indian-railway-mcp
The Indian Railway MCP project provides a suite of tools through an MCP server for accessing Indian Railways information. It's designed to be integrated with Claude Desktop, offering features like train search, seat availability, and live status updates. Users can interact with these functionalities seamlessly within MCP-compatible clients.
Indian Railway MCP
Claude Desktop Integration
Important: First, install the latest version of
mcp-remote
globally:npm i -g mcp-remote
Access the remote MCP server from Claude Desktop
-
Open Claude Desktop and go to:
Settings
→Developer
→Edit Config
-
Replace/Add the config content with:
{
"mcpServers": {
"railways": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://railway-mcp.amithv.xyz/mcp"
]
}
}
}
- Restart Claude Desktop.
The tools will be available in Claude.
Available Tools
Below are the available tools exposed by this MCP server, with a sample response for each. (Order: search, seat, train info, live status, delay, station code, train code)
1. Search-trains
- Description: Searches for available trains between two stations on a given date.
- Sample response:
TRAINS FROM ERS TO SBC (20250415) Train Name Departure Arrival Duration Classes Days --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12677 YPR SAMPARK KRANTI ERS 06:45 → SBC 20:30 13h45m 2A,3A,SL SMTWTFS 16525 ISLAND EXPRESS ERS 09:00 → SBC 23:55 14h55m 2A,3A,SL SMTWTFS ...
2. Get-seat-availability
- Description: Checks seat availability for a train between two stations on upcoming dates. Returns a formatted text with train details, seat availability status (available or waitlisted), and fare information for different classes and dates.
- Sample response:
SEAT AVAILABILITY: 12617 MANGALA LDWEEP EXP Route: ERS → NZM | Quota: GN Date | Class | Status ----------------------------- 2025-04-16 | 2A | AVAILABLE 2 | 3A | WL 5 | SL | AVAILABLE 10 ----------------------------- 2025-04-17 | 2A | AVAILABLE 5 | 3A | WL 5 | SL | REGRET ----------------------------- ...
3. Get-train-info
- Description: Fetches detailed information about a specific Indian Railways train, including its route and schedule.
- Sample response:
TRAIN 12617 MANGALA LDWEEP EXP (Superfast) Route: ERS-NZM Runs: SMTWTFS | Classes: 2A,3A,SL | Zone: SR Pantry Available | Booking: 120 days in advance COACH POSITION: EOG-SLR-2A-3A-3A-SLR SCHEDULE: Stn Station Name Dist Arr Dep Platform Halt -------------------------------------------------------------- ERS Ernakulam Jn 0 Origin 10:00 1 - MAJN Mangalore Jn 400 14:00 14:10 2 10 ... NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin 2760 13:15 Terminus 5 -
4. Get-train-live-status
- Description: Fetches the current live running status of a specific train, including location, delays, and expected arrivals.
- Sample response:
LIVE STATUS: Train 12617 on 2025-04-15 Stn Name Dist Platform Arrival Departure ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ernakulam Jn 0 PF:1 10:00 (On-time) 10:00 (On-time) 2. Mangalore Jn 400 PF:2 14:00 (14:05) 14:10 (14:15) ... 25. Hazrat Nizamuddin 2760 PF:5 13:20 (13:25) TERMINUS
5. Get-train-delay-info
- Description: Retrieves average delay information for a specific train at each station for a specified time period.
- Sample response:
TRAIN 12617 MANGALA LDWEEP EXP (Superfast) Route: ERS-NZM | Runs: SMTWTFS Classes: 2A,3A,SL | Zone: SR DELAY STATISTICS (Period: Last Month) Station Code Avg Delay (mins) -------------------------------------- Ernakulam Jn ERS 2 Mangalore Jn MAJN 5 ... Hazrat Nizamuddin NZM 10
6. Get-live-station-info
- Description: Retrieves live train schedule information for a specific Indian Railway station.
- Sample response:
TRAINS AT NDLS STATION 12002 BHOPAL SHTBDI (NDLS-BPL) PF:1 A:06:00/D:06:10 [Arr:On-time/Dep:On-time] --- 12952 MUMBAI RAJDHANI (NDLS-BCT) PF:3 A:16:25/D:16:35 [Arr:+10/Dep:+10] --- ...
7. Get-station-code
- Description: Finds station code(s) by station name(s). Supports multiple names, variations, and case-insensitive matching.
- Sample response:
Station search results: New Delhi: NDLS Trivandrum: TVC Matching 'Delhi': New Delhi: NDLS Old Delhi: DLI ...
8. Get-train-code
- Description: Finds train code (number) by train name. Supports multiple train names, variations, and case-insensitive matching.
- Sample response:
Train search results: Rajdhani Express: 12951 Shatabdi Express: 12001 Matching 'Rajdhani': 12951: Mumbai Rajdhani 12952: Delhi Rajdhani ...
Each tool returns a formatted text response suitable for direct use in Claude or other MCP-compatible clients.