The eagerly awaited official app by the Central Railway — Meri Local — is yet to see the light of day. The app was initially supposed to be launched on August 15, this year, but is still stuck in tests and trials and officials are hoping to launch the app by next year.

Meri Local will have real-time position of moving trains across its 1,700 services. "The app needs to pass rigorous trials and will be beta-tested before it is made public. It involves installing GPS tags on trains to link them with the app," a CR official said.