Querying Live running status and PNR of trains using Railway API in Python
Railway API is organized around GET Requests. One can use this JSON based API to get information from Indian Railways regarding Live Train Status, PNR Status, Train Schedule, Station Details, and other things.
To use this API, one must need the API key, which can get from here
Note: User need to create an account on railwayapi.com to use the APIs.
Modules Needed :
requests json
Live running status :
Below is the implementation :
Python3
# Python program to find live train# status using RAILWAY API# import required modulesimport requests , json# enter your api key hereapi_key = "Your_API_Key"# base_url variable to store url# enter train_number heretrain_number = "12056"# enter current date in dd-mm-yyyy formatcurrent_date = "20-06-2018"# complete_url variable to# store complete url addresscomplete_url = base_url + train_number + "/date/" + current_date + "/apikey/" + api_key + "/"# get method of requests module# return response objectresponse_ob = requests.get(complete_url)# json method of response object convert# json format data into python format dataresult = response_ob.json()# Now result contains a list of nested dictionaries# Check the value of "response_code" key is equal# to "200" or not if equal that means record is# found otherwise record is not foundif result["response_code"] == 200 : # train name is extracting from # the result variable data train_name = result["train"]["name"] # store the value or data of # "route" key in variable y temp = result["route"] # source station name is extracting # from the y variable data source_station = temp[0]["station"]["name"] # destination station name is # extracting from the y variable data destination_station = temp[-1]["station"]["name"] # store the value of "position" # key in variable position position = result["position"] # print details print(" train name : " + str(train_name) + "\n source station : " + str(source_station) + "\n destination station : "+ str(destination_station) + "\n current status : " + str(position) ) else : print("Record not Found") |
Output:
train name : NEWDELHI JAN SHATABDI EXP source station : DEHRADUN destination station : NEW DELHI current status : Train has reached Destination and late by 15 minutes.
Live PNR status :
Python3
# Python program to find PNR# status using RAILWAY API# import required modulesimport requests, json# Enter API key hereapi_key = "Your_API_key"# base_url variable to store url# Enter valid pnr_numberpnr_number = "6515483790"# Stores complete url addresscomplete_url = base_url + pnr_number + "/apikey/" + api_key + "/"# get method of requests module# return response objectresponse_ob = requests.get(complete_url)# json method of response object convert# json format data into python format dataresult = response_ob.json()# now result contains list# of nested dictionariesif result["response_code"] == 200: # train name is extracting # from the result variable data train_name = result["train"]["name"] # train number is extracting from # the result variable data train_number = result["train"]["number"] # from station name is extracting # from the result variable data from_station = result["from_station"]["name"] # to_station name is extracting from # the result variable data to_station = result["to_station"]["name"] # boarding point station name is # extracting from the result variable data boarding_point = result["boarding_point"]["name"] # reservation upto station name is # extracting from the result variable data reservation_upto = result["reservation_upto"]["name"] # store the value or data of "pnr" # key in pnr_num variable pnr_num = result["pnr"] # store the value or data of "doj" key # in variable date_of_journey variable date_of_journey = result["doj"] # store the value or data of # "total_passengers" key in variable total_passengers = result["total_passengers"] # store the value or data of "passengers" # key in variable passengers_list passengers_list = result["passengers"] # store the value or data of # "chart_prepared" key in variable chart_prepared = result["chart_prepared"] # print following values print(" train name : " + str(train_name) + "\n train number : " + str(train_number) + "\n from station : " + str(from_station) + "\n to station : " + str(to_station) + "\n boarding point : " + str(boarding_point) + "\n reservation upto : " + str(reservation_upto) + "\n pnr number : " + str(pnr_num) + "\n date of journey : " + str(date_of_journey) + "\n total no. of passengers: " + str(total_passengers) + "\n chart prepared : " + str(chart_prepared)) # looping through passenger list for passenger in passengers_list: # store the value or data # of "no" key in variable passenger_num = passenger["no"] # store the value or data of # "current_status" key in variable current_status = passenger["current_status"] # store the value or data of # "booking_status" key in variable booking_status = passenger["booking_status"] # print following values print(" passenger number : " + str(passenger_num) + "\n current status : " + str(current_status) + "\n booking_status : " + str(booking_status))else: print("Record Not Found") |
Output :
train name : DOON EXPRESS train number : 13009 from station : LUCKNOW to station : DEHRADUN boarding point : LUCKNOW reservation upto : DEHRADUN pnr number : 6515483790 date of journey : 01-07-2018 total no. of passengers: 1 chart prepared : False passenger number : 1 current status : RLWL/-/16/GN booking_status : RLWL/-/23/GN
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