How to check train running status online

Running status tells you where a train is right now and whether it is on time or running late. If you are heading to the station to receive someone, or deciding when to leave home to catch your train, a quick status check saves you a long, uncertain wait on the platform.

You only need one thing to get started: the train number. It is the five-digit number printed on your ticket and shown in every timetable — for example, 12951 for the Mumbai Rajdhani.

Check status in three steps

• Enter the train's five-digit number in the search box.
• Pick the journey start date (explained below) if the train started on an earlier day.
• Read the result: the last reported station, the next stop, and how many minutes the train is running ahead of or behind schedule.

You can run all three steps now with the running status tool.

Why the journey start date matters

Many long-distance Indian trains take two or three days to complete their route, so on any given day several runs of the same train number are on the tracks at once. The journey start date tells the tool which run you mean: the one that departed its origin today, yesterday, or a few days back.

If you boarded mid-route, choose the date the train left its first station, not the date you got on. Our status page offers options from today back to several days earlier, so you can line up the exact run you are tracking.

Reading the result

• On time means the train is at or close to its scheduled timing.
• A delay is shown in minutes against the last crossed station; delays can grow or shrink as the journey continues.
• The next halt and its expected time help you judge arrival at your own station.

We show exactly what the data source reports and never invent a position or a delay figure. If live data is briefly unavailable, it is better to retry in a few minutes than to trust a number that was never real.