Building A Metro Route Planner Website For Indian Cities

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

MetroYatra (or “metro travel” in India) is fast, affordable, and widely used — but planning a journey isn’t always simple. Routes can be confusing, interchanges are not always obvious, and estimating travel time is often guesswork. This becomes harder for first‑time users or when traveling in a new city.

The goal of MetroYatra is straightforward: make metro journeys easy to understand before people start traveling.

What MetroYatra Offers

• Choose the right metro route
• Understand where interchanges happen
• Estimate travel time realistically
• Avoid confusion at platforms and exits

It is designed as a public utility, not a marketing product.

Core Challenges

• Handling different metro networks with varying structures
• Managing station‑level and line‑level data cleanly
• Keeping routes fast and accurate
• Making pages SEO‑friendly without slowing things down
• Maintaining a simple UI for non‑technical users

Design Priorities

• Clarity over complexity – focus on easy‑to‑read information rather than feature bloat
• Speed over heavy frameworks – prioritize performance in routing logic and data handling
• Accuracy over assumptions – rely on reliable data rather than guesswork

Supported Cities

MetroYatra supports all operational and upcoming metro cities in India, with the aim of staying reliable as networks expand.

Call for Collaboration

If you have experience with:

• Routing problems
• Travel or map‑based applications
• Large structured datasets
• Performance‑focused web apps

I’d love to hear your thoughts or questions. Happy to discuss what worked, what didn’t, and what could be improved!