A04 Amtrak/Rail Section

*NOTE*  This section is not used  in GCS

Level

Hex

Dec

Label

Bytes

Type

Description

1

00

00

A04SEC

3

A/S

Section label "A04"

1

03

03

A04ITN

2

N

Itinerary index number (segment number)

This is the numeric sequence (from first to last) of the passenger's air, rail and auxiliary segment itinerary.  The sequence will not be consecutive in the Rail data section if auxiliary segments exist in the PNR/Booking File.

1

05

05

A04CDE

2

B

AMTRAK / Rail code

1

07

07

A04NUM

3

N

AMTRAK / Rail number (Zero filled)

1

0A

10

A04NME

12

B

AMTRAK / Rail name

(As stored in Travelport Apollo System)

1

16

22

A04FLT

4

N

Train number

1

1A

26

A04CLS

2

B

Class of service

Affiliated Carrier Information, if it exists, is found in this field.  i.e. TW = Trailways Bus.

1

1C

28

A04STS

2

A

Status

Status Codes transmitted in the MIR:

  • HK = Holding Confirmed

1

1E

30

A04DTE

5

B

Departure date (Format:  DDMMM)

1

23

35

A04TME

5

B

Departure time

When 24 hour clock is used, time is left justified.

1

28

40

A04ARV

5

B

Arrival time

When 24 hour clock is used, time is left justified.

1

2D

45

A04IND

1

N

Next day arrival indicator

Indicates when the train will arrive at the destination city.

  • 1 = Previous day arrival

  • 2 = Same day arrival

  • 3 = Next day arrival

  • 4 = 2 days later arrival

1

2E

46

A04OCI

16

I

Origin city information

2

2E

46

A04OCC

3

A

City code

2

31

49

A04OCN

13

A

City name

1

3E

62

A04DCI

16

I

Destination city information

2

3E

62

A04DCC

3

A

City code

2

41

65

A04DCN

13

A

City name

1

4E

78

A04DOM

1

A

Domestic/International Indicator

  • D = Domestic

    CRT, Origin City and Destination City are all in the same country.

  • I = International

    Either the CRT, Origin City or Destination City is in a different country.

Note: This indicator compares the Country Code for Board and Off Cities to the CRT Location.

1

4F

79

A04NNN

1

I

Indicator

Reserved for future use

1

50

80

A04BLK

4

I

Blanks

1

54

84

A04STP

1

A

Stopover indicators

X ,O

These indicators identify special rail pricing, not stopovers.

1

55

85

A04STO

1

N

Number of stops

1

56

86

A04BNK

10

I

Blanks

1

60

96

A04MIL

5

N

Nautical miles

These miles are based on Longitude and Latitude lines and calculations.  They do not represent Frequent Flyer miles, although they may be close to the number of miles awarded in Frequent Flyer programs.

1

65

101

A04FCI

1

A

Flight coupon indicator

This indicator identifies how this segment applies to the ticket coupon that is printed or used.

  • F = Air transportation

  • V = Void

  • R = Refud

  • BLANK = Coupon not used

(SURFACE/ARNK)

Currently Travelport Apollo System only sends actual flight segments in the MIR, so only "F" should appear in this field.

1

66

102

A04SIC

1

N

Segment identifier

This identifier indicates the coupon number used in the ticket book.  Each Ticket Book has a maximum of four coupons.  The only numbers you will see in this field are 1,2,3,4.

1

 

 

A04C01

1

S

Carriage return

Note: Carriage Return "A04C01" is a floating carriage return related to the Amtrak/Rail Data Item.  This carriage return is located after the last Data field present in this Amtrak/Rail Item.

1

 

 

A04C02

1

S

Carriage return

This carriage return indicates the end of the Amtrak/Rail Data Section and follows the last Amtrak/Rail Item.

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