Rail Partner

Chennai Suburban and Reserved Train Timings, SMS Services, VAS, Contacts & FAQ

Southern Railway, Indian Railways · in.org.railnet.railpartner

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v1.1 9 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.1 (44)
Updated: Aug 29, 2025 (1 year ago)
APK size: 9 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: Travel & Local (app)
Listed since: Sep 14, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 11 (3 sensitive)
Website: railpartner.railnet.org.in
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Rail Partner is an app by Southern Railway, Indian Railways in the Travel & Local category, listed since at least September 2021. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

Since version 1.7, the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 5.0. It asks for 11 permissions, 3 of them sensitive: call phone, read shared storage and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 1.8.

What's new in v1.1

Updation on API level

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

"Rail Partner" - is the first authentic Android App developed by Southern Railway for the customers' use. The word "Partner" means a companion, helpmate or a friend. This app will be like a helpmate for providing all kinds of information needed by passengers to plan their rail journeys and like a companion during their journey to facilitate various requirements on trains and at stations. Our vision behind this app is to present a more friendlier and upto-date face of our customer service, even as our country is transforming into the "Digital India" Era. This will help to provide latest timings or other information even after the regular time table is published. RAIL PARTNER will most importantly work as a direct communication medium between the passenger and the railways. Besides giving out accurate and timely information, we will also capture data directly from passengers to plan our services. We are also providing a unique menu listing all special trains (other than regular trains) based on the user's preferred route. This information will always be available on user's phone and will give more accurate business development intelligence than television or social media.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v1.7. Since v1.1 it requires Android 5.0+.

v1.1 LATEST Aug 29, 2025 9 MB TRUSTED v1.8 Apr 22, 2025 9.2 MB TRUSTED v1.7 Apr 18, 2025 9.2 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 29, 2025.
Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.
Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Aug 29, 2025
Validated against Google Play Aug 29, 2025
Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
Signing certificate (SHA-1)41:F7:3B:4B:1E:13:85:09:8E:43:57:59:0B:56:E4:73:FC:80:C2:6E
File MD5497869703e4dd8cb5e8f553d967a4013
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (11)

Rail Partner requests 11 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.

Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read internal storage android.permission.READ_INTERNAL_STORAGE
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Write internal storage android.permission.WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
Telephony (SIM) android.hardware.telephony

Rail Partner APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Rail Partner for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 5.0 or later. Version 1.8 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. Get version 1.8 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Rail Partner APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is 497869703e4dd8cb5e8f553d967a4013.