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Trains are often referred to as going up or down — what does this mean? 1 Answers Trains are often referred to as going up or down — what does this mean? Query - Trains are often referred to as going "up" or "down" — what does this mean? Answer - Down refers to a train travelling away from its headquarters (i.e., the homing railway) or from its Divisional headquarters, whichever is closer. Up refers to a train travelling towards its headquarters or divisional HQ, whichever is closer. Eg, 2903 DN Frontier mail is down travelling away from its HQ (Bombay) and from the division that homes it (Bombay division) and similarly 2904 UP refers to it travelling back towards Bombay, its HQ and division. Usually the numbers for the "up" and "down" trains differ by just 1. As... more... |