Abbreviation of Indian State

1.  Andhra Pradesh  - AP
2.  Arunachal Pradesh -  AR
3.  Assam  -  AS
4.  Bihar  - BR
5.  Chhattisgarh - CG
6.   Goa  - GA
7.   Gujarat  - GJ

Abbreviations of Country of World

General - Abbreviations - Country

1. AF - AFGHANISTAN
2. AL - ALBANIA
3. DZ - ALGERIA
4. AS - AMERICAN SAMOA
5. AD - ANDORRA
6. AO - ANGOLA
7. AI - ANGUILLA
8. AQ - ANTARCTICA
9. AG - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Railway - Abbreviations For Loco / Coach / Wagon Manufacturers

Abbreviations For Loco / Coach / Wagon Manufacturers

 

ABB	ASEA Brown-Boveri, Switzerland
ALCO	American Locomotive Co., USA
BBUNL	Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam, Ltd. , Kolkata
BEML	Bharat Earth Movers Limited
BHEL	Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
BLW	Baldwin Locomotive Works, USA
BP	Beyer Peacock, Manchester
BSCL	Burn Standard Co., Ltd.
BTH	British Thomson Houston
BWEL	Bharat Wagon and Engineering Co., Ltd.
CLW	1. Chittaranjan Loco Works 2. Canadian Locomotive Works
DLW	Diesel Loco Works, Varanasi
ICF	Integral Coach Factory, Perambur
ISW	Indian Standard Wagon Works, Satna
LHB	Linke Hoffman Busch GmbH, Germany
MLW	Montreal Locomotive Works
MV	Metropolitan Vickers
NBL	North British Locomotive Co
RCF	Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala
TELCO	Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co.
WB	William G. Bagnall, Stafford, UK
WIL	Wagon India Ltd.

Railway - Abbreviations Technical Terms Traffic, Safety & Signaling

Abbreviations For RLY Technical Terms  Traffic, Safety & Signaling

 

ABS	Automatic Block Signaling
ACD	Anti-Collision Device
AE	Automatic Emergency (type of brake system in Loco)
AFTC	Audio Frequency Track Circuiting
ATC	Automated Train Control
ATP	Automatic Train Protection
ATS	Automatic Train Stop
ATV	Automatic Vacuum Brake
BPC	Brake Power Certificate
BS	Braking in Series configuration
BSL	Block Section Limit
BSP	Braking in Series-Parallel configuration
CDO	Coaching Depot
CLS	Colour light signalling
COCR	Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Run
COFC	Container on flat car
CTC	Centralised Traffic Control
DAC	Digital Axle Counter
FM	Fouling Mark
MACLS	Multiple Aspect Colour Light signalling
NI	Non-Interlocked
NX	eNtrance-eXit (interlocking panels)
PI	Panel Interlocking
OFC	Optical Fibre Cable
RPC	Resistance Power Control
SPAD	Signal Passed At Danger
SSDAC	Solid State Digital Axle Counter
SSI	Solid State Interlocking
STRI	Stencil type Route Indicator
SW	Single wire (Semaphore signals)
SWR	1. Station Working Rules 2. Short Welded Rail
TALQ	Two-Aspect Lower Quadrant
TAWD	Train Actuated Warning Device
Tr. Ckt.	Track Circuit
TRT	Traffic Recovery Time

Railway - Abbreviations Technical Terms Loco & Traction

Abbreviations For RLY Technical Terms Loco & Traction

AVB	Automatic Vacuum Brake
BS	Braking in Series configuration
BSP	Braking in Series-Parallel configuration
DJ	From the French disjoncteur, the main circuit breaker of an electric loco

Railway - Abbreviations For Technical Rly Terms of Pway & Works

Abbreviations For Technical Rly Terms of Pway & Works

 

COCR	Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Run
CTR	Complete Track Renewal
CWR	Continuous Welded Rail
LWR	Long Welded Rail

Railway - Abbreviations & Code - Miscellaneous

ACC	Air-Conditioned coach or class
ACP	Alarm Chain Pulling
ADEE	Assistant Divisional Electrical Engineer
AE, AEN	Assistant Engineer

Railway - Abbreviations For Train / Ticket / Class

Abbreviations For Train / Ticket / Class

 

Abbreviations For Train
AP	Andhra Pradesh Express
Cantt.	Cantonment
DQ	The Deccan Queen

Railway - GOODS STOCKS CODES

GOODES STOCKS CODES

 

C- Covered Wagon, General Purpose, Four Wheeled, Vacuum braked stock

CA-Covered Wagon Cattle Wagon

CS- Covered Wagon Salt

CX- Covered Wagon Explosive

KC-Open wagon, General Purpose, Four wheeled, Vacuum braked stock

KE-Open wagon Elephant Truck

KK-Open wagon Sugarcane

KM-Open wagon Military

KU- Open wagon Platform

VB- Rest Van, Four Wheeled, Vacuum Braked

CRC-Covered Wagon, Roller Bearing, Four Wheeled, Vac. Bk. Stock,With CBC

V/BVG- Brake Van, Four Wheeled, Vacuum braked Stock, Ordinary,

BOB/BKH- Bogie Open Wagon Hopper

BFU- Bogie well Wagon/ flat wagon Military BWL- Bogie well Wagon

BOI- Bogie Open Wagon for Gondola Iron Ore

BOY- Bogie Open Ore Wagon with straight CBC

BFR- Bogie Open Flat wagon/ Rail Truck, plain bearing, Vacuum braked stock with Screw Coupling

BRN- Bogie Open Flat wagon CBC, CASNUB bogie &Air Brake/ Rail Truck

BRHC- Bogie Open Flat wagon/ Rail Truck, roller bearing, Vacuum braked stock with Center Buffer Coupler (CBC)

BFKX- Bogie Open Flat wagon for Domestic Containers

BFKI- Bogie Open Flat wagon for ISO Containers

BWS- Bogie well Wagon Gross load- 132.08 T

BWH- Bogie well Wagon Gross load-91.4 T

BWT- Bogie well Wagon Gross load- 81.28 T

BCN- Bogie Covered wagon, with CBC, CASNUB bogie & Air Brake System

BCNA- Bogie, Covered, Air brake system, with alteration.

BCNAHS- Bogie, Covered, Air brake system, with alteration, High Speed

BOBC- Bogie Open Wagon Hopper with centre discharge

BOBRN- Bogie Open Wagon Hopper with rapid bottom discharge with air brake.

BOBX- Bogie Open Wagon Hopper with centre & side discharge arrangement

BCBFG- Bogie, covered, bottom discharge, food grain loading, with load   sensing device, Two SAB , Two brake cylinder with  individual isolating cock & Two hand brake

BOXC- Bogie Open Wagon with CBC & Vacuum broke stock

BOXN- Bogie Open, special wagon, air brake system, with CBC, CASNUB bogie

BOXR- Bogie Open Wagon special with screw coupling & Vacuum braked stock

BOXS- Bogie Open Wagon special with CBC, AVB, & swing-cum-flap doors and sliding roof

BOXT- Bogie Open Wagon Special with Transitional CBC, Vacuum brake stock

BOXNEL- Bogie, Open, Special, air brake system, Extreme, Loading with load sensing device.

BOXNLW- Bogie, Open, Special, Air brake system, Light weight.

BOXNHA- Bogie, Open, Special, Air brake system, High capacity, Axle.

BOXNHL- Bogie, Open, Special, Air brake system, High capacity, Load with load sensing device.

BOST- Bogie, Open, Steel consignment loading.

BCNHL- Bogie covered wagon air brake system, high capacity, and light weight.

BCXC- Bogie Covered Wagon special with centre buffer coupler (CBC)

BCXR- Bogie Covered Wagon, Special with screw coupling

BCCN- Bogie, Covered, Cement loading, Air brake system with load sensing device.

BCACM- Bogie, Covered, Air brake system, Automobile car loading, with modified, 5 Wagons units with load sensing device

BLL+A} Bogie, Low plate form, ISO container loading with additional locking, load BLL+B} Sensing Device, 5 wagons unit.

BVZI- Brake Van with Roller bearing, CBC, I.C.F. Trolley, Air brake system 8 wheeler.

BVZC- Brake Van with Roller bearing, CBC, & Air brake, four wheeler.

BVGC- Brake Van, Four Wheeled, Roller Bearing with CBC & Air brake

BOBYN- Bogie, Open, Ballast /ore loading, side discharge, Air brake system, with load sensing device.

BOBRN- Bogie, Open Ballast loading, rapid bottom discharge, Air brake system with single load sensing device.

BTPN- Bogie Oil tank wagon for petrol with CBC,, CASNUB bogie & Air Brake.

BTPGLN- Bogie Oil tank wagon for Liquefied Petroleum Gas with CBC, CASNUB, bogie & Air Brake.

BTALN- Bogie Oil tank wagon for Liquified Ammonia with CBC, CASNUB bogie & Air Brake

BTALN- Bogie, Tank wagon, Ammonia, Liquid, Air brake system.

DBKM- Defense, Bogie Military wagon.

BOM- Bogie, Open, Military wagon.

 

Railway - COACHING STOCK CODES

COACHING STOCK CODES

Now only eight wheeler / bogie stock coaching stocks are being manufactured having ICF designed bogie and L-H-B Coaches are manufactured by RCF Kapurthala.

W- Vestibule	RA- Inspection carriage (Administrative)
G- Self Generating
S- Second class	RE- Mobile Training Car
Y- Ladies	RH- Medical Van
L- Luggage	RU- Self Propelling Tower Van

Railway - Abbreviations For Zone & Old Railway

Abbreviations For Railway & Zone

Abbreviations For Railway
ADCR	Agra-Delhi Chord Railway
BAR	Bengal Assam Railway
BCR	Bengal Central Railway

Abbreviations & Code Center For Railway

Abbreviations & Code Center  For Railway

  

Abbreviations For Railway Organizations & Corporations

Abbreviations For Loco / Coach / Wagon Manufacturers

Abbreviations For RLY Technical Terms - Traffic, Safety & Signaling

Abbreviations For RLY Technical Terms - Loco & Traction

Abbreviations For Technical Rly Terms of Pway & Works

Abbreviations & Code Center For Railway - Miscellaneous

Abbreviations For Train / Ticket / Class

Abbreviations For Railway, Zone & Division

Goods Stocks Codes

Coaching Stock Codes

Station Code

Station Name by Code

Abbreviations For Railway - Organizations & Corporations

Abbreviations For Railway Organizations & Corporations
AIRF	All-India Railwaymen's Federation new
BMRTC	Bangalore Metropolitan Rail Transit Corporation, Ltd.
CMC	1. Computer Maintenance Corporation, 2. Calcutta Metro Corporation
COFMOW	Central Organisation For Modernisation OF Workshop
CONCOR	Cotainer Corporation of India Ltd
COOIS	Central Organization for Operations Information Systems
CORE	Central Organization for Railway Electrification
COS	Central Office of Standards
CRIS	Center For Railway Information Systems
CTC	Calcutta Tramways Corporation
DCW	Diesel Component Works, Patiala
DFCC	Dedicated Freight Corridor
DMRC	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
ELRTS	Elevated Light Rail Transit System
FNRM	Friends of the NationalRailMuseum
FROA	Federation of Officer's Associations
IISL	Ircon Infrastructure & Services Limited
IPWE	Institution of Permanent Way Engineers
IRAS	Indian Railway Accounts Services
IRC	Indian Railways Corporation
IRCA	Indian Railway Conference Association
IRCON	Indian Railways Construction Company
IRCOT	Indian Railways Central Organization for Telecom
IRCTC	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
IREB	Indian Railways Executive Board
IRFC	Indian Railways Finance Corporation
IRIATT	Indian Railways Institute of Advanced Track Technology
IRICEN	Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering, Pune
IRIEEN	Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering, Nasik
IRIMEE	Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur
IRISET	Indian Railways Insitute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, Secunderabad
IRMS	Indian Railway Medical Services
IRPHA	Indian Railway Public Health Association
IRPS	indian Railway Personnel Services
IRRA	Indian Railways Regulatory Authority
IRSEE	Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
IRSME	Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
IRSE	Indian Railway Service of Engineers
IRSS	Indian Railway Stores Services
IRSSE	Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
IRSTE	Indian Railway Signal and Telecom Engineering
IRT	Institute of Rail Transport
IRTS	Indian Railway Traffic Services
IRTSA	Indian Railway Traffic Association
ISRS	Indian Steam Railway Society
LRDSS	Long Range Decision Support System
LRTS	Light Rail Transit System
KRCL	Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd
KRIST	Konkan Railway Institute for Staff Training
KMRT	Kolkata Mass Rapid Transit
KRDC	Konkan Railway Development Corporation
K-RIDE	Karnataka - Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
MRSP	Model Railway Society of Pune
MRTS	Mass Rapid Transit System - Chennai
MRVC	Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation
MTP	Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways), Mumbai
MUTP	Mumbai Urban Transport Project
NFIR	National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
NRM	NationalRailMuseum, New Delhi
NRMU	National Railway Mazdoor Union
PRCL	Pipavav Railway Corporation Ltd
RAILTEL	Rail Tel Corporation of India Limited
RB	Railway Board
RBSS	Railway Board Secretariat Services
RCIL	Railtel Corporation of India, Ltd
RDSO	Research Designs and Standards Organization
RITES	Rail India Technical and Economic Services
RLDA	Rail Land Development Authority
ROMA	Railway Officers' Medical Association
RPF	Railway Protection Force
RRCB	Railway Recruitment Control Board
RTRC	Railway Testing and Research Centre
RSC	RailwayStaffCollege, Vadodara
RVNL	Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
SGE	Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd
RWWCO	Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization
WAP	Wheel and Axle Plant, Yelahanka

Abbreviations For Railway  Organizations & Corporations

Abbreviations For Railway Organizations & Corporations
AIRF	All-India Railwaymen's Federation new
BMRTC	Bangalore Metropolitan Rail Transit Corporation, Ltd.
CMC	1. Computer Maintenance Corporation, 2. Calcutta Metro Corporation
COFMOW	Central Organisation For Modernisation OF Workshop
CONCOR	Cotainer Corporation of India Ltd
COOIS	Central Organization for Operations Information Systems
CORE	Central Organization for Railway Electrification
COS	Central Office of Standards
CRIS	Center For Railway Information Systems
CTC	Calcutta Tramways Corporation
DCW	Diesel Component Works, Patiala
DFCC	Dedicated Freight Corridor
DMRC	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
ELRTS	Elevated Light Rail Transit System
FNRM	Friends of the NationalRailMuseum
FROA	Federation of Officer's Associations
IISL	Ircon Infrastructure & Services Limited
IPWE	Institution of Permanent Way Engineers
IRAS	Indian Railway Accounts Services
IRC	Indian Railways Corporation
IRCA	Indian Railway Conference Association
IRCON	Indian Railways Construction Company
IRCOT	Indian Railways Central Organization for Telecom
IRCTC	Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
IREB	Indian Railways Executive Board
IRFC	Indian Railways Finance Corporation
IRIATT	Indian Railways Institute of Advanced Track Technology
IRICEN	Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering, Pune
IRIEEN	Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering, Nasik
IRIMEE	Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jamalpur
IRISET	Indian Railways Insitute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications, Secunderabad
IRMS	Indian Railway Medical Services
IRPHA	Indian Railway Public Health Association
IRPS	indian Railway Personnel Services
IRRA	Indian Railways Regulatory Authority
IRSEE	Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
IRSME	Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
IRSE	Indian Railway Service of Engineers
IRSS	Indian Railway Stores Services
IRSSE	Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
IRSTE	Indian Railway Signal and Telecom Engineering
IRT	Institute of Rail Transport
IRTS	Indian Railway Traffic Services
IRTSA	Indian Railway Traffic Association
ISRS	Indian Steam Railway Society
LRDSS	Long Range Decision Support System
LRTS	Light Rail Transit System
KRCL	Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd
KRIST	Konkan Railway Institute for Staff Training
KMRT	Kolkata Mass Rapid Transit
KRDC	Konkan Railway Development Corporation
K-RIDE	Karnataka - Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
MRSP	Model Railway Society of Pune
MRTS	Mass Rapid Transit System - Chennai
MRVC	Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation
MTP	Metropolitan Transport Project (Railways), Mumbai
MUTP	Mumbai Urban Transport Project
NFIR	National Federation of Indian Railwaymen
NRM	NationalRailMuseum, New Delhi
NRMU	National Railway Mazdoor Union
PRCL	Pipavav Railway Corporation Ltd
RAILTEL	Rail Tel Corporation of India Limited
RB	Railway Board
RBSS	Railway Board Secretariat Services
RCIL	Railtel Corporation of India, Ltd
RDSO	Research Designs and Standards Organization
RITES	Rail India Technical and Economic Services
RLDA	Rail Land Development Authority
ROMA	Railway Officers' Medical Association
RPF	Railway Protection Force
RRCB	Railway Recruitment Control Board
RTRC	Railway Testing and Research Centre
RSC	RailwayStaffCollege, Vadodara
RVNL	Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
SGE	Siemens and General Electric Railway Signal Co., Ltd
RWWCO	Railway Women's Welfare Central Organization
WAP	Wheel and Axle Plant, Yelahanka