Railway Accounts Department Examinations

Monday, July 1, 2019

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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