Trains between stations

Find trains serving a route on a date.

GET /v1/routes/trains

Scope journeys:read · Credits 5 · Plans All plans

Returns route-matching trains with schedule, classes, running pattern, and compact availability context.

Authentication

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

Request parameters

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/routes/trains?from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&quota=GN"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://ir.railcore.tech/v1/routes/trains?from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&quota=GN", {
  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/routes/trains?from=BSL&to=ADI&date=2026-08-27&quota=GN",
    headers={"X-RailCore-Key": os.environ["RAILCORE_KEY"]},
    timeout=20,
)
print(response.status_code, response.json())

Rate limits and credits

This call costs 5 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": {
    "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

• Journey search
• Compare journeys

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