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{{Short description|Brief abbreviation identifying a train station}}
{{seealso|Station numbering}}
[[Image:signatur.jpg|thumb|300px|Station code Lp for '''L'''inkö'''p'''ing Central Station in Sweden]]
A '''station code''' is a brief, [[standardise]]d abbreviation, or [[alphanumeric code]], used by [[railway]]s to identify a [[train station|railway station]] uniquely (within a country or region). Codes are mostly used internally but can be seen on railway traffic signs and on some timetables.
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==Asia==
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{{main|List of MTR station codes}}
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===India===
{{see also|List of railway stations in India}}
[[Indian Railways]] uses one- to four-letter codes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ - Railway Stations |url=https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-station.html |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=www.irfca.org}}</ref> Most stations of the Indian Railways are assigned three letter codes, for example, the station code for [[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai Central station]] is
'''One-letter station codes of the Indian Railways'''<ref name=":0" />
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* Y: [[Yeliyur railway station]]
* Unallocated one-letter station codes of the Indian Railways include A, B, C, D, E, F, I, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, T, U, V, W, X and Z.
=== Japan ===
In Japan, alphabetic station codes are not used. Japanese railways use station numbering, a [[sign system]] which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations.
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|+Examples of station numbers
|{{TSSN|M|05}}
|[[Shin-nakano Station|Shin-nakano station]] on the [[Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line {{!}} Japan Travel by NAVITIME - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner |url=https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/railroad/00000766/ |access-date=9 March 2024 |website=NAVITIME}}</ref>
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|{{Tqsn|OM|16}}
|[[Mizonokuchi Station|Mizonokuchi station]] on the [[Tokyu Corporation|Tokyu]] [[Ōimachi Line]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=Tokyu Oimachi Line {{!}} Japan Travel by NAVITIME - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner |url=https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/railroad/00000787/ |access-date=9 March 2024 |website=NAVITIME}}</ref>
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|{{JRSN|JY|19}}
|[[Harajuku Station|Harajuku station]] on the [[Yamanote Line]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=JR Yamanote Line {{!}} Japan Travel by NAVITIME - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner |url=https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/railroad/00000141/ |access-date=9 March 2024 |website=NAVITIME}}</ref>
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===South Korea===
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{{see also|UK railway stations}}<ref name=":1">[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/codes/ List of National Rail Station codes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125233554/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/codes/ |date=November 25, 2012 }}</ref> Three-letter alpha codes (formerly called CRS codes - ''Computer Reservation System'') are issued by [[National Rail]] which is responsible for railways in [[Great Britain]]. Station codes are not used by Northern Ireland Railways for stations in [[Northern Ireland]].<!-- A quick look at refdata.dat in Avantix Traveller however yields codes like BFC for "BELFAST CENTRAL". Similarly UK station codes were assigned for other international destinations, such as BSA for Berlin Zoo, NAU for Nauen, ZRH for Zürich HB, and VIE for Vienna West Station. -->
In England, Scotland and Wales of the UK, railway stations are assigned three-letter codes and are issued by National Rail and are called the Computer Reservation System (CRS)
==See also==
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