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What is the order of precedence of trains?

July 17, 2019, 2:20 PM
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The order of precedence for trains governs which train gets priority when two trains have to cross on a single line, or are waiting to use a platform at a station, etc. The train with the higher precedence is given priority, and the other train is made to wait (normally, regardless of how much detention this results in, and even if the other train is already late). If two trains of the same level of precedence but heading in opposite directions are involved, then the train that is nearer to its destination is given priority. (Of course, specific situations such as the need to fuel locomotives or the number of hours worked by train crew may trump these precedence rules.) Trains were traditionally run with the following order of precedence (from highest to lowest):

Breakdown trains headed to accident sites
Presidential train
Mail Trains
Express Trains
Troop Trains
Specials engaged by the public
Ordinary Passenger Trains
Mixed train
Parcel trains
Breakdown trains returning from accident sites
Fast through goods trains
Work trains
Ballast and Material trains
The traditional order of precedence reflects the extreme importance given to the delivery of mail on Mail Trains, and how they used to be the fastest trains. In recent decades, though, mail trains have decreased in importance, and various classes of express trains such as the Rajdhanis and Shatabdis get higher prio

Source – IFRCA.org

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