A train’s page can say “Running”, “No live data” or “Off today”. This guide explains what each one means, how a delay is worked out, and how far to trust the times.
What a train’s status means
- Scheduled: the train has not left yet, and it is more than 30 minutes to its departure. You are seeing the timetable.
- Departing soon: it leaves within 30 minutes.
- Boarding: passengers are getting on at the first station.
- Running: a passenger who is sharing their journey puts the train on its route, and TrainJatra shows where.
- No live data: the departure time has passed, but nobody on the train is sharing. TrainJatra does not guess where it is, and does not say it left or arrived.
- At destination: the train is within about 400 metres of its last station.
- Completed, Cancelled: the run is over, or it was called off.
- Off today: the train does not run today (see below).
How a delay is worked out
A delay is the gap between when the train is expected at a station and when the timetable says it should be. “Late” means behind the timetable and “Early” ahead of it.
A train up to 5 minutes behind is counted as on time, because a few minutes is normal and no one can read a platform clock more exactly than that.
While nobody is sharing, TrainJatra can still show a timetable estimate. When it uses the last delay it knew, the page says so: it is an estimate, not a position.
Off days
Most trains do not run one day a week. That day is the train’s weekly off: its page lists it, and on that day the train shows “Off today” in place of a status. An off day is part of the regular schedule, not a cancellation.
How often a train is on time
A train’s page shows its last 14 days: how late it usually reaches its last station, and on how many days it arrived on time (up to 5 minutes late).
The record is built from passengers who shared their journey. A day nobody shared is not counted, and a summary is shown only once at least 3 days were measured. A few days can mislead, which is why fewer than that show no summary.
Timetables and the real world
The timetable on a train’s page is its regular timetable at each station. Railways change times, add and withdraw trains, and run late, so treat times as a guide and confirm anything important with Bangladesh Railway.
A route page lists the trains that run between two stations, each with its own times at those two stations and the days it does not run.
Independent and unofficial
TrainJatra is not an official Bangladesh Railway app or website and has no connection with Bangladesh Railway or any government body. It does not sell or book tickets.