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The secret of Indian railways’ train numbering system
New Delhi: For the convenience of passengers, Indian Railways has switched to a system of 5-digit numbers which one can find printed on their ticket. These are used for all trains across the country. However, very few know about the importance of these numbers.
Today we are telling you about these 5-digits and the information hidden in them.
The first digit
In the 5-digit train numbering scheme, the first digit indicates the type of the passenger train, as follows:
0 is for special trains (e.g., summer specials, holiday specials, etc.)
1 is for all long-distance trains
2 is also for long-distance trains; it is to be used when train numbers starting with 1 are exhausted in any series.
3 is for Kolkata Suburban trains.
4 is for suburban trains in Chennai, New Delhi, Secunderabad, and other metropolitan areas.
5 is for passenger trains with conventional coaches
6 is for MEMU trains
7 is for DMU (DEMU) and railcar services.
8 is currently reserved
9 is for Mumbai area suburban trains
Second and later digits
The importance of the second and later digits depend on what the first digit is. For instance, in case of 0,1,2 (special trains and long-distance express trains), the remaining 4 digits signify the railway zone and division).
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