Indian combined continuous and broken line

A solid and a broken line drawn together.

Also known as: One-way overtaking line, Solid and broken line India

Road & transportStandard profile

Meanings

The Indian road marking permitting a crossing from one side and prohibiting it from the other.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Permits a vehicle to cross from the side on which the line is broken and prohibits it from the side on which it is continuous.
Contexts: Road signage
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Encodes two different permissions in one marking, so a driver must read which line is nearer to know which applies to them.
Contexts: Road signage

Two lines drawn side by side, one unbroken and one dashed, with a narrow gap between them.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24

Meanings

The Indian road marking permitting a crossing from one side and prohibiting it from the other.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Permits a vehicle to cross from the side on which the line is broken and prohibits it from the side on which it is continuous.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Encodes two different permissions in one marking, so a driver must read which line is nearer to know which applies to them.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

IRC:67, Code of Practice for Road Signs
Indian Roads Congress · retrieved 2026-08-25
The Indian national code of practice for road signs, which defines the mandatory, cautionary and informatory sign families, their shapes, and their meanings. Cited for a sign's identity and defined meaning. Records are descriptive and are not a statement of any road user's legal obligation, which is fixed by the Motor Vehicles Act and its rules.

Last reviewed 2026-08-24