Rail Station Code

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A rail station code is used to identify stations in a given geographical area. This code is usually the name of a station rather than a string of numbers and letters.

The same station code can exist in multiple states, e.g. 'Springfield'. Therefore, during the 'STATION_CODE' CSV upload process, to differentiate between different stations with the same name, the Rail Station Code field is used. This represents the non-unique station code. The station_code_gid/xid will act to identify a unique record in OTM. This station_code_gid is OTM specific and could be a combination of 'station_code' and 'province'.

Following is sample data for station code, SPRINGFIELD, which exists in MASSACHUSETTS as well as ILLINOIS.

STATION_CODE_GID, STATION_CODE_XID, STATION_CODE, DESCRIPTION, PROVINCE_CODE, COUNTRY_CODE_GID
SPRINGFIELD-IL, SPRINGFIELD-IL, SPRINGFIELD, SPRINGFIELD Illinois USA, IL, USA
SPRINGFIELD-MA, SPRINGFIELD-MA, SPRINGFIELD, SPRINGFIELD Massachusetts USA, MA, USA

For PCMiler Rail Engine, whenever the 'station_code_gid' is provided, it retrieves the corresponding Rail Station Code ('nu_station_code') and province code, and passes them to the PCMilerRailEngine, instead of passing the station_code_gid.

Adding Rail Station Codes:

1. Enter a Rail Station Code ID.
2. Enter a Description.
3. Enter a Rail Station Code.
4. Enter a Province Code.
5. Optionally, enter a County Code. This is important if there are two or more towns or cities with the same name in the state. The county code will differentiate between them.
6. Enter a Country Code.
7. Select a Domain Name.
8. Click Finished.