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[[Image:signatur.jpg|thumb|300px|Station code Lp for '''L'''inkö'''p'''ing Central Station in Sweden]]

A '''station code''' is ana brief, [[standardise]]d abbreviation, or [[alphanumeric code]], used onby railways[[railway]]s forto uniquely identify a [[train station|railway station]]s. The codesCodes are mostmostly used internally in the business, but can be seen aton railway traffic signs and inon some timetimetables. In most countries, they comprise three letters of the tablesalphabet.

For different station codes, see

Standards for station codes in different countries include:

* [[List of Amtrak station codes]], United States and Canada

* [[List of Deutsche Bahn station abbreviations]], Germany

* [[List of MTR station codes]], [[Hong Kong]], China

* [[UK railway stations]], [[Rail transport in Great Britain|Britain]].<ref>[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. -->

* [[List of railway stations in India]], [[Rail transport in India|India]].

==See also==