The launch of Central Railway's official mobile app on providing real-time information on tracking local trains has been postponed as it will have to pass rigorous tests before it is made public. The railways now say that it will happen in Diwali. The app involved installing GPS tags on trains to link them with a new mobile application called Meri Local. The system had promised to be more advanced than the station indicator system that is presently operational.

Originally, it was supposed to be launched on August 15. The app involves giving out real-time position of moving trains across its 1,700 services. "The development of the app has been pushed ahead as it needs rigorous testing and checking in field. It will be handed over to working train guards who will check the app for all its aspects and the feedback taken will be collated to make changes before making the app public," a CR spokesperson said.