Station code

United States Amtrak encodes a few stations in Canada which it serves. ==Asia==

Hong Kong A three-letter code system is in use in the MTR to identify stations. For example, Whampoa station of the MTR has the code of WHA. India Indian Railways uses one- to four-letter codes. Most stations of the Indian Railways are assigned three letter codes, for example, the station code for Mumbai Central station is MMCT and for Guwahati is GHY. One-letter station codes of the Indian Railways ==Europe==

Denmark and Sweden In Sweden In Sweden the code is in a few cases a single capital letter, such as M for Malmö Central Station. A special case in Sweden since the 19th century is older stations in Stockholm, where the first capital letter says which station it is, and after that "st", for example Cst for Stockholm Central Station and Sst for Stockholm South Station, because it was considered easier to recognise in telegraphy. Germany Deutsche Bahn in Germany uses an alphabetic station code system called the DS 100 code, for example, Luckenwalde station in Brandenburg has the station code BLD. Norway Stations normally have a code of three capital letters, sometimes two letters. They are called "stedskoder" (location codes). Examples: OSL=Oslo Central Station, GAR=Oslo Airport Station, TND=Trondheim Central Station and BO=Bodø Station. UK 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. In England, Scotland and Wales of the UK, railway stations are assigned three-letter codes and are issued by National Rail and are called the Computer Reservation System (CRS). ==See also==