But it isn't only the architectural and journey that you can experience on the app. Ashwani Lohani, current Chairman of the Indian Railway Board stresses how it is not just routes and engineering that makes railway run - there are also people who facilitate this movement. "The Indian railways system has about thirteen-lakh employees, and they are the people who make up the system that makes the trains run so smoothly. Otherwise, your Rajdhaani express would never leave the station. Railways are also a human organization."
The stories of these extraordinary people are also told in the app, through videos and immersive storytelling.
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more... for example, is a train conductor for Mettupalayam to Ooty and sings beautiful songs for her passengers. Now, after being featured on the app, she feels more people will appreciate her.
The story of Sudarshan Kumar, who has been working as an engineer at Kangra Valley railway line for eighteen years now, is also documented. When the Google team wanted him to explain what he does, he showed them this entire work-day-- it involved following rail tracks to making checks for any anomalies.