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Indian Railway Information : Indian Railways is the second largest rail network in Asia. Millions of people travel by train every day and to transport these millions of people to their destinations, the Railways operates about 13,000 trains daily.
You must have travelled by train many times, but have you ever noticed why there is a cross or 'X' mark on the last coach of the train. Have you ever felt after seeing this mark that if this mark was not there, then the train journey would have been affected? It is absolutely true that the railways cannot make such a big identity just like that. Every mark on the train coach has its own special significance. Something similar is the case with this cross symbol as well.
X is made of yellow colour
Let us tell you that this cross mark on the train compartment is of yellow colour only. Because, the wavelength of yellow colour is between red and green and it is easy to detect it from a distance. Red and green colour are most popular in signals, but yellow colour also has a very important place, hence the cross mark on the dustbin is also made of yellow colour only.
Why is X mark made?
This cross has many advantages. For example, the cross indicates that this is the last coach of the train, or nothing. Here the meaning of the cross cannot be added. The mark of X is made to indicate the last coach of the entire train.
A board is mounted
Let us tell you that there is a board with 'LV' written on it on the train coach. This special board is installed after joining or adding the coach of the train. LV means last vehicle. Along with this, a red light is also installed on the last coach, which tells that this is the last coach of the train.
Information given to railway guard
When a train passes through a station, platform or railway gate, the cross mark gives many indications. The railway employee or guard posted at a station or railway gate knows that the coach with the cross has been crossed, that is, the entire train has passed. The departure of the train from the station is also considered complete only when the coach with the board of cross or LV crosses it. The crossed coaches indicate that no coach of the train has been separated or detached from the train.
