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What do the 5 digits in a train number mean?

22-06-2019

On December 20, 2010, IR switched to a system of 5-digit numbers that are supposed to be used for all passenger trains across its system. 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, including the Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Sadharan, Sampark Kranti, Garib Rath, Duronto, and other classes. 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

Wheel and Axle Plant (now Rail Wheel Factory)

June 25, 2019

WAP was set up in 1984 at Yelahanka, in Bangalore, for the manufacture of wheels and axles, since other local manufacturers such as the Durgapur Steel Plant were unable to satisfy IR's needs, and imports were costly. WAP uses some advanced techniques such as pressure-moulding of wheels. A lot of WAP's products are made from scrap metal generated

Parel Workshops, CR

June 22, 2019

Parel Workshops of CR have been manufacturing diesel shunters (WDS-6 class, mostly) using components produced by DCW and DLW, since 2006. The workshops are also a leading establishment for repairs and overhauls of locomotives. Established in 1879, they were engaged in steam locomotive repair and overhaul and since 1972 (after the decline of BG

Diesel Modernization Works, Patiala

June 22, 2019

DMW, Patiala, formerly known as the Diesel Component Works(DCW) was set up in October 1981 for the manufacture of diesel and electric loco spare parts. DCW manufactures large components such as traction motors and locomotive power packs, rebuilds engine blocks, traction generators, etc. They have more recently been upgrading WDM-2 locos to WDM-2C

Chittaranjan Loco Works, Chittaranjan, West Bengal

June 22, 2019

Inaugurated on Jan. 26, 1950, CLW produced its first locomotive by Nov. 1, 1950 (a WG loco, #8401, named 'Deshbandhu' for Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, an Indian freedom-fighter; incidentally it was his widow, Basanti Devi, who inaugurated the works). CLW, originally named just the Locomotive Manufacturing Works, was located near a village called

Where are the loco sheds, workshops, and trip sheds?

June 22, 2019

Western Railway Shed Type Loco / MU's Comments Ratlam Diesel WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM3-D, WDG-4 Formerly home for the double-headed diesel-hauled Rajdhanis' locos. Started receiving EMD locos from 7/13. Locos mostly serve on routes in Gujarat and down Konkan Railway. Vatwa (for Ahmedabad) Diesel WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A,

How were local or suburban trains numbered before 2011? Or, what were the exceptions to the 4-digit scheme?

June 22, 2019

Local and suburban trains Passenger services within a zone sometimes had just two or three digits, not conforming to the pattern above, and sometimes prefixed with codes indicating the station they served (e.g. 'LK21' passenger service from Lucknow; 'DK-1' for the Delhi-Khurja EMU; 'AD-3' for one of the Aligarh-Delhi MEMUs; etc. SR ran EMU

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