Best app for live departure times?

[jednick]

I've always used the national rail app, but they changed it about a month ago and now it's awful.

Currently using the GWR app but I think there is something better out there.

If I exclude websites without apps (Real Time Trains, etc), then -

What is the best app to use for easy, quick access to live departure times? If it also had an easy and comprehensive journey planner, it would be a bonus.

 

[weastebusdepot]

Fasteroute is good if you only want to know the departures from one station since it shows everything for the next two hours in a neat and easy to follow format. However doesn't allow you to look further ahead and doesn't help when looking for journeys that involve a change of trains along the route.

Agreed about the changes to the National Rail app. In the past I mostly used it to advise customers with open tickets on which was the quickest option to get to their end destination. But when I used it a few days ago it wouldn't do anything unless a mandatory via station was included in the search. Which then rules out the many alternative routes that may actually be quicker.

 

[GN Boy]

Railboard is akin to the old National Rail app layout.

 

[TFN]

Railboard on iOS seconded. Brilliant app with a simple design and no ads.

 

[liam456]

I use a combination of the new feature added to the trainsplit app and also trains.gaelan.me (@Gaelan )

It's one of the fastest loading websites out there and used Darwin data which catches things that Realtimetrains might miss. It's just the lack of an ability to filter departures by future calling stations that means I also use the trainsplit app too.

 

[DelW]

Two you could look at are:
tiger.worldline.global (various display formats but doesn't include all stations)
and
trains.gaelan.me (simple, clear, and just been mentioned above )

 

[jednick]

Railboard is akin to the old National Rail app layout.

Thanks. But I can't get it, it's only available to Apple users

 

[hi2u_uk]

I use train track app , there is nothing special about it however it does the job of telling me when the train is going to arrive and leave from a particular station

 

[Adam Williams]

I use a combination of the new feature added to the trainsplit app

Didn't take long at all for people to start taking using the feature, I was pleasantly surprised

 

[MrJeeves]

I use a combination of the new feature added to the trainsplit app

Thanks!

Didn't take long at all for people to start taking using the feature, I was pleasantly surprised

Hopefully even more will take it up as the latest version with improvements rolls out further

 

[Surreytraveller]

Try On Rails

 

[Old Yard Dog]

Railboard on iOS seconded. Brilliant app with a simple design and no ads.

Railboard on iOS seconded. Brilliant app with a simple design and no ads.

Does anybody know how to stop Railboard pushing Advance tickets when using the split ticketing option? I usually prefer a series of CDRs as I find Advance tickets induce too much stress. But I can't find a way of disabling Advance tickets. You can get two or more CDRs but you need to work out the options yourself and then buy these individually.