Real life railways use abbrevations for all stations, yards, junctions and other locations in their timetables and other internal documents. This was already the case in the 1950's, and we have decided to make a list of locations, their respective abbreviations and location on the map below.
Abbreviation | Full name | Location on the map |
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Dklt | Dokmuiden Luchtvaartterrein | The yard of Dokmuiden Airfield. |
Dkm | Dokmuiden | The station of Dokmuiden. |
Dkmk | Dokmuiden Aansluiting KITE raffinaderij | The small yard alongside the mainline and the streetrunning section to the KITE refinery. |
Dkmkr | Dokmuiderenkruis | The flat crossing of Dokmuiden. |
Dkmz | Dokmuiden Zeehaven | The harbour of Dokmuiden with all its tracks. |
Dhza | Dijkhuizen Aansluiting | Junction south of Dokmuiden near the village of Dijkhuizen, with track either to Ensdrecht or Seest |
Drk | Draaibrug over de Krooze | The swing bridge across the Krooze river near Beurs. |
Edr | Ensdrecht | The station of Ensdrecht. |
Edrl | Ensdrecht Kleine Lindt | The freight branch of Ensdrecht. |
Hb | Hoogburg | The station of Hoogburg. |
Hem | De Hem Aansluiting | The easternmost part of the junction between Hoogburg and Helmelo, where the two mainlines merge. |
Hemn | De Hem Aansluiting Noord | The junction closest to Hoogburg where the branch diverges to Wolterskanaal. |
Hemz | De Hem Aansluiting West | The junction closest to Wolterskanaal where the brach diverges to Hoogburg. |
Hml | Helmelo | The station of Helmelo. |
Hmla | Helmelo Aansluiting | The junction east of Helmelo. |
Hmlz | Helmelo Zoutindustrie | The small halt dedicated to the Zoutindustrie near Helmelo, |
Hrw | 's Heerenwijk | The halt of 's Heerenwijk. |
Hzd | Hazeldrecht | The station of Hazeldrecht. |
IJs | IJssel aan Zee | The station of IJssel aan Zee. |
IJsd | 't IJssels Duin | The logging camp between IJssel aan Zee and Dokmuiden, named after the forest it is located in. |
Knbr | Koninginnehavenbrug | The openable part of bridge across the Scheijn river. |
Krd | Kroosdrichem | The station of Kroosdrichem. |
Krdh | Kroosdrichem Haven | The food industry between Kroosdrichem and Beurs, alongside the Kroozehaven. |
Krdi | Kroosdrichem Industrie | The vehicle factory of Kroosdrichem. |
Ktr | Kesteren | The station of Kesteren. |
Ktza | Kesteren Zuid Aansluiting | The junction south of Kesteren. |
Lebr | Brug over de Lemmel | The small openable bridge near Dijkhuizen. |
Pg | Peperga | The station of Peperga. |
Rm | Rossum | The station of Rossum. |
Rmvh | Rossum Vishaven | All the tracks in the Rossum docks. |
Sbr | Brug over de Scheijn | The large railway bridge between Dokmuiden and Westdijk Aansluiting. |
St | Seest | The station of Seest. |
Vlb | Voorlerberg | The station of Voorlerberg. |
Vlm | Voorlem | The station of Voorlem. |
Vlma | Voorlem Aansluiting | The junction west of Voorlem, where the railway splits to Voorlerberg and Wezinge. |
Vlmb | Voorlem Beurs | The station of Beurs. |
Vlmbh | Voorlem Beurs Haven | The harbour of Beurs. |
Vlmge | Voorlem Goederenemplacement | The yard of Voorlem, to the west of the station. |
Vlmo | Voorlem Oost | The station of Voorlem Oost. |
Vlst | Voorlemschestraatweg | The small former halt on the line between Peperga and Hoogburg. |
Wd | Westdijk | The station of Westdijk. |
Wda | Westdijk Aansluiting | The junction to the east of Westdijk, where the line from Voorlem Oost merges. |
Wtk | Wolterskanaal | The station of Wolterskanaal. |
Wtkbr | Brug over de Krooze bij Wolterskanaal | The bridge across the Krooze river adjacent to the station of Wolterskanaal. |
Wze | Wezinge | The station of Wezinge. |
Zd | Zand op 't Zee | The station of Zand op 't Zee. |
Zdg | Zand op 't Zee Goederen | The yard of Zand op 't Zee including its depot facilities. |
Zoa | Zoutindustrie Aansluiting | The location west of Helmelo where the small branch connects to the mainline. |