Station Code Oddities
by Ajai Banerji, 2007
Introduction
Many railway stations in India have station codes that are not obviously connected to the names of the stations as they are today. In many cases, the strange codes arise from changes in the spelling of the towns or cities. Below is a list of many of the non-obvious station codes.
Also see Ajai Banerji's article on station renaming.
| Code | Station | Origin of code |
|---|---|---|
| AWY | Aluva | Alwaye |
| BCT | Mumbai Central | Bombay |
| BCY | Varanasi City | Benares |
| BDB | Vrindavan | Brindaban |
| BDJ | Vadakara | Badagara |
| BDL | Vindhyachal | Bindhachal |
| BHS | Vidisha | Bhilsa |
| BL | Valsad | Bulsar |
| BRC | Vadodara | Baroda |
| BSB | Varanasi Jn | Benares Cantt |
| BSR | Vasai Road | Bassein Road |
| BWN | Barddhaman | Burdwan |
| BWT | Bangarapet | Bowringpet |
| BZA | Vijayawada | Bezwada |
| CAN | Kannur | Cannanore |
| CAPE | Kanniyakumari | Cape Comorin (alternative name) |
| CBY | Khambhat | Cambay |
| CCT | Kakinada Town | Cocanada |
| CG | Kahalgaon | Colgong |
| CHE | Srikakulam Road | Chicacole Road |
| CJ | Kanchipuram | Conjeevaram |
| CLA | Kurla | Coorla |
| CLN | Kollidam | Coleroon |
| CLT | Kozhikode | Calicut |
| CNB | Kanpur Central | Cawnpore |
| COA | Kakinada Port | Cocanada |
| COR | Chittaurgarh | Chitorgarh |
| CPA | Kanpur Anwarganj | Cawnpore |
| CPB | Kanpur Bridge | Cawnpore |
| CPJ | Kaptanganj | Captanganj |
| DC | Magudan Chavadi | McDonald's Choultry |
| DHI | Dhule | Dhulia |
| DHO | Dhaulpur | Dholpur |
| DNC | Dhone | Dronachellam |
| DSB | Sadar Bazar | In Delhi area |
| EE | Eluru | Ellore |
| ELP | Achalpur | Ellichpur |
| ERN | Ernakulam Town | Ernakulam North |
| ERS | Ernakulam Jn | Ernakulam South |
| FL | Phulera | Fulera |
| FUT | Fatuha | Futwah |
| GOC | Ponmalai | Golden Rock |
| JAB | Yamuna Bridge | Jumna Bridge |
| JSB | Yamuna South Bank | Jumna South Bank |
| JUC | Jalandhar City | Jullundur |
| KMT | Khammam | Khammamett |
| KPKI | Qasimpur Kheri | Kashimpur Kheri |
| MAS | Chennai Central | Madras |
| MCPK | Chepauk | In Madras area |
| MCPT | Chintradipet | In Madras area |
| MLHS | Lighthouse | In Madras area |
| MMR | Manmad | Munmar |
| MPK | Park | Madras |
| MPKT | Park Town | In Madras area |
| MS | Chennai Egmore | Madras |
| MSB | Chennai Beach | Madras |
| MSC | Chetpat | Madras |
| MSF | Chennai Fort | Madras |
| MTCN | Tiruvellikeni | In Madras area |
| MV | Mayiladuthurai | Mayavaram |
| ON | Unnao | Onao |
| OYR | Waria | Oyaria |
| PGT | Palakkad Jn | Palghat |
| PGTN | Palakkad Town | Palghat |
| PNBE | Patna Jn | Bankipore |
| PO | Parangipettai | Porto Novo |
| PTC | Kodikkarai | Point Calimere |
| QLN | Kollam | Quilon |
| QRP | Kila Raipur | Qila Raipur |
| RMD | Ramanathapuram | Ramnad |
| SCT | Sengottai | Shencottah |
| SEB | Son Nagar | Sone East Bank |
| SRTL | Cherthala | Shertalai |
| SV | Siwan | Savan |
| TCR | Thrisssur | Trichur |
| TNA | Thane | Thana |
| TQB | Tarangambadi | Tranquebar |
| UBC | Ambala City | Umballa |
| UMB | Ambala Cantt | Umballa |
| VNM | Ontimitta | Vontimitta |
| VTK | Vallattol Nagar | Vettikatiri |
| YLM | Elamanchili | Yellamanchili |
| YP | Errupalem | Yerrupalem |