UK Train Times Accessible iPhone App

Author: Ian C. Langtree - View Credentials
Published: 13 Apr 2011

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Synopsis

UK Train Times App for iPhones provides real time journey planning across the National Rail network and live departure information for all National Rail stations.

Overview

UK Train Times provides real-time journey planning for journeys across the National Rail network and live departure information for all National Rail stations.

This is a fully-licensed application powered by National Rail Inquiries' real-time data feeds. The app was previously known as "National Rail Inquiries for iPhone".

Features Include:

Powerful real-time journey planner for single or return journeys across the National Rail network, with departure platform information (where available).

'Next Train Home' feature automatically finds your nearest station and plans your journey home.

If you're searching for trains today, you'll be told about any delays or cancellations to your chosen trains and given the option to find alternative journeys.

Live departures and arrivals at all National Rail stations, with platform information (where available*) and live train progress.

Add multiple stations to the app's Home Screen for one-touch access to their live departures. Simply choose a station in 'Live Departures & Arrivals' and hit 'Save' to create a new favorite.

Automatically find your nearest stations or select one of your recently used stations, and then find directions via the iPhone's Maps application.

Note: The Live Departure and Journey Planner features require an active mobile network connection when starting a new search, but Journey Planner search results are automatically saved for use when outside of mobile network coverage.

"There are a few apps that aim to help you navigate public transport in the UK, but this one stands head and shoulders above the rest. " - iPod User magazine

"A train traveler's godsend. " - PC Advisor Magazine

"Our favorite feature is Next train home that looks up your nearest station and checks the time of the next train you can catch to your home station. " - MacFormat magazine

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

The UK Train Times App can be downloaded from the Apple iTunes store.

Author Credentials: Ian C. Langtree is a writer, editor, and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Disabled World, which he established in 2004 as one of the longest-running independent resources for disability news and information. Over more than two decades, he has written and edited thousands of articles on disability rights, health, accessibility, and assistive technology. Drawing on a global perspective shaped by extensive travel and lived experience, Ian is a committed advocate of the Social Model of Disability, the framework developed by disabled activists in the 1970s that focuses on removing societal barriers rather than on individual impairments. His writing is grounded in that framework and in a lasting commitment to disability rights, accessibility, and social inclusion. To learn more about Ian's background, expertise, and accomplishments, visit his full biography.