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In accordance with an [[Ministry of Railways (India)|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.<ref name="IR">{{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}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{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}}</ref><ref name="pib">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/pmreleases.aspx?mincode=23|title=Ministry of Railways|date=18 November 2010|via=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>
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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==
[[File:09302 Holiday Special.jpg|thumb|alt=Sign on a train window|09302 Holiday Special at the Indore-Mumbai Bandra terminus]]
The 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

Train Numbers starting with first two digits as 12 or 22 are super fast trains. Remaining are express trains.

*''1 or 2 (1XXXX or 2XXXX)'': Long-distance trains, such as [[Superfast Express trains in India|superfast express trains]] or [[Express trains in India|express trains]]
*''3 (3XXXX)'': [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]]
*''4 (4XXXX)'': Other [[Urban rail transit in India|suburban trains]], such as the [[Chennai Suburban Railway|Chennai]] and [[Delhi Suburban Railway]]s and the [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System]]
*''5 (5XXXX)'': Passenger trains with conventional coaches
*''6 (6XXXX)'': [[MEMU]] service
*''7 (7XXXX)'': [[Diesel multiple unit]]s and [[railcar]]s
*''8 (8XXXX)'': [[Suvidha Express]] trains<ref name="suvida">{{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}}</ref>
*''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 digit==
If the first digit is ''0'' or ''1'', the second digit indicates the [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways|railway zone]]:
*''0 (Y0XXX)'': [[Konkan Railway]]
*''1 (Y1XXX)'': [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] trains, some [[West Central Railway zone|West Central]] and [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]] trains
*''2 (Y2XXX)'': The [[Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani]], [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]], [[Jan Shatabdi Express|Jan Shatabdi]], [[Garib Rath Express|Garib Rath]], [[Duronto Express|Duronto]], [[Sampark Kranti Express|Sampark Kranti]] and [[Gatimaan Express]] and all other superfast trains
*''3 (Y3XXX)'': [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railway]] and [[East Central Railway zone|East Central Railway]] trains
*''4 (Y4XXX)'': [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] trains, some [[North Central Railway zone|North Central]] and [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railway]] trains
*''5 (Y5XXX)'': [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier]] and [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]] trains
*''6 (Y6XXX)'': [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]] and some [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]] trains
*''7 (Y7XXX)'': [[South Central Railway zone|South Central]] and some [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]] trains
*''8 (Y8XXX)'': [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern]], [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central]] and [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]] trains
*''9 (Y9XXX)'': [[Western Railway zone|Western]] and some [[West Central Railway zone|West Central]] and [[North Western Railway zone|North Western Railway]] trains

If the first digit is ''3'', the second digit indicates:
*''0 to 7 (Eastern Railway zone)'':
**''31XXX'': From [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]] towards [[Dum Dum railway station|Dum Dum]] and [[Naihati railway station|Naihati]]
**''32XXX'': From Sealdah towards Dum Dum to [[Dankuni railway station|Dankuni]]
**''33XXX'': From Sealdah towards Dum Dum to [[Barasat Junction railway station|Barasat]]
**''34XXX'': From Sealdah towards Ballygunge (Sealdah South section)
**''35XXX'': From Howrah towards Barddhaman via main
**''36XXX'': From Howrah towards Barddhaman via chord
**''37XXX'': From Naihati towards Bandel
*''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|Third digit]] section below
**''41XXX'': From [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]] to [[Velachery railway station|Velachery]]
**''42XXX'': From [[Moore Market Complex railway station|Moore Market]] to Gummidipundi
**''43AXX'': See [[#Third digit|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
*''9 (E9XXX)'': Western and some West Central and North Western Railway zone trains

If the first digit is ''8'', the second digit is ''2''.<ref name="suvida" /> 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 railway station|Virar]]
**''91XXX''" Originating and terminating at ''[[Vasai Road railway station|Vasai Road]]-[[Bhayandar railway station|Bhayander]]
**''92XXX'': Originating and terminating at [[Borivali railway station|Borivali]]
**''93XXX'': Originating and terminating at [[Malad railway station|Malad]]-[[Goregaon railway station|Goregaon]]
**''94XXX'': Originating and terminating at [[Andheri railway station|Andheri]]-[[Bandra railway station|Bandra]]-[[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai Central]]-[[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station|CSTM]]
*''5 to 9 (Central Railway zone)'':
**''95XXX'': Fast trains
**''96XXX'': Slow trains travelling beyond [[Kalyan Junction railway station|Kalyan]]
**''97XXX'': Slow trains to the [[Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour line]]
**''98XXX'': Slow trains to the [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|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 digit==
If 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.<ref name="IRFCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-number.html#4digit|title=IRFCA}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
*01: {{rwd|Karwar}}
*10: {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}-{{rwd|Pune}}
*11: {{rwd|Jhansi}}-{{rwd|Pune}}''
*12: {{rwd|Bhopal}}
*13: Mumbai CR-Kolhapur
*14: {{rwd|Solapur}}-{{rwd|Jabalpur}}
*16: {{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|Lucknow NER}}
*54: {{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|Salem}}
*67: {{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 railway station|Chennai Beach]] and [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]]
*''401XX'': Chennai Beach and Tambaram
*''403XX'': Chennai Beach and Tambaram
*''404XX'': Chennai Beach and Tambaram
*''405XX'': [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu]] and Tambaram
*''406XX'': Chengalpattu and Tambaram
*''407XX'': Chengalpattu and Tirumalpur
*''408XX'': Chengalpattu and [[Kanchipuram railway station|Kanchipuram]]

If the second digit is ''3'', the third digit indicates service between:
*''430XX'': [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central]] and [[Avadi railway station|Avadi]]
*''431XX'': Chennai Central and [[Pattabiram railway station|Pattabiram]]
*''432XX'': Chennai Central and Thiruvalluvar
*''434XX'': Chennai Central and [[Arakkonam Junction railway station|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 Junction railway station|Delhi Shahdara]]–[[Shamli railway station|Shamali]] section
*''4N2XX'': [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad]]–[[Meerut City railway station|Meerut City]] section
*''4N5XX, 4N6XX'': Ghaziabad–[[Hapur Junction railway station|Hapur]] section, towards [[Aligarh Junction railway station|Aligarh]]
*''4N7XX'': [[Shakur Basti railway station|Shakur Basti]]–[[Rohtak Junction railway station|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|Pune}}
*''11'': {{rwd|Jhansi}}-{{rwd|Pune}}
*''12'': {{rwd|Bhopal}}
*''13'': {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}-Kolhapur
*''14'': {{rwd|Solapur}}-{{rwd|Jabalpur}}
*''16'': {{rwd|Bhopal}}
*''20'': {{rwd|Jaipur}}-{{rwd|Ajmer}}
*''21'': {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}-{{rwd|Jhansi}}
*''22'': {{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|Samastipur}}
*''53'': {{rwd|Izzatnagar}}-{{rwd|Lucknow NER}}
*''54'': {{rwd|Varanasi}}
*''55'': {{rwd|Samastipur}}
*''56'': {{rwd|Lumding}}
*''57'': {{rwd|Katihar}}-{{rwd|Alipurduar}}
*''58'': {{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|Salem}}
*''67'': {{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:<ref name="suvida" />
*''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 digits==
The 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]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Indian railway-related lists]]
[[Category:Rail transport operations]]

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>Projjwalganguly at 14:40, 13 October 2021