This app predicts confirmation of waiting list tickets

RailYatri app has now come up with a waitlist prediction feature which predicts the future of a train ticket based on historical ticket confirmation trends. Manish Rathi, CEO and co-founder, RailYatri.in, says, “Ticket bookings start months ago to ensure a confirmed ticket.

Unfortunately, the excitement of going home starts fading away when one is faced with endless unanswered questions such as which train to take, which class to book, would leaving on Friday be better or Monday. In the end, the desperation of getting a confirmed ticket makes one book tickets in many trains and therefore, lose time and money in the process.”

The app’s ‘Seat Availability Forecast’ helps train travelers be smart and plan the train trips better. “We use over two million data points, largest compared to any other prediction system and we add more data points every minute,” explains Manish who has over 20 years of engineering experience.

The app analyses ticket confirmation data for similar tickets, trains in the past. Past ticketing trends predict future seat confirmation chances. “We use data analytics for the predictions. The predictions maintain confirmation thresholds such as rush timings and rush days of the week, class of travel, busiest stations for on-boarding and off-boarding and performance of the train,” adds Manish.

How can users save time and money?

“Users don’t have to ask around for the confirmation chances and save their time by just looking at the RailYatri prediction. In the desperation of getting a confirmed ticket, users tend to book multiple tickets and sometimes spend more than an air ticket,” quips Manish. “Our prediction algorithm helps users to make informed and confident decisions.”

The slightly over-a-year-old app has already amassed over 12 lakh downloads, with 95 per cent users returning to the app for more information. “Since its launch a year ago, over 5 million confirmation queries have been answered by RailYatri,” adds Manish.The brainchild of seasoned experts from IITs and IIM – Kapil Raizada, Sachin Saxena; and Manish Rathi with over 20 years of engineering experience – RailYatri is changing the ecosystem of train travel in India.

Not only PNR prediction, the next-gen app also helps share real-time trips with family and friends so they know how your journey is progressing by checking your location in the app or on the browser.