your stations
Search for a station, save your favourites and switch between them without leaving the board.
a tandemry tool / macOS
Platform
your next train,
in your menu bar.
Live UK train departures, platforms, delays and cancellations—right from your Mac’s menu bar.
Download for macOSmacOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel · Free
Beta · Not Apple-notarisedinstallation help ↓
View source on GitHuba look inside
a departure board,
on demand.
app preview · Display
The next departure, its platform and status, in a compact board.
app preview · Extended
An alternative compact view with the next departures together.
app preview · List
More departures at a glance, with expected times and station notices.
small app, useful details
less searching.
more knowing.
the details that matter
See scheduled and expected departure times, platforms, delays and cancellations.
follow the service
Open a departure to check its calling points and live progress.
a view that fits
Choose Display, Extended or List to see your departures the way you prefer.
clear when offline
Keep the last successful board when disconnected, with stale or offline information clearly marked.
there when you need it
Platform lives in the menu bar and only refreshes the departure board while it is open.
getting started
from download
to departure.
download & unzip
Use Download for macOS to get the latest universal ZIP. Open it in Finder.
move to Applications
Drag Platform.app into your Applications folder.
open Platform
On first launch, Control-click Platform in Finder and choose Open. Confirm the macOS prompt. Look for the train icon in your menu bar, then choose your station.
a few useful answers
before you ask.
Will it work on my Mac?
Platform requires macOS 14 or later. The same universal download supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs. It shows UK train services.
Where is the Dock icon?
Platform lives in your menu bar. Click its train icon to open the departure board; there is no Dock icon or full application window to keep open.
How do updates work?
Choose Check for Updates… from Platform’s menu. The app checks published releases and verifies the signature of update archives before installation. Older development builds may need one manual reinstall.
What happens without a connection?
Platform can show its last successful board, clearly marked as stale or offline. Cached information is not live. Reconnect and refresh for current departures.
Something isn’t working. Where can I get help?
Check the installation guide or report a problem. Include your macOS version and what happened. For security or privacy issues, follow the private reporting instructions.
privacy & credits
no account.
just your station.
on your Mac
Favourite stations, preferences and the latest successful departure board are stored locally. An anonymous random installation identifier is stored in Keychain.
No accounts, analytics or advertising.
over the network
Station and service requests go through the project’s relay, along with the anonymous identifier for rate limiting. Cloudflare and National Rail may process ordinary connection metadata such as IP addresses.
made possible by
Live railway information is supplied by National Rail through Darwin. Platform is not affiliated with or endorsed by National Rail.
Platform is free and open source under the MIT licence.
next stop:
your menu bar.
Download for macOS macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel · Free beta