Railway – Coaching Stock Codes

Basic Coaching Stock Codes

 

S.No.	Code	Meaning
1	W	Vestibule Coach
2	L	LHB Coach
3	G	Self Generating Coach
4	S	Second Class Coach
5	F	First Class Coach
6	FC	First Class Coupe
7	AC	Air Conditioned Coach
8	CW	AC Two Tier Sleeper
9	CN	AC Three Tier Sleeper
10	CZ	Chair Car
11	CB	Pantry / Buffet Car
12	CD	Dining Car

Indian Railways – Important Railway Division Abbreviations

 

S.No.	Division Code	Railway Division	Zone
1	ADI	Ahmedabad	WR
2	AII	Ajmer	NWR
3	ALD*	Prayagraj (Formerly Allahabad)	NCR
4	ASN	Asansol	ER
5	BCT*	Mumbai Central (Historical Code)	WR
6	BKN	Bikaner	NWR
7	BPL	Bhopal	WCR
8	BSP	Bilaspur	SECR
9	BSL	Bhusaval	CR
10	BZA	Vijayawada

Indian Railway Zones & Old Railway Companies Abbreviations

Indian Railways – Historical Railway Companies Abbreviations

 

S.No.	Abbreviation	Full Form
1	ADCR	Agra–Delhi Chord Railway
2	BAR	Bengal Assam Railway
3	BCR	Bengal Central Railway
4	BDR	Bankura Damodar Railway
5	BDR	Bengal Dooars Railway
6	BB&CI	Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
7	BNR	Bengal Nagpur Railway
8	EBR	East Bengal Railway
9	EBSR	East Bengal State Railway
10	EIR	East Indian Railway
11	GIPR	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
12	JSR	Jodhpur State Railway
13	JBR	Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway
14	MSR	Mysore State Railway
15	NMR	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
16	NSR	Nizam's State Railway
17	OTR	Oudh and Tirhut Railway
18	SSLR	Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway
19	SSR	Sangli State Railway
20	SSR	Scindia State Railway
21	TBLR	Tezpur–Balipara Light Railway
22	WCSR	Wardha Coal State Railway
23	WIPR	West of India Portuguese Railway
24	IR	Indian Railways

 

Indian Railways – Zone Abbreviations

S.No.	Abbreviation	Zone Name	Headquarters
1	CR	Central Railway	Mumbai
2	ECR	East Central Railway	Hajipur
3	ECoR	East Coast Railway	Bhubaneswar
4	ER	Eastern Railway	Kolkata
5	NCR	North Central Railway	Prayagraj
6	NER	North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur
7	NFR	Northeast Frontier Railway	Maligaon (Guwahati)
8	NR	Northern Railway	New Delhi
9	NWR	North Western Railway	Jaipur
10	SCR	South Central Railway	Secunderabad
11	SECR	South East Central Railway	Bilaspur
12	SER	South Eastern Railway	Kolkata
13	SR	Southern Railway	Chennai
14	SWR	South Western Railway	Hubballi
15	WCR	West Central Railway	Jabalpur
16	WR	Western Railway	Mumbai
17	ECOR	East Coast Railway (Alternate Official Capitalization: ECoR)	Bhubaneswar
18	SCoR	South Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam

 

Indian Railways Train, Ticket, Quota & Travel Class Abbreviations

 Indian Railways Ticket & Reservation Abbreviations

S.No.	Abbreviation	Full Form
1	CK	Tatkal Quota
2	TQ	Tatkal Quota
3	DF	Defence Quota
4	DP	Duty Pass
5	FT	Foreign Tourist Quota
6	GN	General Quota
7	HO	Headquarters / High Official Quota
8	HP	Divyangjan (Persons with Disabilities) Quota
9	LD	Ladies Quota
10	OS	Out Station Quota
11	PH	Parliament House Quota
12	PQ	Pooled Quota
13	RL	Remote Location Quota
14	RQ	Request Quota
15	RS	Road Side Station Quota
16	SS	Senior Citizen / Women (Eligible Category)
17	CKWL	Tatkal Waiting List
18	GNWL	General Waiting List
19	RLWL	Remote Location Waiting List
20	PQWL	Pooled Quota Waiting List
21	TQWL	Tatkal Waiting List
22	RAC	Reservation Against Cancellation
23	WL	Waiting List
24	CNF	Confirmed
25	CAN	Cancelled
26	NOSB	No Seat Berth
27	REGRET	Reservation Closed (Train Full)

Indian Railways Travel Class Abbreviations

S.No.	Abbreviation	Full Form
1	1A	AC First Class
2	2A	AC 2-Tier
3	3A	AC 3-Tier
4	3E	AC 3-Tier Economy
5	EA	Executive Anubhuti Class
6	EC	Executive Chair Car
7	EV	Vande Bharat Executive Chair Car
8	CC	AC Chair Car
9	VC	Vistadome Chair Car
10	VS	Vistadome Non-AC Coach
11	FC	First Class
12	SL	Sleeper Class
13	2S	Second Sitting
14	UR	Unreserved
15	GEN	General (Unreserved) Coach

Reservation, PNR, Waiting List & Coach Codes

 

S.No.	Abbreviation	Full Form
28	PNR	Passenger Name Record
29	PRS	Passenger Reservation System
30	UTS	Unreserved Ticketing System
31	IRCTC	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
32	E-Ticket	Electronic Ticket
33	I-Ticket	Internet Ticket (Delivered by Post) (Historical)
34	CNF	Confirmed
35	RAC	Reservation Against Cancellation
36	WL	Waiting List
37	GNWL	General Waiting List
38	RLWL	Remote Location Waiting List
39	PQWL	Pooled Quota Waiting List
40	CKWL	Tatkal Waiting List
41	TQWL	Tatkal Quota Waiting List
42	RSWL	Roadside Station Waiting List
43	NOSB	No Seat Berth (Child Ticket)
44	CAN	Cancelled
45	REGRET	Reservation Closed – Train Fully Booked
46	BOOKED	All Reservation Berths Filled
47	CURR_AVBL	Current Availability
48	CURR_BOOKING	Current Reservation Booking
49	CHART PREPARED	Reservation Chart Prepared
50	CHART NOT PREPARED	Reservation Chart Yet to be Prepared
51	BKG	Booking
52	AVL	Availability
53	AVBL	Available
54	BERTH	Sleeping Berth
55	SEAT	Reserved Seat
56	LB	Lower Berth
57	MB	Middle Berth
58	UB	Upper Berth
59	SLB	Side Lower Berth
60	SUB	Side Upper Berth
61	SU	Side Upper
62	SL	Side Lower / Sleeper Class (Context Dependent)
63	CAB	Cabin
64	COUPE	Private Coupe
65	RAC LB	RAC Lower Berth
66	RAC UB	RAC Upper Berth
67	B1	AC 3-Tier Coach No. 1
68	B2	AC 3-Tier Coach No. 2
69	A1	AC 2-Tier Coach No. 1
70	H1	AC First Class Coach No. 1
71	S1	Sleeper Coach No. 1
72	GS	General Second Class Coach
73	UR	Unreserved Coach
74	GEN	General Coach
75	PC	Pantry Car
76	EOG	End-On Generator Coach
77	LSLRD	Luggage-cum-Second Class Seating-cum-Disabled Coach
78	SLR	Seating-cum-Luggage Rake
79	D1	Second Sitting Coach No. 1
80	C1	AC Chair Car Coach No. 1
81	E1	Executive Chair Car Coach No. 1
82	VC	Vistadome Coach
83	EV	Executive Vande Bharat Coach
84	DL1	Driving Trailer Coach (Train Set)
85	MC	Motor Coach
86	TC	Ticket Collector
87	TTE	Travelling Ticket Examiner
88	TI	Ticket Inspector
89	CRS	Computerized Reservation Slip (Commercial Context)
90	EFT	Excess Fare Ticket

 

Freight, Parcel & Commercial Operations

S.No.	Abbreviation	Full Form
91	RR	Railway Receipt
92	PWB	Parcel Way Bill
93	VP	Value Payable Parcel
94	VPW	Value Payable Way Bill
95	PR	Parcel Receipt
96	LR	Luggage Receipt
97	GC	Goods Consignment
98	GCN	Goods Consignment Note
99	GDR	Goods Delivery Register
100	DD	Delivery Book / Delivery Docket (Context Dependent)
101	FOB	Free on Board (Commercial Trade Term)
102	FOIS	Freight Operations Information System
103	TMS	Terminal Management System
104	ICMS	Integrated Coaching Management System
105	RMS	Rail Management System
106	RMSP	Railway Mail Service Parcel
107	CRN	Customer Registration Number
108	SID	System Identification Number
109	EDR	Exception Report
110	EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
111	EDIM	Electronic Data Interchange Module
112	E-POD	Electronic Proof of Delivery
113	POD	Proof of Delivery
114	LMS	Logistics Management System
115	CTD	Commercial Ticket Depot
116	CTT	Commercial Ticket Terminal
117	UWC	Unbooked Wagon Charge
118	WTR	Wagon Turn Round
119	WIS	Wagon Information System
120	WMS	Wagon Management System
121	CFS	Container Freight Station
122	ICD	Inland Container Depot
123	PFT	Private Freight Terminal
124	GCT	Goods Cargo Terminal
125	CRT	Container Rail Terminal
126	RFD	Railway Freight Depot
127	SIDING	Private Railway Siding
128	BPC	Brake Power Certificate
129	BCN	Covered Goods Wagon
130	BOBR	Bottom Open Bottom Rapid Discharge Wagon
131	BOXN	Bogie Open High-Sided Wagon
132	BTPN	Bogie Tank Wagon (Petroleum)
133	BRN	Flat Wagon
134	BFNS	Bogie Flat Wagon
135	BVZC	Brake Van for Freight Train
136	VPU	Vehicle Parcel Unit
137	VPH	Parcel Van
138	SLR	Seating-cum-Luggage Rake
139	LVS	Loadable Vehicle Space
140	GCA	Goods Clerk Account

 

 

Indian Railways Train Abbreviations

 

S.No.	Abbreviation	Full Form
1	AP Exp	Andhra Pradesh Express
2	Cantt.	Cantonment
3	DQ	Deccan Queen
4	Exp.	Express Train
5	GT Exp.	Grand Trunk Express
6	Jn.	Junction
7	Mail	Mail Train
8	MEMU	Mainline Electric Multiple Unit
9	DEMU	Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
10	EMU	Electric Multiple Unit
11	Mxd.	Mixed Train
12	Raj.	Rajdhani Express
13	Shat.	Shatabdi Express
14	VB	Vande Bharat Express
15	Humsafar	Humsafar Express
16	Tejas	Tejas Express
17	Garib Rath	Garib Rath Express
18	Jan Shatabdi	Jan Shatabdi Express
19	SF	Superfast Express
20	Pass.	Passenger Train