--- title: "Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section?" description: "Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section?" author: "Devansh Misra" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39611/which-application-was-launched-by-ministry-of-railway-to-track-both-passenger-and-freight-trains-over-zones-divisions-section category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section? Which [application](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33512/how-would-you-print-a-message-in-the-logcat-and-prevent-the-application-to-get-started) was launched by Ministry of [Railway](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40458/from-what-country-did-workers-come-to-work-on-the-central-pacific-railway) to [track](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39321/which-union-minister-has-launched-ash-track-mobile-app-to-monitor-fly-ash-from-thermal-plants) both passenger and [freight](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/342320/how-digital-innovation-is-reshaping-freight-forwarding-services) trains over [Zones](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3130/history-of-time-zones)/Divisions/[Section](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93472/how-to-locate-myself-to-jobs-section-at-mindstick)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/cb92d429-08d0-4481-ac55-f56239f1a1b4/images/d7724972-87d8-49e5-8461-bea4c030d98f.jpg) **Smart Freight Operation Optimization & Real Time Information (SFOORTI)** app was launched by the **Ministry of Railways** to track both passenger and freight trains over **Zones/Divisions/Sections**. This is a major digital initiative by the Ministry of Railways which will help plan the traffic flows and optimize freight operations. The app will help the freight managers monitor and manage the freight business using the feature of **Geographic Information System (GIS)** and dashboards. ![Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/cb92d429-08d0-4481-ac55-f56239f1a1b4/images/324d6dd5-7d87-4a32-b9eb-6f95d8e4ae32.jpg) The features of SFOORTI app are as follows: ? Monitoring freight business ? Movement of freight trains can be tracked on Geographic Information System (GIS) ? In a single GIS view, passenger trains can be tracked over Zones/Divisions/Sections ? Efficient analysis of Zonal/Divisional traffic ? Providing end to end rake movement on Geospatial View ? Traffic routing for sections, zones and divisions ? Monitoring of all the freight assets in a single window ? Daily performance of traffic at interchange points can be viewed ? Performance monitoring of each zone and division with respect to loading and utilization of freight assets ![Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/cb92d429-08d0-4481-ac55-f56239f1a1b4/images/0316dbd6-c976-49c7-989e-e5ac3941d00e.jpg) The **Ministry of Railways** under the **Government of India** is responsible for rail transport in the country. Formed on **16th April 1853** the **headquarters** of the ministry is Rail Bhavan 1, Raisina Road, New Delhi. The state-owned Indian Railways is headed by the **Chairman of Railway Board**. **Minister of Railways** is appointed by the **President of India** on the advice of the **Prime Minister**. The annual budget of the Ministry of Railways is **55,088 crores INR (US$ 8.6 billion).** Minister of Railways heads the Ministry of Railways. **Piyush Goyal** is the Minister of Railways. He assumed office on **3rd September 2017**. The deputy ministers responsible are **Mr Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways** and **Rajen Gohain, Minister of State for Railways**. The apex body of the Indian Railways, the **Railway Board** reports to the Ministry of Railways. ![Which application was launched by Ministry of Railway to track both passenger and freight trains over Zones/Divisions/Section?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/cb92d429-08d0-4481-ac55-f56239f1a1b4/images/f96c3d01-70d9-4c66-9811-dc47503789fb.jpg)\ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39611/which-application-was-launched-by-ministry-of-railway-to-track-both-passenger-and-freight-trains-over-zones-divisions-section Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.