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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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