Rail Passive Segment Examples

Owned by Meredith Russell
Last updated: Jan 16, 2024
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A passive segment is a set of trip information entered into the GDS that does not cause a ticket to be issued by the GDS. For example, a user may be taking a train between cities, and although you do not use the GDS to issue the train ticket, you may want all of the trip information to be in one place for the user's benefit, and so that agents can generate itineraries or make notes. 

The following tables list examples of rail passive segments in each GDS, and break down the components of each.

Sabre Passive Segment

Segment example

Breakdown

Segment example

Breakdown

0RAL2VGK1NYPBOS19DEC-LV-900A/AR-100P/NA- TRAIN 66/SI-BKD ONLINE/CF-2V123ABC

  • 0RAL = constant

  • 2V = Rail code – 2V is Amtrak code

  •  GK1 = Constant

  •  NYP = Departure Station

  •  BOS = Arrival station

  •  19DEC = Travel date

  •  -LV- = Constant

  •  900A = Departure time /DT-=Constant

  •  19DEC = Arrival date

  •  /AR- = Constant

  •  100p = Arrival time

  •  /NA- = Constant

  • Amtrak = Carrier code

  • 66 = Train number

  • SI-BKD ONLINE/CF-2V = Constant

  • ABCDEF- = Record Locator

Apollo Passive Segment

Segment example

Breakdown

Segment example

Breakdown

02V95Y24SEPNYPPHLBK1/1035A1157A

  • 02V = Constant

  • 95Y = Train number and class

  • 24SEP = Departure Date

  • NYP = Departure Station code

  • PHL = Arrival Station code

  • BK1/ = Constant

  • 1035A = Departure Time

  • 1157A = Arrival Time

Worldspan Passive Segment

Segment example

Breakdown

Segment example

Breakdown

TN2VMK1TRN24MAR/CC1-NYP/CC2-WAS/AN-AMTRAK 1229/TD-1000AM/TA-1130AM/CF-1234234

  • TN = Constant

  • 2V = Carrier Code

  • MK1TRN = Constant

  • 24MAR = Departure Date

  • /CC1- = Constant

  • NYP = Departure Station code

  • /CC2- = Constant

  •  WAS = Arrival Station Code

  • /AN- = Constant

  • AMTRAK 1229 = Carrier Name <sp> Train number

  •  /TD- = Constant

  •  1000AM = Departure Time

  •  /TA- = Constant

  •  1130AM = Arrival Time

  •  /CF- = Constant

  •  1234234 = Amtrak Record Locator

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