In some places -- especially Mumbai -- special codes are used to indicate the destination of a suburban train (either on the rake (CR), or on platform indicators (CR/WR)). These are not the official station codes, but usually just 1- or 2-letter mnemonics.
Some of the commonly-used ones around Mumbai are:
- A : Andheri (WR), Ambarnath (CR)
- AD : Andheri (CR)
- AS : Asangaon
- B : Bandra (CR Bandra locals via the Harbour Line)
- BL : Badlapur
- Bo : Borivali
- BR, BP : Belapur
- BY : Bhayander
- C : Kurla (from Coorla), also Churchgate??
- CH : Kurla via Harbour line
- CM : Chembur
- D : Dadar
- G : Ghatkopar
- Go : Goregaon
- K : Kalyan
- M : Mankhurd, also Malad??
- MU, MB : Mumbai (used at Itarsi, Bhopal, etc.)
- N : Kasara (from North-East line)
- PL, P : Panvel
- S : Karjat (from South-East line)
- T : Thane
- TL : Titwala
- V : Vashi, also Virar?
- Vs : Vasai Road
'Y' is often used to indicate an empty rake returning to its shed for service (at termini -- Churchgate, CSTM)
Other 2- or 3-letter codes are sometimse used to refer to stations, in a seemingly ad hoc manner. E.g., at Nellore, Chennai Central bound trains are marked 'CEN' on the indicator boards. At Bhopal and Itarsi, Mumbai-bound trains are marked 'MU' or 'MB'.
Source - IFRCA.org
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