The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has said that it is proposed to introduce an “SMS Alert” service to inform passengers in advance the updated arrival/departure time of trains at starting or destination stations. Similarly SMS alert would be sent 15/30 minutes in advance of arrival of the train at the destination.

 Presenting the Railway Budget 2015-16 in Parliament today Shri Prabhu said, a centrally managed Railway Display Network is expected to be introduced in over 2,000 stations over the next two years which will aid in providing information on train arrival/departure, reservations, general and emergency messages and also any other information of interest to citizens. This facility will promote “Digital India Campaign” and also unlock huge advertising revenue potential.

Passenger notification service to deliver advance train arrival and departure alerts and introduce station display network. Introduction of a Passenger Notification Service to issue SMS alerts of updated train arrival and departure times, including advance notices before arrival, alongside a centrally managed Railway Display Network to be deployed in over two thousand stations to display train timings, reservation information, general and emergency messages, and other public-interest information.