Which App should I download

[Shree]

Hi there, is there any suggestion about the rail app to download on phone to check rail schedule please? I am new to UK and soon will be visiting London.

Thanks

 

[matt_world2004]

Citymapper. If in london.

 

[Shree]

Citymapper. If in london.

Thank you Matt for very quick reply. I will be doing some travel to Southampton central station too.. so Citymapper will be useful there too?

Thanks

 

[matt_world2004]

Thank you Matt for very quick reply. I will be doing some travel to Southampton central station too.. so Citymapper will be useful there too?

Thanks

Unfortunately not. It will show trains going to london from the station and it shows the time of some buses but it will be hit and miss on weather the data set is complete for areas outside london.

 

[E_Reeves]

National rail enquiries I find quite useful

 

[mike57]

Real time trains, it shows your nearest station and departures over next hour. National rail is OK but a bit more difficult to navigate

 

[Wanderwaal]

National rail enquiries I find quite useful

Totally agree, the best app out there capable of showing live departures from any stations as well as plan journey from/to.

 

[E_Reeves]

Real time trains, it shows your nearest station and departures over next hour. National rail is OK but a bit more difficult to navigate

For someone who is new to the UK, I'd say RTT is less user friendly, whereas National Rail enquiries lets you put an origin and destination and it'll give you trains that you want. You also have fares included on NRE.

 

[Esker-pades]

For someone who is new to the UK, I'd say RTT is less user friendly, whereas National Rail enquiries lets you put an origin and destination and it'll give you trains that you want. You also have fares included on NRE.

I would agree. RTT includes a lot of extra information and things that may confuse someone who hasn't spent a few days getting to know its system.

 

[snail]

Departures is very good for a quick update on immediate travel. It uses your location to work out the nearest station so no faffing around entering stations and departure times.

 

[Michael.Y]

All the TOC-specific ones now are utter ****e. I now use on a day to day basis (as a member of train crew) :

On Rails https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsoftdev.nationalrail
TrainPal https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pal.train
Fasteroute https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.fstr.android.fasteroute
and for splitting tix
TrainSplit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trainsplit.trainsplit

 

[gallafent]

Google Maps app is excellent for planning public transport journeys in the UK, including rail, bus, london underground, london overground, … etc.!

Edit:

For iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/google-maps-gps-navigation/id585027354?mt=8

For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps&hl=en_GB

 

[E759]

Real time trains, it shows your nearest station and departures over next hour. National rail is OK but a bit more difficult to navigate

How do you download this APP please? As far as I can see the APP is no longer on the iOS APP store.

 

[E_Reeves]

Try this http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/apps

 

[gtis]

How do you download this APP please? As far as I can see the APP is no longer on the iOS APP store.

Hi I think it is still being developed
The last time I asked RTT
Neil

 

[E759]

Try this http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/apps

Oh I tried that link many months ago! The link (to the App Store) doesn't work. Seems there was a small window of opportunity to obtain the APP which is now closed

 

[whhistle]

For the Underground only, I've used Tube Map before.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxdata.tube.Market

 

[ainsworth74]

Oh I tried that link many months ago! The link (to the App Store) doesn't work. Seems there was a small window of opportunity to obtain the APP which is now closed

You could just use the website as I find it works perfectly fine on mobile without needing an app?

 

[Puffing Devil]

You could just use the website as I find it works perfectly fine on mobile without needing an app?

Same here - I have a link that mimics an App on my Android phone, not sure if you can do that on Apple.

 

[E759]

You could just use the website as I find it works perfectly fine on mobile without needing an app?

Ah yes I do and agree that it is very usable that way. [My post was really about how forum members should provide useful information, without myself sounding negative if you get my drift...]

 

[E759]

Same here - I have a link that mimics an App on my Android phone, not sure if you can do that on Apple.

Yes one can do that in iOS.

 

[E_Reeves]

Same here - I have a link that mimics an App on my Android phone, not sure if you can do that on Apple.

I've done the same. I've set a bookmark on my home page that'll take me to all trains passing my local station in the Around Now time mode, so I just have to do one click.

 

[plymothian]

National Rail [Enquiries] is the "bible" of the rail network being the official public face of the Rail Delivery Group.

 

[Sheddyone]

Try this http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/apps

The Google Play link doesn't work either.

 

[DarloRich]

Real time trains, it shows your nearest station and departures over next hour. National rail is OK but a bit more difficult to navigate

it is PERFECT for the normal person looking at a train journey from A-B

 

[E_Reeves]

it is PERFECT for the normal person looking at a train journey from A-B

What is, RTT or NRE?

 

[DarloRich]

What is, RTT or NRE?

National Rail Enquires

 

[Trackman]

For the Underground only, I've used Tube Map before.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxdata.tube.Market

That's what I use, one of, if not the best.
Keeps you updated with everything and even send alerts about strikes etc