As a passenger transportation, Russian citizens most often use railways. For this reason , Russian Railways has a developed transportation system in all directions of settlements and cities of our country. If you are faced with the choice of a flight to the desired destination, expect the arrival of a loved one, or transfer from one flight to another, then information such as the actual tracking of trains will be relevant for you. We will consider this in more detail in our article.
New Russian Railways Information Service
In 2012, the Russian carrier developed and introduced to the public a new service that became instantly in demand among citizens using the services of Russian Railways. It is about tracking the actual movement of trains in Russia, in the direction of the CIS and the Baltic countries. This can be done in real time when accessing the Internet. Requests and questions regarding this service have been conducted for a long time. And now such an opportunity has appeared.
How to track a train?
In order to find out where the train is located in the corresponding flight, you need to go to the official website of the carrier. Next, select the "Passengers" tab. Then you need to find the section "Train traffic online". The system will ask you to indicate the name of the departure and arrival station, as well as any date (departure or arrival). Then you click "Find."
The system displays the last station at which the train was marked. If the flight has reached its destination, then the message “The train has arrived” will appear in front of you.
If, when searching for the desired route, you indicate the departure or arrival station and date, the system will give Russian Railways information on the actual train traffic with a detailed description of the stations, stations, time and flight status.
How accurate is the route tracking information?
The program, which is responsible for the information presented on the Russian Railways portal for passengers, includes 4 support services:
- Signaling is a comprehensive device that includes alarm, centralization, and blocking systems.
- SAIPS - this automatic device helps to track not only the location of the rolling stock in real time, but also to find out the condition of a particular car (attached / uncoupled and their number behind the locomotive).
- GLONASS - Russian navigation satellite system (a system transmitting information in communication from several satellites covering the entire globe).
- ASOUP - this automated system allows you to create and control the entire workflow on the railways, as well as to predict congestion of tracks).
The error in the data of all systems ranges from 2 to 5 minutes. Despite this, however, it is a fairly quick tracking of the actual movement of trains. Previously, a similar service appeared with air carriers, but now it is also available for Russian Railways passengers.
What is the advantage of the service?
It’s convenient for the passenger: to know where the train is on a given route for planning time, route, complacency or much more. But there is also a flip side. For the dispatcher, this is comfort and efficiency in his work. For example, European steel rail operators annually fund the development of a real-time train tracking map with a detailed description of the route.
This is aimed at increasing customer loyalty, and also serves as a tool for regulating passenger traffic, as the system provides information about the load of certain flights and allows you to take the necessary measures when there are train delays.
Tracking containers, wagons, cargo
In logistics, the use of railways is also not uncommon. This is especially true for goods, the movement of which on an asphalt road in a stream of many cars can be simply dangerous. And also this applies to the large volume of large items.
But not only representatives of organizations can turn to the services of Russian Railways or other intermediary organizations for the transportation of goods, but ordinary people as well. For example, if you are faced with the need to transport your car, for this you can contact the representatives of the Russian Railways company to get all the necessary information about the transportation of your goods, as well as to draw up an agreement on the upcoming service. If you are only at the stage of making a logistics decision, then the official website for the logistics of Russian Railways will come to your aid. Here you can not only calculate the preliminary cost of the service, but also track the actual movement of trains with a container, wagon or tank.
Finally
On the country's steel pipelines, strict discipline on the transportation of citizens and goods is maintained along all the routes. And this is primarily due to security. Events occur that are not controlled by human activity, such as erosion of paths, as a result of which transport delays can occur. But in general, the actual movement of trains coincides with the staffing of the flight.
If you have a need to find out in which time span and locality a train or a specific car is located, then the service of JSC Russian Railways will provide you with information support. Data is sent to the carrier’s official website in real time, allowing you to predict the exact time of arrival of the train.