Rail users will be able to avail of a new official Iarnród Éireann app from today.
The app which is free to download will provide customers with real time train information, a journey planner feature and a nearby station finder.
Irish Rail says the online facility makes more information available to rail users.
The app will provide customers with:
- Real-time train information (real-time) including remaining time to departure and service delays
- Journey planner (timetables) functionality
- Nearby station finder based on current location including camera-based augmented reality feature
- Details of intermediate stations and any changes en route
- Compact display of route alternatives, including door-to-door navigation and walking distances
- 'Favourite' function for destinations and routes including auto-history for past queries
- Re-entry on last screen when leaving or re-starting the application
The company says this app will further improve the level of information that customers, and prospective customers, can get on train services in general and on their specific journey. The app has already been downloaded over 12,000 times in its test phase.
Speaking at the launch Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann, David Franks said "The sharing of data and the availability of realtime information has become crucial to the provision of effective and efficient public transport. It is my belief that this app will vastly improve customer experience for our existing customers and make train travel even more attractive to those who may have previously been non users".
Minister for Commuter and Public Transport Alan Kelly added "We are always looking to embrace new technology to enhance the customer experience. Apps such as these will make public transport more attractive. In Ireland we have some of the highest rates of mobile phone and smartphone ownership in the world and this will bring travel information direct to people’s phones".
The Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail official app is available free at Apple App store and Android App store.
