Running in board

JR Central station board at Minobu Station in Yamanashi Prefecture

In British English, a running in board is a large sign showing the name of the railway station on which it is found.^[1] The signs are intended to inform passengers of their location when on a train entering the station, possibly while still moving at speed. Some signs display the names of the previous and following stations on the line.

In normal circumstances, a two-platform station has one running in board on each platform situated near that end of the platform to which trains serving the platform run in, hence "running in board".

During the Second World War, running in boards and station signs in the United Kingdom were removed^[2]^[3] or obscured to prevent enemy spies or paratroopers from easily discovering their location.

References

^ Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain: Local Passenger Trains in the Diesel Era. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.
^ "The Nation at a Standstill: Shutdown in the Second World War". iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
^ Foster, Richard (30 April 2025). "Home Front; Britain's railways at war". Rail Magazine (1, 034). Peterborough: Bauer Media: 57. ISSN 0953-4563.

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[1] Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain: Local Passenger Trains in the Diesel Era. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.

[2] "The Nation at a Standstill: Shutdown in the Second World War". iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

[3] Foster, Richard (30 April 2025). "Home Front; Britain's railways at war". Rail Magazine (1, 034). Peterborough: Bauer Media: 57. ISSN 0953-4563.

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