National Rail station code

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The National Rail station code is a standardized three-letter abbreviation system used across Great Britain’s rail network to uniquely identify individual railway stations for tickets, timetables, and information systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway station code system
transport identifier
administeredBy rail industry in Great Britain
appliesTo National Rail stations NERFINISHED
characterSet Latin alphabet
codeLength 3 letters
country United Kingdom
dataModelRole primary station key in many rail databases
dataStandard part of UK rail industry data standards
distinctFrom IATA airport code
London Underground station codes
UIC station code
exampleCode EDB
KGX
exampleMapping EDB identifies Edinburgh Waverley NERFINISHED
KGX identifies London King’s Cross NERFINISHED
exampleStation Edinburgh Waverley NERFINISHED
London King’s Cross NERFINISHED
excludes most freight-only facilities
most heritage-only railway stations
format three-letter alphabetic code
identifierType station code
introducedFor computerised ticketing
standardised data exchange
language English
operatorScope National Rail NERFINISHED
purpose unique identification of railway stations
region Great Britain NERFINISHED
relatedTo CRS code
Computer Reservation System code (UK rail)
scope passenger railway stations
standardization standardized across Great Britain
uniqueness each active station has a unique code
usedBy National Rail Enquiries NERFINISHED
rail industry back-office systems
ticket retailers
train operating companies in Great Britain
usedFor fares databases
information systems
journey planning systems
online booking
real-time departure boards
ticketing
timetables
usedIn Great Britain rail network
usedOn National Rail Enquiries website NERFINISHED
electronic rail tickets in Great Britain
printed rail tickets in Great Britain
station departure and arrival boards

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LIC codeSystem National Rail station code
this entity surface form: National Rail station code system
Chafford Hundred railway station hasStationCodeSystem National Rail station code
Sea Mills railway station hasSymbol National Rail station code
this entity surface form: National Rail station symbol
WBQ managedBy National Rail station code
this entity surface form: National Rail (coding system)