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