL MADE EASY
– WR planning to connect its train management system (TMS) to its revamped website
– The website will be now available in Hindi with unicode fonts
– WR has uploaded suburban maps,schedules and fare structure
– Heritage section is a new addition to the website
– Scroll with the latest information
– The website will now be able to pack in much more information as the server capacity has been increased