Train Brain provides easy access to the Metro Transit rail schedule.

Forget about downloading large PDFs or navigating online schedules, use Train Brain to get the information you need quickly, in a convenient format.

• Displays departures from all 18 Hiawatha Line light rail, and all 6 Northstar commuter rail train stations.
• Selects relevant departures based on your current time for Hiawatha Line. Complete departure schedule is displayed for Northstar line due to lower departure frequencies.
• Built-in map shows precise location of each station.
• Help screen has instructions on how to purchase tickets and board. Further schedule and contact details are also included.
• Available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices with an Internet connection.

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Need help or have suggestions?

Train Brain uses a public forum for suggestions and support. Users can also vote on suggestions from others. Click the Feedback link on the left side of this window to interact with the forum, or visit it directly. We'd love to hear from you!

If you have a bug to report, see incomplete or inaccurate train departure times, or wish to report an issue privately, please contact the developer. Posting feedback on the official Train Brain UserVoice forum is preferred since all users can benefit! You don't even need to sign-up for a UserVoice account to "spend" your 10 votes (though signing up allows you to track suggestions).

Frequently asked questions

1. What about buses?
   Train Brain was originally developed just for the light rail and commuter trains in Minneapolis. Extending the app to include bus data is a possibility.
2. Why is this better than using the Metro Transit website or the Google Maps app?
   Downloading PDF schedules is slow, and navigating online schedules requires time. Train Brain lets you get schedule data with a few taps, with one hand. Train Brain adds additional useful information over Google Maps like fare information.
3. Where is the data coming from?
   Metro Transit publishes data in a Google specification on the datafinder website. The raw data is imported then adjusted for Train Brain. The import and adjustment phase changes often, as Metro Transit frequently changes the way data is formatted. Unfortunately there is no official developer API.
4. Why does Northstar stations show all departures?
   Northstar line primarily serves morning and after-work commuters. It has only a dozen or so departures each day from a given station, so it seems more useful to show all the departures. Hiawatha Line will only schedule data for the current hour.
5. I'm not in Minneapolis, does this work with my local transit system?
   No official plans for expanding beyond the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Transit light rail system are in place at this time.