Why are there yellow and white lines on train coaches? 99% people do not know its meaning, it is not just a design

Why are there yellow white and brown stripes on train coaches: Whenever we leave for a journey by train, there is often tension in the mind a few hours before. Like whether the train will be missed, whether the train is coming early or late, whether the platform will be the same or will it change… etc. If you get your seat in the train then the fun of the journey becomes double. Keeping in mind its passengers, Indian Railways provides all the information from mobile app to display board. But do you know that you can get a lot of information just by looking at the train coach? There are yellow, white and gray colored lines on the train coaches. These lines are not just a design, but they also give important information to you.

Every symbol on the train has a meaning

Indian Railways is the second largest rail network in Asia and the fourth largest in the world. Indian Railways transports lakhs of passengers to their destination every day. You see many types of symbols on trains, but often we do not know their meaning. Let us tell you today what these white, yellow and gray lines mean.

Meaning of the white, yellow and gray lines

You must have noticed that some coaches of the train have yellow and white or light blue lines on one side. These lines indicate the status of the train on its coach. If there are white stripes on the coach of a train, it indicates that it is a general coach. Whereas yellow lines are on the coaches which are reserved for sick and physically disabled people. Indian Railways also reserves coaches for women. There are gray colored stripes on such coaches. Whereas in Mumbai local train, red colored lines are made over the gray color to show the first class coach.

Actually, Railways gives all the information related to travel in advance. But there was a time when a large part of India’s population was illiterate. In such a situation, Railways gives important information related to the train coaches to the people through such symbols.

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