A new live train tracking platform will delight rail users, allowing travellers to follow trains in real time across France, Spain and Belgium.
Gone are the days of endlessly waiting on a desolate railway platform in winter, wondering where on earth our train might be. TrainTracker 24 will not fix the gloomy, insufficiently lit station, but it will show you the history of the station, and more importantly, it will show you the exact whereabouts of your train, explain potential delays and confirm whether or not there is a taxi rank or bike rental service at your destination, or lockers to leave your luggage while you visit the city.
Launched in August, TrainTracker24 functions pretty much like Flightradar24, with trains represented by small coloured arrows moving across the map in real time. Clicking on one of these arrows provides detailed information about the train, including its number, stops and schedule, whether it is on time, the distance it covers, and the total journey time.
A service tab provides information about the train itself. Does it have air conditioning (essential during heatwaves), power sockets, or bike space? Is it accessible for people with reduced mobility, and does it have priority seating? The website clearly shows where the different classes are located on the train and the type of locomotive and carriages being used.
Crucially, the platform also provides “service info” about any disruptions or works along the route, including the dates on which works are scheduled and which stops are affected. Information on delays and cancellations is updated in real time, alongside statistics on active trains and punctuality.
TrainTracker24 est enfin sorti !
— TrainTracker24 (@traintracker24_) August 26, 2026
Suivez vos trains en temps réel en France, Espagne et Belgique. https://t.co/3V1HIMDXEP
It is remarkably easy to follow a train from A to Z, check its punctuality history and watch it make its way across the map. The journey can be made to feel more real by switching to satellite view and exploring the stations it stops at. Updates are provided every 20 seconds.
The latter are interactive, too. Clicking on one brings up a detailed overview alongside constantly updated departure and arrival boards.
There is plenty more to explore for train enthusiasts. The platform provides statistics on passenger numbers and punctuality for individual stations. For example, Brussels-Central has a punctuality rate of 93.8% and an average of 58,877 weekday boardings.
Lille recorded 25,331,979 passengers in 2024, and in June 2026, only 75.8% of its northbound long-distance TGV services were on time, compared with a 90.3% reliability rate for Hauts-de-France regional services.
Meanwhile, Paris Gare du Nord recorded 257,024,152 passengers in 2024 and had an 89.7% punctuality rate in July 2026. Madrid’s overall punctuality rating is 3.2 out of 5, with 87,496 passengers travelling daily.
The map can be filtered by national rail operators and also includes international operators such as Eurostar and Italy’s Frecciarossa. Other filters allow users to identify high-speed stations, stations without rail services, and operational stations that are closed to the public.
The main features of TrainTracker24 are free. Paid options include a personalised journey map, live data on disrupted services, the ability to sort trains by number of delays, and more detailed infrastructure information, ranging from track types to expert analyses.
The platform uses open data supplied by train operators, regional authorities, and infrastructure managers, and it plans to expand further across Europe, where there is a renewed surge in interest in rail travel, including night-train services.
