With GPS, AI and Railway Partnerships, This App is Simplifying Commute for Millions

For millions of Mumbai commuters, uncertainty is part of the daily journey. Reeva Sakaria and Lakhi Sakaria Chowdhary set out to change that by building Yatri, a live train tracking app that shows the real-time location of Mumbai’s local trains. After 15 months of developing custom GPS hardware, testing multiple prototypes, and working with Indian Railways, the sisters created a platform that now helps commuters track trains, plan multimodal journeys, and navigate the city’s transport network more efficiently.

Updated on: 24 June 2026

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3000+ trains

covered everyday, serving 8 million commuters.

Reduces time

that commuters spend waiting for trains without reliable information.

Improves access

to reliable public transport information, a key component of transit-oriented urban development.

For millions of Mumbai commuters, uncertainty is part of the daily journey. A live train tracking app is showing the real-time location of Mumbai’s local trains. After 15 months of developing custom GPS hardware, testing multiple prototypes, and working with Indian Railways, this platform now helps commuters track trains, plan multimodal journeys, and navigate the city’s transport network more efficiently.

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Features ‘as is’ submissions and neither constitutes endorsement, certification, recommendation, or validation by NITI Aayog nor makes NITI Aayog liable in any manner.

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