India, Aug. 6 -- Every day, lakhs of Indians take a train to travel across the country. Even our childhoods have been defined by train journeys - from finding which platform your train will arrive on to figuring out your coach and seat, and arriving hours before at the railway station.

Each train you have taken in your life has always had a different number assigned to it. Moreover, each coach had a different number. But have you ever wondered how and why the trains are numbered? What do these numbers mean? Let's find out their hidden meaning:

From the years 1989 to 2010, a four-digit scheme was used for long-distance passenger trains, and they were called 'Universal Numbers'.

However, in the old train numbering system, these numbers w...