
IRCTC Rail Connect-RAIL SARTHI
Download the app in combination with "RAIL SAARTHI - INDIAN RAILWAYS" app
Centre for Railway Information Systems · cris.org.in.ima.prs
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v5.2.31 (158)
- Updated
- Feb 27, 2025 (1 year ago)
- APK size
- 36.6 MB
- Requires
- Android 8.1+ (API 27)
- CPU support
- x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Travel & Local (app)
- Listed since
- Dec 17, 2020 (at least)
- Permissions
- 23 (4 sensitive)
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
IRCTC Rail Connect-RAIL SARTHI is an app by Centre for Railway Information Systems in the Travel & Local category, listed since at least December 2020. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.
Since version 5.2.28, the APK shrank from 42.4 MB to 36.6 MB. It asks for 23 permissions, 4 of them sensitive, including camera, read phone status and identity and read shared storage. Compared with version 5.2.30, it drops 1 permission: “Broadcast close system dialogs”. The app can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.
What's new in v5.2.31
Description
From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v5.2.28.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Feb 27, 2025
- Signed byCN=IRCTC Connect, OU=IRCTC, O=Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, L=New Delhi, ST=Delhi, C=IN
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)15:63:30:36:C0:7E:CC:AE:96:E9:29:13:D9:31:1D:B1:05:03:90:6E
- File MD59d9b1d5e1cd60d37d0f8136b2155fc09
- Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (23)
IRCTC Rail Connect-RAIL SARTHI requests 23 permissions, 4 of them sensitive.
- Camera Sensitive android.permission.CAMERA
- Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
- Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
- Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
- Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) cris.org.in.ima.prs.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Nfc android.permission.NFC
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read basic phone state android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
- Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Use biometric hardware android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC
- Use fingerprint hardware android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT
- View Wi-Fi connections android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
IRCTC Rail Connect-RAIL SARTHI APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the IRCTC Rail Connect-RAIL SARTHI APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 9d9b1d5e1cd60d37d0f8136b2155fc09.