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Railway crossing with two or more tracks — South African Road Sign W404

Marks a railway level crossing with two or more tracks at the crossing. Slow down, look both ways, be ready to stop, and give way to trains. After one train passes, check that no second train is coming on another track before crossing.

Railway crossing with two or more tracks road sign

W404

At a glance

Sign code
W404
Type
Warning
Official meaning
Railway-crossing marker (doubled St Andrew's cross) indicating a level crossing with two or more railway tracks.

What the Railway crossing with two or more tracks sign means

Marks a railway level crossing with two or more tracks at the crossing.

What you must do

Slow down, look both ways, be ready to stop, and give way to trains. After one train passes, check that no second train is coming on another track before crossing.

Know the mistake this sign turns on

Full access adds the confusion Railway crossing with two or more tracks is most often mistaken for and the hint for the test, on this sign and every other one — plus practice questions and timed mock papers. The practice sample and the readiness test are free.

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Sources

  • Road Traffic Signs chart, National Department of TransportThe official chart. Sign W404 was checked against it, artwork and meaning, before being published here.
  • National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 — Schedule 1Where the prescribed meaning of each road traffic sign is set out.

Last updated 2026-08-23.

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