Numbering system for trains changed

NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Railways has introduced a new five digit numbering system of trains from Monday. The new system, which has replaced the earlier four digit numbering of trains will help monitoring movement of passenger trains more effectively and facilitate management of train information scientifically for public convenience. 

According to the Ministry of Railways, to make the transition smooth and simple under the new scheme, only a prefix of the digit 1 (one) has been added to the four-digit numbers of the existing trains. 

They include all scheduled and regular express or mail and superfast trains including the Durontos, Yuva Trains, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Garibrath and Sampark Kranti Express trains. 

The special trains run by the Railways during holiday and festival season will also be numbered on the pattern of the mail and express trains except that they shall have the prefix of digit ‘0’ (zero). 

The major initiative will create a unique train number which will be a national level identity for each train and will cover all the passenger-carrying trains running in the Indian Railways network.