Railway Abbreviations / Acronyms

ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS - INDIAN RAILWAYS

S.N.	ABBREVIATION/ACRONYM	EXPANSION
1	AAC	Anticipated Annual Consumption
2	ACD System	Automatic Call Distribution System
3	AFRES	Advanced Finance Railway Earnings & Expenditure System
4	AFTO	Automobies Freight Transport Operator
5	ART	Accident Relief Train
6	ATAS	Alternate Train Accommodation System
7	ATP	Automatic Train Protection
8	ATVM	Automatic Ticket Vending Machine
9	AWS	Auxillary Warning System
10	BCL	Braithwaite & Co. Ltd
11	BFR	Bogie Flat for Rails
12	BOT	Build, Operate & Transfer
13	BPAC	Block Proving Axle Counter
14	BSCL	Burn Standard Company Limited
15	BWEL	Bharat Wagon & EngineeringCo. Ltd
16	CBT	Computer Based Test
17	CCTV	Closed Circuit Tele Vision
18	C-DAC	Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
19	CEN	Centralized Employment Notification
20	CGA	Controller General of Accounts
21	CLW	Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
22	CMS	Crew Management System
23	COA	Control Office Application
24	COD	Commercial Operation Date
25	COFMOW	Central Organisation For Modernisation Of Workshops
26	CONCERT	COuntry wide Network of Computerized Enhanced Reservation & Ticketing.
27	CONCOR	CONtainer CORporation of India Ltd
28	CORE	Central Orgnisation for Railway Electrification
29	CoTVM	Coin/Currency Operated Ticket Vending Machine
30	CPI	Consumer Price Index
31	CPOH	Central Periodical Over Hauling
32	CRF	Capital Recovery Factor
33	CRIS	Centre for Railway Information Systems
34	CRR	Centre for Railway Research ( at IIT/Kharagpur)
35	CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
36	CTARA	Centralized Training Academy for Railway Accounts
37	CTC	Centralized Traffic Control
38	CTR	Complete Track Renewal
39	CTS	Clean Train Station
40	CUG Phones	Common User Group Phones
41	DBFOT	Design, Built, Finance, Operate & Transfer
42	DEMU	Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
43	DFCCIL	Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited
44	DGS&D	Director General of Supplies & Disposables
45	DHR	Dargeeling Himalayan Railways
46	DLW	Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
47	DMRC	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
48	DMW	Diesel loco Modernization Works, Patiala
49	DRUCC	Divisional Railway Users Consultative Council
50	DSDC	Double Stack Dwarf Container
51	DTMF	Dual Tone Multiple Frequency
52	EBR	Extra Budgetary Resources
53	EBR(IF)	Extra Budgetary Resources (Institutional Finance)
54	EBR(P)	Extra Budgetary Resources (Projects)
55	EBR(PPP)	Extra Budgetary Resources (Public Private Partnership)
56	EI	Electronic Interlocking
57	EOI	Expression of Interest
58	EOL	Engine On Load
59	EPC	Engineering Procurement & Construction
60	ETKM	Equated Train Kilo Metres
61	FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
62	FIRR	Financial Internal Rate of Return
63	FLS	Final Location Survey
64	FRBM	Fiscal Responsibilities & Budget Management (act)
65	FSN	Fast, Slow & Non-moving
66	G&SR	General & Subsidiary Rules
67	GAAR	General Anti-Avoidance Rules (w.e.f01.04.2016)
68	GASAB	Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board
69	GDP	Gross Domestic Product
70	GPWIS	General Purpose Wagon Investment Scheme
71	GSM- R	Global System of Mobile communication - Railways
72	GSP	Generalised System of Preferences
73	GST	Goods & Service Tax
74	GTKM	Gross Tonne Kilo Meter
75	GWE	Gross Working Expenses
76	HCW	High Capacity Wagon
77	HHT	Hand Held Terminal (for TTEs in Trains)
78	HMR	Hyderabad Metro Rail
79	HSR	High Speed Rail
80	IAS	International Accounting Standards
81	IBS	Intermediate Block Signalling
82	ICD	Inland Container Depot
83	ICMS	Integrated Coaching Management System
84	IFRS	International Financial Reporting Standards
85	IGAS	Indian Government Accounting Standards
86	IND AS	Indian Accounting Standards
87	IOH	Intermediate Over Haul
88	IRCA	Indian Railways Conference Association
89	IRCON	Indian Railway Construction company ltd. (IRCON International ltd is new name)
90	IRCOT	Indian Railways Central Organisation for Telecom
91	IRCTC	Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
92	IRFA	Indian Railway Financial Adjustments
93	IRFC	Indian Railway Finance Corporation
94	IRISET	Indian Railway Institute for Signal Engineering& Telecommunication
95	IRR	Internal Rate of Return
96	IRRSC	Indian Railway Rolling Stock Company
97	IRS	Indian Railway Standards
98	IRSDC	Indian Railway Station Development Corporation
99	ISD	Indian Stores Department
100	ISP	Internet Service Provider
101	IVRS	Interactive Voice Response System
102	KMRCL	Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
103	KRCL	Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
104	LAMS	Locomotive Asset Management System
105	LAN	Local Area Network
106	LC	Level Crossing
107	LHB	Linke Hofmann Busch
108	LHS	Limited Height Subway
109	LTTC	Long Term Tariff Contract
110	LV	Last Vehicle
111	LWR	Long Welded Rail
112	MACLS	Multiple Aspect Color Light Signalling
113	MCF	Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli
114	MEMU	Mainline Electric Multiple Unit
115	MFC	Multi Functional Complex
116	MMTS	Multi Modal Transport System
117	MPLAD	Member of Parliament Local Area Development
118	MPLS	Multi-Protocol Level Switching
119	MRTS	Mass Rapid Transit System
120	MRV	Medical Relief Van
121	MRVC	Mumbai Rail vikas Corporation
122	MRVC	Mumbai Rail vikas Corporation
123	MTRC	Mobile Train Radio Communication
124	MUTP	Mumbai Urban Transport Project
125	NBFC	Non Banking Financial Corporation
126	NGeT	New Generation e-Ticketing System
127	NMR	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
128	NRUCC	National Railway Users Consultative Council
129	NRVY	National Rail vikas Yojana
130	NTES	National Train Enquiry System
131	NTKM	Net Tonne Kilo Meter
132	NTXR	Neutral Train Examiner
133	O & M charges	Operations & Maintenance charges
134	OBHS	On Board Housekeeping Services
135	OCV	Other Coaching Vehicle
136	OFC	Optical Fibre Cable
137	OWE	Ordinary Working Expenses
138	PA System	Public Address System
139	PCV	Passenger Coaching Vehicle
140	PETS	Preliminary Engineering Cum Traffic Survey
141	PFT	Private Freight Terminal
142	PI	Panel Interlocking
143	PIS	Passenger Information System
144	PKM	Passenger Kilo Meter
145	PMIS	Parcel Management Information System
146	PMS	Parcel Management System
147	PNR	Passenger Name Record
148	POH	Periodical OverHaul
149	PRCL	Pipavav Railway Corporation Ltd.
150	PRIME	Payroll and Related Independent Modules
151	PRS	Passenger Reservation System
152	PSC sleepers	Pre Stressed Concrete sleepers
153	PU	Production Unit
154	R3i	Railway's  Infrastructure for Industry Initiative
155	RAR	Revenue Allocation Register
156	RCC	Railway Convention Committee
157	RCF	Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
158	RCIL	Railtel Corporation of India Ltd.
159	RCIL	Railtel Corporation of India Ltd.
160	RCRV	Rail Cum Road Vehicle
161	RELHS	Railway Employees Liberalized health Scheme
162	REMMLOT	Remote Monitoring and Management of Locomotives and Trains
163	RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
164	RFP	Request For Proposal
165	RFQ	Request For Quotation
166	RFTP	Request For Technical Proposal
167	RITES	Railtel Corporation of India Ltd.
168	RKM	Route Kilo Meter
169	RLDA	Rail Land Development Authority
170	RMS	Rake Management System
171	ROB	Road Over Bridge
172	RPSF	Railway Protection Special Force
173	RRI	Route Relay Interlocking
174	RRTS	Regional Rapid Transport System ( Delhi suburban)
175	RSP	Rolling Stock Programme
176	RSPB	Railway Sports Promotion Board
177	RTIS	Real time Train Information System (another name SIMRAN)
178	RUB	Road Under Bridge
179	RVNL	Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
180	RWF	Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore
181	SFTO	Special freight Transport Operator
182	SIMRAN	Satellite IMaging for RAil Navigation (in collaboration with IIT/Kanpur)
183	SPAD	Signal Passed At Danger
184	SPART	Self Propelled Accident Relief Trains
185	SPV	Special Purpose Vehicle
186	SPW	Special Purpose Wagon
187	SST	Self Stabilizing Track
188	STBA	Station Ticket Booking Agent
189	TCAS	Train Collision Avoidance System
190	TEU	Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (used in containers/ships) (20x8x8 feet)
191	TMS	Terminal Management System
192	TMS	Train Management System
193	TMS	Track Management System
194	TOR	Turn Over Ratio
195	TPWS	Train Protection Warning System
196	TRANSLOC	Transport Logistics Corporation of India
197	TSR	Train Signal Register
198	TTE	Travelling Ticket Examiner
199	TVU	Train Vehicle Unit
200	TWFA	Transfer Without Financial Adjustments
201	UIC	International Union of Railways (french word-Union internationale des chemins de fer)
202	USBRL	Udhampur, Sri nagar, Baramullah Rail Link (345 km)
203	UTS	Unreserved Ticketing System
204	VCD	Vigilance Control Device
205	VCU	Vehicle Control Unit
206	VED	Vital, essential & Desired
207	VGF	Viability Gap Fund
208	VPN	Virtual Private Network
209	WAN	Wide Area Network
210	WGR	Workshop General Register
211	WLS	Wagon Leasing Scheme
212	WPI	Wholesale Price Index
213	YTSK	Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra
214	ZRUCC	Zonal Railway Users Consultative Council
161	RELHS	Railway Employees Liberalized health Scheme
162	REMMLOT	Remote Monitoring and Management of Locomotives and Trains
163	RFID	Radio Frequency Identification
164	RFP	Request For Proposal
165	RFQ	Request For Quotation
166	RFTP	Request For Technical Proposal
167	RITES	Railtel Corporation of India Ltd.
168	RKM	Route Kilo Meter
169	RLDA	Rail Land Development Authority
170	RMS	Rake Management System
171	ROB	Road Over Bridge
172	RPSF	Railway Protection Special Force
173	RRI	Route Relay Interlocking
174	RRTS	Regional Rapid Transport System ( Delhi suburban)
175	RSP	Rolling Stock Programme
176	RSPB	Railway Sports Promotion Board
177	RTIS	Real time Train Information System (another name SIMRAN)
178	RUB	Road Under Bridge
179	RVNL	Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
180	RWF	Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore
181	SFTO	Special freight Transport Operator
182	SIMRAN	Satellite IMaging for RAil Navigation (in collaboration with IIT/Kanpur)
183	SPAD	Signal Passed At Danger
184	SPART	Self Propelled Accident Relief Trains
185	SPV	Special Purpose Vehicle
186	SPW	Special Purpose Wagon
187	SST	Self Stabilizing Track
188	STBA	Station Ticket Booking Agent
189	TCAS	Train Collision Avoidance System
190	TEU	Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (used in containers/ships) (20x8x8 feet)
191	TMS	Terminal Management System
192	TMS	Train Management System
193	TMS	Track Management System
194	TOR	Turn Over Ratio
195	TPWS	Train Protection Warning System
196	TRANSLOC	Transport Logistics Corporation of India
197	TSR	Train Signal Register
198	TTE	Travelling Ticket Examiner
199	TVU	Train Vehicle Unit
200	TWFA	Transfer Without Financial Adjustments
201	UIC	International Union of Railways (french word-Union internationale des chemins de fer)
202	USBRL	Udhampur, Sri nagar, Baramullah Rail Link (345 km)
203	UTS	Unreserved Ticketing System
204	VCD	Vigilance Control Device
205	VCU	Vehicle Control Unit
206	VED	Vital, essential & Desired
207	VGF	Viability Gap Fund
208	VPN	Virtual Private Network
209	WAN	Wide Area Network
210	WGR	Workshop General Register
211	WLS	Wagon Leasing Scheme
212	WPI	Wholesale Price Index
213	YTSK	Yatri Ticket Suvidha Kendra
214	ZRUCC	Zonal Railway Users Consultative Council

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