PakRail Dashboard — Live Train Tracking

Web (Node.js + Socket.IO)

About

Real-time train tracking dashboard with live GPS data, WebSocket integration, and caching layer — providing live position updates for Pakistan Railways trains on an interactive map.

My Role

Built the full real-time dashboard: Node.js backend with Socket.IO for live GPS updates, data caching layer for performance, and responsive HTML5 frontend with interactive map visualization.

Core Capabilities

• Real-time GPS train position tracking on interactive map
• WebSocket-based live updates via Socket.IO
• GPS data caching for performance optimization
• Responsive dashboard with train status indicators
• Multi-train simultaneous tracking support
• Historical route visualization

Architecture

• Node.js backend with Express
• Socket.IO for real-time WebSocket communication
• GPS data caching layer
• HTML5/CSS3 frontend with interactive map
• RESTful API for train data queries

Tech Stack