Do you know that this number written on the bogie is very special. Special information is hidden behind this number. Let’s know what is the secret behind this five digit…
Lakhs of people travel daily by train. In such a situation, if you also travel by train, then this news can prove to be very useful for you. You must have seen the five digit number written on the train compartment.
Do you know that this number written on the bogie is very special. Special information is hidden behind this number. Let’s know what is the secret behind this five digit…
These five digits (Train Coac Number) written outside each bogie of the train give information about when this bogie was made, what type of bogie it is.
The first two digits of 5 digits indicate when this coach of the train was manufactured and the last three digits indicate the category of this bogie.
Meaning of first two digits
Understand with example- Suppose the number 13328 is written on a bogie of the train. So to decode it, first you read it by breaking it into two parts.
The first two digits tell us the time of its formation. Like in this case, this bogie was made in 2013. If 98397 would have been written on the same bogie, then it means that this bogie would have been manufactured in 1998.
Meaning of last three digits
The last 3 digits of 5 digits indicate the category of that bogie. Like in the first case (13328) this bogie belongs to the general category and in the second case (98397) the bogie is of sleeper class. If you want to understand it in detail then have a look at this chart.
001-025 : AC First class
026-050 : Composite 1AC + AC-2T
051-100 : AC-2T
101-150 : AC-3T
151-200 : CC (AC Chair Car)
201-400 : SL (2nd Class Sleeper )
401-600 : GS (General 2nd Class)
601-700 : 2S (2nd Class Sitting/Jan Shatabdi Chair Class)
701-800 : Sitting Cum luggage Rake
801 + : Pantry Car, Generator or Mail
Now you must have understood that the 5 digit number 2 written on the box gives important information. Now whenever you travel by train, by looking at the number written on the outside of your bogie, you can easily tell when this bogie is made and in which class.
