Live train running status gives us the train's exact location along with time, with the help of the Indian Railway's advanced GPS tracking system. You will be updated on the train's current location and its delay status. In addition to this, you will also get information like schedule and actual arrival/departure, delay in arrival/departure, and expected platform on which the train arrives.
If you want to spot your train, simply enter the train name or number in the search box, select the running day, and then hit the "Get Status" button. As soon as you hit the button, the current train status will be displayed on your computer screen, along with details such as where exactly the train is, when it will arrive or depart from a particular station, and whether the train is running as per scheduled time or getting delayed. Passengers can check the train running status of any train from their desktop, smartphone, and tablet using this enquiry page, as it's compatible on all platforms and devices. Indian Train helps millions of passengers daily plan their journey hassle-free with live train status enquiry.
While checking the train running status, you should select the day or date on which it departs from its source station. For example, if a train departs on Monday (day 1) from its source station and reaches its destination on Wednesday (3rd day), then you should select the day on which it departs from the source station, and that is Monday.
Nowadays, most trains are equipped with GPS, so with the help of live train status functionality, we come to know the train's exact location, expected platform, its delay status, and various other useful information.
In case of the cancellation of trains:
Station Master decides platform number based on the train already arriving at the station, but sometimes due to overcrowding of trains that are running late and arriving late at the station, platform number isn't updated in the railway system, and that's why you didn't get it while checking train running status. Anyway, this facility is not available to smaller stations; as of now, it is only available for major junctions.
If the train is running late more than three hours from its scheduled departure time at the station where you start your journey and you don't want to commence the journey, in that case you can cancel your confirmed, RAC, and WL tickets. No cancellation fee will be charged, and the full amount will be refunded even for confirmed Tatkal tickets. To get a full refund, you should cancel your ticket before the actual departure of the train, whether it's an I-ticket or an E-ticket.