Compare journeys

Compare up to five route queries in one request.

POST /v1/journeys/compare

Scope journeys:read · Credits 5 flat · Plans All plans

Runs route searches in parallel and returns per-item results so one failed comparison does not discard successful ones.

Authentication

Send your key in the X-RailCore-Key header. This operation requires the journeys:read scope. See the authentication guide.

Request parameters

This operation takes no path or query parameters.

JSON body

Code examples

Base URL https://ir.railcore.tech/v1. Keep the key in an environment variable and call from a trusted server-side environment.

cURL

curl -sS -X POST \
  -H "X-RailCore-Key: $RAILCORE_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"journeys":[{"from":"BSL","to":"ADI","date":"2026-08-27","quota":"GN"},{"from":"NDLS","to":"BCT","date":"2026-08-28","quota":"TQ"}]}' \
  "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/journeys/compare"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/journeys/compare", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-RailCore-Key": process.env.RAILCORE_KEY,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "journeys": [
    {
      "from": "BSL",
      "to": "ADI",
      "date": "2026-08-27",
      "quota": "GN"
    },
    {
      "from": "NDLS",
      "to": "BCT",
      "date": "2026-08-28",
      "quota": "TQ"
    }
  ]
}),
});

const body = await response.json();
console.log(response.status, body);

Python

import json
import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/journeys/compare",
    headers={"X-RailCore-Key": os.environ["RAILCORE_KEY"]},
    json=json.loads("{\"journeys\":[{\"from\":\"BSL\",\"to\":\"ADI\",\"date\":\"2026-08-27\",\"quota\":\"GN\"},{\"from\":\"NDLS\",\"to\":\"BCT\",\"date\":\"2026-08-28\",\"quota\":\"TQ\"}]}"),
    timeout=20,
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

Rate limits and credits

This call costs 5 flat credits and is available on All plans. Per-minute and daily budgets, and the headers reporting remaining quota, are documented in rate limits and credits and billing.

Response fields

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "results": [
      {
        "from_station_code": "BSL",
        "to_station_code": "ADI",
        "journey_date": "2026-08-27",
        "quota": "GN",
        "trains": [
          {
            "train_number": "12656",
            "train_name": "Navjeevan SF Express",
            "departure_time": "10:25",
            "arrival_time": "18:00",
            "duration_minutes": 455,
            "classes": [
              "SL",
              "3A",
              "2A",
              "1A"
            ],
            "running_days": [
              "MON",
              "TUE",
              "WED",
              "THU",
              "FRI",
              "SAT",
              "SUN"
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_version": "v1",
    "request_id": "req_01J5Z7Y8N2K4M6P8R0T2V4X6Z8",
    "trace_id": "trc_01J5Z7Y8N2K4M6P8R0T2V4X6Z9",
    "timestamp": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.305Z",
    "freshness": {
      "mode": "live",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-08-20T17:12:23.305Z",
      "sources": [
        {
          "confidence": "high"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Errors

Related Journeys endpoints

• Trains between stations
• Journey search

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