Live station board

Arrivals and departures in a rolling live window.

GET /v1/stations/{station_code}/live

Scope live:read · Credits 4 · Plans All plans

Returns live trains at a station with schedule, estimate, platform, delay, state, confidence, and report time.

Authentication

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

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
`station_code`	path	`string`	Required	Indian Railways station code, 1 to 6 uppercase letters or digits.
`window_hours`	query	`integer`	Optional	Rolling board window in hours.

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 GET \
  -H "X-RailCore-Key: $RAILCORE_KEY" \
  "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/stations/BSL/live?window_hours=4"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/stations/BSL/live?window_hours=4", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-RailCore-Key": process.env.RAILCORE_KEY,
  },
});

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

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/stations/BSL/live?window_hours=4",
    headers={"X-RailCore-Key": os.environ["RAILCORE_KEY"]},
    timeout=20,
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

Rate limits and credits

This call costs 4 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

Field	Type	Description
`station_code`	`string`	Board station.
`window_hours`	`integer`	Applied window.
`trains[].train_number / train_name`	`string`	Train identity.
`trains[].source_station_code / destination_station_code`	`string`	Train endpoints.
`trains[].scheduled_arrival / scheduled_departure`	`string \| null`	Scheduled ISO times.
`trains[].estimated_arrival / estimated_departure`	`string \| null`	Latest estimated ISO times.
`trains[].platform_number`	`string \| null`	Current platform.
`trains[].arrival_delay_minutes / departure_delay_minutes`	`integer \| null`	Live delays.
`trains[].status`	`string`	ON_ROUTE, AT_STATION, ARRIVED, DEPARTED, CANCELLED, DIVERTED, or UNKNOWN.
`trains[].confidence / last_reported_at`	`string \| null`	Freshness confidence and source report time.

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "station_code": "BSL",
    "window_hours": 4,
    "trains": [
      {
        "train_number": "12656",
        "train_name": "Navjeevan SF Express",
        "scheduled_arrival": "2026-08-27T10:20:00+05:30",
        "estimated_arrival": "2026-08-27T10:32:00+05:30",
        "platform_number": "3",
        "arrival_delay_minutes": 12,
        "status": "ON_ROUTE",
        "confidence": "high"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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

Status	Code	Description	Retry
400	`VALIDATION_ERROR`	A required field is missing or invalid.	Not retryable
401	`MISSING_API_KEY / INVALID_API_KEY`	The credential is absent, unknown, disabled, or expired.	Not retryable
403	`SCOPE_MISSING / PLAN_ENDPOINT_DISABLED`	The key lacks the required scope or plan entitlement.	Not retryable
402	`CREDITS_EXHAUSTED`	The account balance cannot cover this operation.	Not retryable
429	`RATE_LIMITED`	Minute or daily request budget is exhausted. Honor Retry-After.	Retryable
410	`API_VERSION_SUNSET`	This API version has reached its announced sunset date. Migrate to a supported major version.	Not retryable
502	`UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE`	Live data could not be retrieved. Retry with backoff.	Retryable
504	`UPSTREAM_TIMEOUT`	The live-data request exceeded its deadline. Retry with backoff.	Retryable
503	`METERING_UNAVAILABLE`	Credit settlement is temporarily unavailable and no data was returned.	Retryable

Related Stations endpoints

All RailCore Indian Railways API endpoints · Quickstart · Rate limits