How to Check Live Train Departures with Claude
Check Live Train Departures with Claude and ToolRouter. Get real-time UK train departures, platform numbers, and delay information in conversation.
Tool
Use Claude with Train Tracker to check live departures from any UK station in plain conversation. Claude can look up the station, pull the departure board, and answer specific questions — next train to a particular destination, whether a specific service is delayed, or which platform to head for — without you navigating a rail app.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Train Tracker tool:
- Ask Claude for departures from any UK station by name.
- Claude uses `station_search` to find the station and `live_departures` to get the current board.
- Ask follow-up questions: next train to a specific destination, whether a service is delayed, or which platform.
- Ask Claude to filter the board to trains going to a specific destination if the full board is long.
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Train Tracker tool
Use train-tracker to check live departures from Manchester Piccadilly. I need to get to London Euston — what's the next train, what platform is it from, and is it running on time?
Tips
- Ask for departures to a specific destination to get a filtered view rather than the full board.
- If you need the next few trains rather than just the next one, ask for the next three or four to a destination.
- Ask Claude to tell you the expected arrival time, not just the scheduled one, when there are delays.