## Help

OwlBoard gives you quick and easy access to departure boards for all National Rail stations in the UK.

Just type a CRS, TIPLOC or STANOX into the textbox on the homepage and tap enter on the screen or your keypad. You can also select a differnt board type, more details on your choices below.

For example, Portway Park & Ride's CRS is 'PRI', and its TIPLOC is 'PTWYPR'; Portsmouth Harbour's CRS is 'PMH', and its TIPLOC is 'PHBR'.

A CRS is always three letters, a TIPLOC can be between 4-7 letters.

### Don't know the CRS or TIPLOC?

Sorry, you can't search by name but you can use our Code Lookup page to help.

### Board Types

#### Basic Board - Default

The basic board shows the next 10 train arrival and departures, as well as bus and ferry departures where available.

You can tap on a trains origin or destination to see service details.

### Glossary

Some of the terms may be new to you or different from those commonly used.

Term | Definition
--- | ---
CAN | Cancelled
CRS | Computer Reservation System Code - correctly termed as '3ALPHA'
NLC | National Location Code - Used for finance & accounting
RT | Right rime (On time)
STANOX | Station Number
TIPLOC | Timing Point Location (Name)

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