Are there any accessible apps to help me plan my train journey?
There are many accessible mainstream travel apps available for Apple and Android devices that you can use to plan your journey. Accessible means that your devices accessibility features such as the built-in screen reader or magnifier can be used with the app.
The apps below are mostly accessible and are popular with travellers who have sight loss.
- National Rail Enquiries can provide you with information about your train journey. Call 0345 748 4950 or visit the website. Please note that this is an automated service. National Rail also has a free app to help plan your journey, get live status updates, alerts, and notifications
- Trainline is a free app that can help you search for train times across the UK, plan journeys, purchase tickets and check for live delays to your journey
- City Mapper is a journey planner website and app for use when travelling in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham and Newcastle and many cities abroad
- Traveline GB is a free app available to use all over the UK
- Moovit is an accessible live public transport app for all modes of transport throughout the UK
- Translink NI is a website that helps you plan your train journeys and provides information on railway services in Northern Ireland.
