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In 2010, Indian railways switched from a four-digit numbering system to five digits. They were running out of train numbers. Indian railways today operates 13
by indus 2y ago
In 2010, Indian railways switched from a four-digit numbering system to five digits.
They were running out of train numbers.
Indian railways today operates 13,000 trains daily.
There is a PDF that talks about the problem, the solution, exceptions, and a rollout plan.
One fine day, IT systems seamlessly transitioned—-took some time to wipe the old numbers from passengers memories.
- akpa1 2y agoDo you have a link to the PDF?
- indus 2y agoI need to fish the exact one but this is the public cover of that https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/Circulars/2%20five%20Digit%20Train%20no%20scheme%209_9_10.pdf https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directora...
- Green-Man 2y agoI looked up the nickname of the author of the commentary. Now I feel recursion is still running inside my brain
- indus 2y agooh man! such a comment ;-)