Tuesday, 31 March 2015

APPS: National Rail App

Personally, I will not leave home without the National Rail app, which has stopped me from getting lost on many occasions! This app is free and downloads easily, providing you with information for trains across the UK in an instant.


The first section is 'My Travel'. Each time you set a journey, the app remembers your most frequent routes and saves them here. It displays five of your most frequent journeys, automatically displaying a yellow warning triangle if there is a problem, or if the platform has changed etc.



The next section is 'Live Trains' where you input which station you are travelling from and to. Simply select 'go' and it will show the latest trains on that route. As the train arrives at each station, it will flash up showing whether it was early, late or on time, and it will also pinpoint exactly where your train is at any time on its journey. You can also set an alarm to wake you up however many minutes you like before reaching a certain station - how handy is that!



There is also a 'Journey Planner' where you can plan where you are going from and to, when the trains are running, where you will have to change, what platforms you will need to be at and how much it will cost. If they made it any easier, they'd embark on the journey for you!



There are further options including a specific area aimed at London underground stations, stations facilities at every station, alerts on specific trains and much more.



If you are needing to travel by train, particularly on your own, this free app is an absolute lifesaver - you will never feel lost again! I would definitely give this app 10/10 and would recommend you download it straight away!

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