About RailSeat
Last updated: June 1, 2026
RailSeat is a free, independent tool built for everyday Indian Railways commuters and travellers who want to find available seats quickly — without logging in, downloading an app, or navigating complex booking portals.
What We Do
RailSeat queries IRCTC's live APIs and presents the results in a clean, fast interface. In seconds you can see:
- Direct vacancies — coaches and berths with confirmed availability between your boarding and destination stations.
- Seat-hop paths — multi-leg routes where you move to a vacant seat at an intermediate station, allowing you to travel on a waitlisted or fully booked train.
- Coach seat maps — a visual layout of every berth in a coach, colour-coded by availability status.
- Chart status — whether the reservation chart has been prepared for a given coach.
Our Mission
We believe travel information should be transparent and accessible to everyone. RailSeat is built on the principle that finding a seat on a train should not require a paid subscription, an account, or a steep learning curve.
Technology
RailSeat is a Progressive Web App (PWA) built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. It runs entirely in your browser — all API calls are made client-side, so no query data ever passes through our servers. It is installable on Android and iOS directly from the browser, works offline for the app shell, and is optimised for low-bandwidth connections common on Indian mobile networks.
The seat-hop algorithm uses a breadth-first search over the train's station graph to find all valid multi-leg journeys with available berths, supporting up to six legs and automatic transfer detection between adjacent stations.
Disclaimer
RailSeat is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Indian Railways, IRCTC, or any government entity. All data is sourced from publicly accessible IRCTC APIs. For bookings, always use the official IRCTC platform.
Get in Touch
We love hearing from users. For feedback, bug reports, or collaboration enquiries, visit our Support page or email us at support@railseat.in.