Norwegian railway signs · Orientation

Orientation & location

Signs that identify an approaching feature, a stopping point or a precise place along the railway.

Signals 66 and 67

End of train route & orientation signals

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Signal 66

End of train route

Marks the latest stopping point for a train that is to stop at the station.

Signal 67A

Orientation

Advance orientation sign without an internal bar.

Signal 67B

Level-crossing orientation

The horizontal black bar identifies a level crossing ahead.

Signal 67C

Stopping-place orientation

The vertical black bar identifies a stopping place ahead.

Signal 67D

Crossing & stopping place

The crossed horizontal and vertical bars identify both features ahead.

Signal 67E

Daytime orientation

A supplementary sign indicating that the ordinary horn indication is not given between 22:00 and 06:00.

Crossing and rockfall

Protected places

These fronts identify a level crossing and a signal associated with a rockfall-warning installation.

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Signal 70

Level-crossing sign

Advance sign for a level crossing whose protection is not interlocked with a main signal.

R
Signal 73

Rockfall-warning sign

Identifies a signal that is dependent on a rockfall-warning installation.

Train length

Stopping position

Length boards provide a stopping reference for trains and shunting movements.

250 m
Signal 74A

Train-length sign

A platform stopping reference for passenger trains of the length shown on the board.

250 m
Signal 74B

Length sign

Marks a suitable stopping position for a train or shunting movement of the length shown.

Location

Kilometre signs

The boards identify kilometre positions along the railway.

175
Signal 75AExample: km 17.5

Kilometre sign

Shows the kilometre and the number of hundreds of metres along the railway.

3840
Signal 75BExample: km 384.0

Kilometre sign, narrow profile

A narrow form used where the ordinary board does not fit.