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TrainTracker™ Text

For up-to-the-minute train information, text your request to TrainTracker™ Text and it will read and respond to your message

About TrainTracker Text

You can text TrainTracker Text on 8 49 50.

National Rail Enquiries offers information services to customers on the move. Our website is viewable on handheld devices and we provide text-based and phone-based self-service information.

All these channels are updated simultaneously and in real time, so you are guaranteed the latest information regardless of how you choose to access it. 

TrainTracker Text is an automated service that can “read” your SMS message and reply with journey information direct to your mobile phone via SMS.

Text TrainTracker Text on 8 49 50 for live train information on journeys within the next 24 hours.

Messages sent to 8 49 50 cost your standard network rate. The reply is free to the user and your operator will not charge for any messages you receive from us.

More Information on TrainTracker™ Text

Messages sent to 8 49 50 cost your standard network rate.

The reply is free to the user and your operator will not charge for any messages you receive from us.

Simply text your request to 8 49 50 and TrainTracker Text will read and respond with up-to-the-minute train running information.

TrainTracker Text is an automated service and we have tried to make it as adaptable as possible so that it can understand your request and provide you with the information you need.

To help TrainTracker Text understand your request first time, here are some examples which you can try out with your own journey requests.

TrainTracker Text can accept the full station name or, to make it easier for you to use, it will also accept a station’s 3-character short code.

Using Oxford (OXF) and London Paddington (PAD) as examples:

Live departures information

  • oxford

  • depart Oxf

  • dep pad 1800

Live arrival information

  • arr pad

  • arrive london Paddington

  • arr OXF 1503

Real-time journey planning information

  • Oxford to PAD

  • arr oxf 1503 from pad

  • depart pad to oxford 1624

We are interested to hear your thoughts on our TrainTracker and TrainTracker Text services.

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