The Train Line iPhone App Review
The Train Line website is pretty much the UK’s premier resource for all things train travel. If you want to check a train time, book a ticket, check for delays etc then you will more than likely be clicking onto this website. However with it being a website there was a slight issue – if you weren’t at your computer then you probably can’t check it, and a fair amount of the times it would be useful are on the move, such as on a bus to the station or between work and the station.
Now they have got an iPhone app for this very reason. Currently it is quite a limited app, but as it is free you can’t really complain. This app is mainly about checking the times of the trains, and there are links through to the website if you want to purchase any tickets.
The interface is very simple and intuitive, with some handy features. First option is to “plan journey”, and when you go through to this screen you go to a big list that is set out like the iTunes list on the device of all the stations in the country. You can use the letters down the side as in iTunes to skip to each. It saves your recent ones, and also uses the Current Location feature to show you “nearby” stations also.
The next feature is “next train home”, which lets you set a “home destination” and then takes your current location and gives you a shortcut from the main screen of the app to go to that search and see when the next few trains back to your chosen station leave.
The other feature on the main app screen is a shortcut to the last few searches you have made, which can be pretty useful if you don’t do it often and can speed things up a lot if you are on the move
Thumbs Up:
- Intuitive Interface
- Use of Current Location
- Handy Shortcuts
Thumbs Down:
- You cannot currently book tickets on the app
Score: 4/5
Summary: Great little app, easy to use and very useful!