Pathadisha

Pathadisha is a free utility app for commuters. Though started with Kolkata Metropolitan Area, it is gradually expanding to cover other parts of West Bengal as well.

Commuters can track buses/trams/vessels etc. near current location or a stop & get details. Real-time tracking of vehicles is also available with expected time of arrival (ETA) at stops.

This app uses crowdsourced info validated & analysed with other relevant system data and vehicles are ranked accordingly as per crowd.

Pathadisha makes commuters’ journey easier. Some of its important aspects are described below.

Live Tracking

Commuters, about to begin a trip from home/office/other places or anxiously waiting at a bus stop, need every second’s update on location and movement of buses on the way going toward her/his destination. This helps to effectively decide the most preferred option to choose.

Now, with Pathadisha, people can plan effectively to save time she/he had to spend earlier waiting at bus-stops before Pathadisha era.

Tracking vehicles was never easier as it is now.

Users may search buses/trams/ferry boats etc. surrounding a preferred stop or any location as selected in map or by routes, or even by category (like Govt./Private).

ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)

In order to know ETA of a vehicle at stops, you need to select it on in-app map. Info panel appears at the bottom of the screen with four buttons (In-Route Vehicles, ETA, Share Journey & Crowd Input).

Second (ETA button) one will show ETA of the vehicle at different stops in a line-view. Tap on the Map icon to get the ETA at stops plotted on the route map.

In order to know the ETA of buses approaching a stop, select stop from menu. Vehicles will be shown in map. Press PIS (Passenger Information System) button. It will show list of vehicles approaching towards the stop with ETA.

Share Journey:

Sometimes commuters need to share with others live updates of her/his journey so that they can plan accordingly to join her/him at the destination. Pathadisha makes it easier with an option to share URL with message sharing apps so that the receiver may track live movement & whereabouts of the bus/tram/ferry.

Once you select a bus on the map, tap on the third one (Share icon) out of four options in the information panel at the bottom of the screen; and share tracking link of the selected vehicle with contacts of your choice.

Crowd Info

“How crowded the bus is” – commuters wish to know this information before journey.

Pathadisha indicates it as collected from passengers in buses/trams/ferry. Passengers can give this input based on immediate on-spot experience. System validates, analyses and ranks inputs to publish the most possible info on this as RED (Crowded), YELLOW (Less Crowded), GREEN (Empty Seats Available). Buses appearing in Pathadisha app are shown with such colour codes on top of it.

Journey Planner

A stranger, who is new to a city, or a person, who is not well aware of available routes and options, always finds it very difficult to travel in a city; and thus ends up with confusing and exhausting experiences.

Pathadisha is there to rescue you in such situations (within its coverage area).

Select "Journey Planner" option in the menu. Enter source/destination of your journey; it will list all possible options with routes, distance, approximate journey duration etc.

It can be made more effective with choice of “Direct Journey” or “Multi-hop Journey” options.

ETicket Booking

“Paperless-eTicket” is today’s smart choice towards the Greener World. Pathadisha brings it at your fingertips. Select “Ticket Booking” from menu and get access to eTicket booking system.

Alerts & Notifications

Pathadisha pulls all relevant alerts and notifications published by Transport Dept. regarding emergency route-diversions, new routes and special services in different occasions instantly when it is announced; and makes it available in the “Notifications” section keeping commuters well aware of all such updates.

Pathadisha是一个通勤者的免费实用程序。尽管从加尔各答大都会地区开始，但它正在逐步扩展到西孟加拉邦的其他地区。

通勤者可以跟踪当前位置附近的公共汽车/电车/船只等，也可以停下来并获取详细信息。车辆的实时跟踪也可以在车站的预计到达时间（ETA）进行。

该应用使用众包信息，并通过其他相关系统数据进行了验证和分析，并且根据人群对车辆进行了相应排名。

Pathadisha使通勤者的旅途更加轻松。其一些重要方面如下所述。

实时跟踪

即将从家中/办公室/其他地方开始旅行或急于在公交车站等车的通勤者，需要每秒更新去往目的地的公交车的位置和移动情况。这有助于有效地确定最优先选择的选项。

现在，有了Pathadisha，人们就可以有效地计划，以节省在Pathadisha时代之前必须在公交车站等早停车的时间。

跟踪车辆从未像现在这样简单。

用户可以搜索首选站点或地图，路线或什至类别（如政府/私人）中所选地点附近的公共汽车/电车/渡轮等。

预计到达时间

为了了解停车时车辆的预计到达时间，您需要在应用内地图上进行选择。信息面板显示在屏幕底部，带有四个按钮（行驶中的车辆，预计到达时间，共享旅程和人群输入）。

第二个（ETA按钮）将以线视图显示车辆在不同停靠点的ETA。点击“地图”图标可获取路线图上绘制的停靠点的预计到达时间。

为了知道接近停靠站的公交车的预计到达时间，请从菜单中选择停靠站。车辆将显示在地图中。按下PIS（旅客信息系统）按钮。它将显示通过ETA驶向停靠点的车辆清单。

分享旅程：

有时，通勤者需要与他人分享她/他的旅程的实时更新，以便他们可以做出相应的计划以在目的地加入她/他。 Pathadisha提供了一个与消息共享应用程序共享URL的选项，使接收者可以跟踪公共汽车/电车/渡轮的实时移动和下落，从而使其更容易。

在地图上选择公交车后，点击屏幕底部信息面板中四个选项中的第三个（共享图标）；并与您选择的联系人共享所选车辆的跟踪链接。

人群信息

“公交车有多拥挤” –通勤者希望在出行前了解这些信息。

Pathadisha表示它是从公共汽车/电车/渡轮的乘客那里收集的。乘客可以根据即时的现场经验进行输入。系统会对输入进行验证，分析和排名，以发布有关此信息的尽可能多的信息，包括红色（拥挤），黄色（较少拥挤），绿色（空座位可用）。出现在Pathadisha应用中的巴士在其顶部显示有这样的颜色代码。

行程规划师

陌生人是一个城市的陌生人，或者一个人对可用的路线和选择不甚了解，总是觉得很难在城市旅行。最终导致混乱和疲惫的经历。

在这种情况下，Pathadisha会在您的覆盖范围内为您提供救援。

在菜单中选择“行程计划器”选项。输入旅程的来源/目的地；它将列出所有可能的选项，包括路线，距离，大概行驶时间等。

选择“直接旅程”或“多跳旅程”选项可以使其更有效。

电子机票预订

“无纸化机票”是当今迈向绿色世界的明智选择。 Pathadisha唾手可得。从菜单中选择“机票预订”，然后访问电子机票预订系统。

警报和通知

当发布通知时，Pathadisha会立即撤消运输部发布的有关紧急路线改道，新路线和特殊服务的所有相关警报和通知；并使其在“通知”部分中可用，以使通勤者充分了解所有此类更新。