National Rail station code
E929045
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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Rail (coding system) | 1 |
| National Rail station code system | 1 |
| National Rail station symbol | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Rail station code system
this entity surface form:
National Rail station symbol