Luggage trolley symbol

A wheeled cart carrying bags, marking where trolleys are available.

Also known as: Baggage cart, Trolley symbol, Cart with suitcases

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Meanings

A cart stacked with bags marks luggage trolleys. It is also used with a bar through it to mark places trolleys may not go, which is a rare case of a facility sign doubling as a prohibition.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a point where luggage trolleys are available.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Appears struck through to mark escalators and other places trolleys must not be taken, so the same drawing carries a facility and a prohibition depending on its surround.
Contexts: Public information

Visual description

A simplified wheeled cart in side view with an upright handle, carrying one or two stacked suitcase shapes.

A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, 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 documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Escalator
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Baggage cart
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31

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Meanings

A cart stacked with bags marks luggage trolleys. It is also used with a bar through it to mark places trolleys may not go, which is a rare case of a facility sign doubling as a prohibition.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a point where luggage trolleys are available.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Appears struck through to mark escalators and other places trolleys must not be taken, so the same drawing carries a facility and a prohibition depending on its surround.

Contexts: Public information

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, 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 documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Escalator
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Baggage cart
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31