indian-railway-mcp
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Indian Railway MCP provides a set of tools for accessing Indian Railways data through a Model Context Protocol server.
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.