Sign J12: Warning for a level crossing with a single track

Legal meaning

Level crossing with a single track.

Source: RVV 1990 annex 1 · checked 2026-10-23

Shape and colour

White St Andrew's cross with red tips: a level crossing with one track, right at the track.

Where the sign stands

Directly before the track, on the right (often also on the left), at the stop line or the barrier.

What the exam asks about this sign

The exam asks what this cross means: you are right at a level crossing with one track; here you stop at a flashing red light or an approaching train, before the cross. Trap: candidates think it is a warning at a distance (J10/J11), but the St Andrew's cross marks the track itself.

Often confused with

• Warning for a level crossing with two or more tracks J13 — Double cross: two or more tracks.
• Warning for a level crossing without barriers or gates ahead J11 — The distance warning without barriers.
• Warning for a level crossing with barriers or gates ahead J10 — The distance warning with barriers.