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- {{anchor|The first digit|Zero (0)|One (1) or Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)}}First digit
- {{anchor|If the first digit is zero (0) or One (1) or Two (2)|Zero (0)|One (1)|Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)|If the first digit is Three (3)|Zero (0) to Seven (7)|Eight (8) or Nine (9)|If the first digit is Four (4)|Zero (0) to Four (4)|Five (5) to Six (6)|Seven (7)|If the first digit is Five (5) or Six (6) or Seven (7)|Zero (0)|One (1)|Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)|If the first digit is Eight (8)|If the first digit is Nine (9)|Zero (0) to Four (4)|Five (5) to (9)}}Second digit
- {{anchor|Third Digit|If the first digit is zero (0) or One (1) or Two (2)|The second digit is two (2)|Zero (0)|One (1)|Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)|If the second digit is other than two (2)}}Third digit
- {{anchor|Fourth and Fifth digit}}Fourth and fifth digits
- See also
- References
In accordance with an Indian Ministry of Railways decision, Indian Railways switched from its previous four-digit numbering system for passenger trains to a five-digit system on December 20, 2010.[1][2][3] {{TOC limit}}{{anchor|The first digit|Zero (0)|One (1) or Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)}}First digitThe first digit of the train number indicates the type of train: - 0 (0XXXX): Special trains, such as summer, holiday and exam specials and trains to clear large passenger loads
- 1 or 2 (1XXXX or 2XXXX): Long-distance trains, such as superfast or express trains
- 3 (3XXXX): Kolkata Suburban Railway
- 4 (4XXXX): Other suburban trains, such as the Chennai and Delhi Suburban Railways and the Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
- 5 (5XXXX): Passenger trains with conventional coaches
- 6 (6XXXX): MEMU service
- 7 (7XXXX): Diesel multiple units and railcars
- 8 (8XXXX): Suvidha Express trains[4]
- 9 (9XXXX): Mumbai Suburban Railway
{{anchor|If the first digit is zero (0) or One (1) or Two (2)|Zero (0)|One (1)|Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)|If the first digit is Three (3)|Zero (0) to Seven (7)|Eight (8) or Nine (9)|If the first digit is Four (4)|Zero (0) to Four (4)|Five (5) to Six (6)|Seven (7)|If the first digit is Five (5) or Six (6) or Seven (7)|Zero (0)|One (1)|Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)|If the first digit is Eight (8)|If the first digit is Nine (9)|Zero (0) to Four (4)|Five (5) to (9)}}Second digitIf the first digit is 0 or 1, the second digit indicates the railway zone: - 0 (Y0XXX): Konkan Railway
- 1 (Y1XXX): Central Railway trains, some West Central and North Central Railway trains
- 2 (Y2XXX): The Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Garib Rath, Duronto, Sampark Kranti and Gatimaan Express and all other superfast trains
- 3 (Y3XXX): Eastern Railway and East Central Railway trains
- 4 (Y4XXX): Northern Railway trains, some North Central and North Western Railway trains
- 5 (Y5XXX): Northeast Frontier and North Eastern Railway trains
- 6 (Y6XXX): Southern Railway and some South Western Railway trains
- 7 (Y7XXX): South Central and some South Western Railway trains
- 8 (Y8XXX): South Eastern, South East Central and East Coast Railway trains
- 9 (Y9XXX): Western and some West Central and North Western Railway trains
If the first digit is 3, the second digit indicates: - 0 to 7 (Eastern Railway zone):
- 31XXX: From Sealdah towards Dum Dum and Naihati
- 32XXX: From Sealdah towards Dum Dum to Dankuni
- 33XXX: From Sealdah towards Dum Dum to Barasat
- 34XXX: From Sealdah towards Ballygunge to Majerhat
- 35XXX: From Sealdah towards Ballygunge to Canning
- 36XXX: From Sealdah towards Ballygunge to Namkhana
- 37XXX: From Sealdah towards Ballygunge to Diamond Harbour
- 8 or 9 (38XXX or 39XXX, South Eastern Railway zone): May indicate destination(s) or branch line(s)
If the first digit is 4, the second digit indicates: - 0 to 4 (Southern Railway zone):
- 40ZXX: See Third digit section below
- 41XXX: From Chennai Beach to Velachery
- 42XXX: From Moore Market to Gummidipundi
- 43AXX: See Third digit section below
- 5 or 6 (45XXX, 46XXX): Northern Railway zone
- 7 (47XXX): South Central Railway zone
If the first digit is 5, 6 or 7, the second digit identifies the railway zone where the train is operated or maintained: - 0 (E0XXX): Konkan Railway
- 1 (E1XXX): Some Central and West Central Railway zone trains
- 2 (E2XXX): Some Northern, North Central, North Western, North Eastern and East Central Railway zone trains
- 3 (E3XXX): All Eastern and some East Central Railway zone trains
- 4 (E4XXX): Some Northern, North Central and North Western Railway zone trains
- 5 (E5XXX): Northeast Frontier and some North Eastern Railway zone trains
- 6 (E6XXX): Some Southern and South Western Railway zone trains
- 7 (E7XXX): South Central and some South Western Railway zone trains
- 8 (E8XXX): South Eastern, South East Central and East Coast Railway zone trains
- 8 (E9XXX): Western and some West Central and North Western Railway zone trains
If the first digit is 8, the second digit is 2.[4] If the first digit is 9, the second digit identifies the railway zone where the train is operated or maintained: - 0 to 4 (Western Railway zone):
- 90XXX: Originating and terminating at Virar
- 91XXX" Originating and terminating at Vasai Road-Bhayander
- 92XXX: Originating and terminating at Borivali
- 93XXX: Originating and terminating at Malad-Goregaon
- 94XXX: Originating and terminating at Andheri-Bandra-Mumbai Central-CSTM
- 5 to 9 (Central Railway zone):
- 95XXX: Fast trains
- 96XXX: Slow trains travelling beyond Kalyan
- 97XXX: Slow trains to the Harbour line
- 98XXX: Slow trains to the Trans-Harbour line
- 99XXX: Slow trains not travelling beyond Kalyan
{{anchor|Third Digit|If the first digit is zero (0) or One (1) or Two (2)|The second digit is two (2)|Zero (0)|One (1)|Two (2)|Three (3)|Four (4)|Five (5)|Six (6)|Seven (7)|Eight (8)|Nine (9)|If the second digit is other than two (2)}}Third digitIf the first digit is 0, 1 or 2 and the second digit is 2, the third digit identifies the railway zone where the train is maintained, except for 0 (Y20XX, the Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi Express in all zones): - 1 (Y21XX): Central and some West Central zone trains
- 2 (Y22XX): Some Northern, North Central, North Western and Southern zone trains
- 3 (Y23XX): Eastern and East Central zone trains
- 4 (Y24XX): Some Northern, North Central and North Western zone trains
- 5 (Y25XX): Northeast Frontier and North Eastern zone trains
- 6 (Y26XX): Some Southern and South Western zone trains
- 7 (Y27XX): South Central and some South Western zone trains
- 8 (Y28XX): South Eastern, South East Central and East Coast zone trains
- 9 (Y29XX): Western, some West Central and North Western zone trains
If the second digit is other than 2, the second and third digits identify the railway division where the train is operated and maintained.[5] {{div col|colwidth=12em}}- 01: {{rwd|Karwar}}
- 10: {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}{{rwd|Jhansi}{{rwd|Pune}}
- 12: {{rwd|Bhopal}}
- 13: Mumbai CR-Kolhapur
- 14: {{rwd|Solapur}}{{rwd|Bhopal}}
- 30: {{rwd|Howrah}}
- 31: {{rwd|Sealdah}}
- 32: {{rwd|Danapur}}
- 33: {{rwd|Dhanbad}}
- 34: {{rws|Malda Town}}
- 35: {{rwd|Asansol}}
- 40: {{rwd|Delhi}}
- 41: {{rwd|Allahabad}}
- 42: {{rwd|Lucknow NR}}
- 43: {{rwd|Moradabad}}
- 45: {{rwd|Ambala}}
- 46: {{rwd|Firozpur}}
- 47: {{rwd|Bikaner}}
- 48: {{rwd|Jodhpur}}
- 50: {{rwd|Lucknow NER}}
- 51: {{rwd|Varanasi}}
- 52: {{rwd|Sonpur}{{rwd|Samastipur}}
- 53: {{rwd|Izzatnagar}}{{rwd|Varanasi}}
- 55: {{rwd|Samastipur}}
- 56: {{rwd|Lumding}}
- 57: {{rwd|Katihar}{{rwd|Alipurduar}}
- 58: Lumding-Alipurduar
- 59: {{rwd|Tinsukia}}
- 60: {{rwd|Chennai}}
- 61: {{rws|Chennai Egmore}}
- 62: {{rwd|Mysore}}
- 63: {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}
- 65: {{rwd|Bangalore}}
- 66: {{rwd|Palakkad}}{{rwd|Madurai}}
- 68: {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}
- 70: {{rwd|Secunderabad}}
- 72: {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
- 73: {{rwd|Hubli}}
- 74: {{rwd|Guntakal}}
- 75: {{rwd|Hyderabad}}
- 76: {{rws|Kacheguda}}
- 77: {{rwd|Guntakal}}
- 78: {{rwd|Hubli}}
- 80: {{rwd|Kharagpur}}
- 81: {{rwd|Chakradharpur}}
- 82: {{rwd|Bilaspur}}
- 83: {{rwd|Sambalpur}}
- 84: {{rwd|Khurda Road}}
- 85: {{rwd|Waltair}}
- 86: {{rwd|Adra}{{rwd|Ranchi}}
- 90: {{rwd|Mumbai WR}}
- 91: {{rwd|Vadodara}}
- 92: {{rwd|Bhavnagar}}
- 93: {{rwd|Ratlam}}
- 94: {{rwd|Kota}}
- 95: {{rwd|Rajkot}}
- 96: {{rwd|Ajmer}}
- 97: {{rwd|Jaipur}}
- 98: {{rwd|Bhavnagar}}
- 99: {{rwd|Rajkot}}
{{div col end}}If the first digit is 4 and the second digit is 0, the third digit indicates service between: - 400XX: Chennai Beach and Tambaram
- 401XX: Chennai Beach and Tambaram
- 403XX: Chennai Beach and Tambaram
- 404XX: Chennai Beach and Tambaram
- 405XX: Chengalpattu and Tambaram
- 406XX: Chengalpattu and Tambaram
- 407XX: Chengalpattu and Tirumalpur
- 408XX: Chengalpattu and Kanchipuram
If the second digit is 3, the third digit indicates service between: - 430XX: Chennai Central and Avadi
- 431XX: Chennai Central and Pattabiram
- 432XX: Chennai Central and Thiruvalluvar
- 434XX: Chennai Central and Arakkonam
- 435XX: Chennai Central and Thiruttani
- 436XX: Chennai Beach and Avadi
- 438XX: Chennai Beach and Arakkonam
If the second digit is 5 or 6, the third digit indicates the direction of travel: - 4N0XX: DUK section
- 4N1XX: Delhi Shahdara–Shamali section
- 4N2XX: Ghaziabad–Meerut Ciyt section
- 4N5XX, 4N6XX: Ghaziabad–Hapur section, towards Aligarh
- 4N7XX: Shakur Basti–Rohtak section
- 4N8XX: Ring Railway
If the first digit is 5, 6 or 7, the second and third digits indicate the division where the train is operated and maintained: {{div col|colwidth=12em}}- 01: Ratnagiri
- 10: {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}{{rwd|Jhansi}{{rwd|Pune}}
- 12: {{rwd|Bhopal}}
- 13: {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}-Kolhapur
- 14: {{rwd|Solapur}}{{rwd|Bhopal}}
- 20: {{rwd|Jaipur}{{rwd|Ajmer}}
- 21: {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}{{rwd|Lucknow NER}{{rwd|Izzatnagar}}
- 23: {{rwd|Samastipur}}
- 24: {{rwd|Ambala}}
- 25: {{rwd|Samastipur}}
- 30: {{rwd|Howrah}}
- 31: {{rwd|Sealdah}}
- 32: {{rwd|Danapur}}
- 33: {{rwd|Dhanbad}}
- 34: {{rws|Malda Town}}
- 35: {{rwd|Asansol}}
- 40: {{rwd|Delhi}}
- 41: {{rwd|Allahabad}}
- 42: {{rwd|Lucknow NR}}
- 43: {{rwd|Moradabad}}
- 45: {{rwd|Ambala}}
- 46: {{rwd|Firozpur}}
- 47: {{rwd|Bikaner}}
- 48: {{rwd|Jodhpur}}
- 50: {{rwd|Lucknow NER}}
- 51: {{rwd|Varanasi}}
- 52: {{rwd|Sonpur}}{{rwd|Izzatnagar}{{rwd|Lucknow NER}}
- 54: {{rwd|Varanasi}}
- 55: {{rwd|Samastipur}}
- 56: {{rwd|Lumding}}
- 57: {{rwd|Katihar}}{{rwd|Lumding}{{rwd|Alipurduar}}
- 59: {{rwd|Tinsukia}}
- 60: {{rwd|Chennai}}
- 61: {{rws|Chennai Egmore}}
- 62: {{rwd|Mysore}}
- 63: {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}
- 65: {{rwd|Bangalore}}
- 66: {{rwd|Palakkad}}{{rwd|Madurai}}
- 68: {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}
- 70: {{rwd|Secunderabad}}
- 72: {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
- 73: {{rwd|Hubli}}
- 74: {{rwd|Guntakal}}
- 75: {{rwd|Hyderabad}}
- 76: {{rws|Kacheguda}}
- 77: {{rwd|Guntakal}}
- 78: {{rwd|Hubli}}
- 80: {{rwd|Kharagpur}}
- 81: {{rwd|Chakradharpur}}
- 82: {{rwd|Bilaspur}}
- 83: {{rwd|Sambalpur}}
- 84: {{rwd|Khurda Road}}
- 85: {{rwd|Waltair}}
- 86: {{rwd|Adra}{{rwd|Ranchi}}
- 90: {{rwd|Mumbai WR}}
- 91: {{rwd|Vadodara}}
- 92: {{rwd|Bhavnagar}}
- 93: {{rwd|Ratlam}}
- 94: {{rwd|Kota}}
- 95: {{rwd|Rajkot}}
- 96: {{rwd|Ajmer}}
- 97: {{rwd|Jaipur}}
- 98: {{rwd|Bhavnagar}}
- 99: {{rwd|Rajkot}}
{{div col end}}If the first digit is 8, the third digit identifies the zone where the train is operated or maintained:[4] - 1 (821XX): Central and West Central zones, Konkan Railway and some North Central zone trains
- 2 (822XX): As authorized by the Railway Board
- 3 (823XX): Eastern zone and a some East Central zone trains
- 4 (824XX): Northern zone and some North Central and North Western zone trains
- 5 (825XX): Northeast Frontier and North Eastern zone and some East Central zone trains
- 6 (826XX): Southern zone and some South Western zone trains
- 7 (827XX): South Central and some South Western zone trains
- 8 (828XX): South Eastern, South East Central and East Coast zone trains
- 9 (829XX): Western and some North Western zone trains
{{anchor|Fourth and Fifth digit}}Fourth and fifth digitsThe fourth and fifth digits are random numbers, making each five-digit train number unique. However, on the Delhi Suburban Railway the fourth digit (4NXPX) indicates the following: - 0 to 2: MEMU
- 3 to 5: Electric multiple unit
- 6 and 7: Conventional passenger coach
- 8: Diesel multiple unit
- 9: Other rolling stock
See also- Wagon numbering system in India
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/traffic_comm/COMM-CIR-2K10/CC_46_2010.pdf|title=Government Of India Circular|date=15 November 2010|via=Railway Board}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Railways-replace-4-digit-numbering-system-with-5-digit/articleshow/7129929.cms|title=Railways replace 4-digit numbering system with 5-digit|date=12 December 2010|publisher=|via=The Times Of India}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/pmreleases.aspx?mincode=23|title=Ministry of Railways|date=18 November 2010|via=Press Information Bureau}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/Circulars/2007_chg_ii_22_2%20dt_%2010_6_2016.pdf|title=Suvidha train numbering scheme|date=10 June 2016|via=Ministry of Railways}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-number.html#4digit|title=IRFCA}}
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