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Mar 8, 2023
As Indians, all of us have travelled by trains at some point. But keen observers may have noticed something interesting on the last coach of every train.
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Every train of the Indian Railways has the symbol X on its last coach, and this never goes missing.
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The Ministry of Railways took to Twitter recently to explain the significance of this.
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The letter ‘X’ on the last coach of the train denotes that the train has passed without any coaches being left behind.
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In fact, the letter X denotes that it is the last coach of the train and that is how officials get a confirmation.
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Since being shared, the tweet by the ministry has gained over 4,000 likes on the platform.
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The Indian Railways is a 169-year-old heritage of the country and connects almost every corner of India.
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