Level crossing signs
Light signal at level crossing for pedestrians
What it means
This is the signal for people on foot at a railway or tramway crossing. A red figure means the line is not safe and you MUST NOT cross or pass the stop line. There is no green figure to wait for - when the red figure goes out and no alarm is sounding, look both ways and cross. You will meet it on station footpaths and beside road crossings - and do not set off just because one train has gone by.
Highway Code Rule 34 — read it on GOV.UK
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Other level crossing signs
- Advance warning of light signals at a level crossing with or without a gate or barrier
- Drivers of large or slow vehicles must stop and telephone before using an automatic railway or tramway crossing
- Keep crossing clear
- Level crossing with gate or barrier ahead
- Location of railway or tramway level crossing without a gate or barrier
- Open railway level crossing without light signals
