Will giving the level crossing number to the 112 operator help pinpoint the exact location of the level crossing where the vehicle has broken down?

In the photo, there is a St Andrew's cross at a level crossing with a yellow sticker showing the nine-digit number of the level crossing and emergency numbers: 112 and a phone number for the railway line manager. Giving the level crossing number to the 112 operator will show the exact location of the level crossing where the vehicle has broken down. The answer is: yes.

The Road Traffic Act states that if a vehicle comes to a standstill on a level crossing, the driver is obliged to remove it from the crossing immediately, and if this is not possible, to warn the driver of the rail vehicle of the danger. The yellow sticker is a tool for exactly this: every level crossing on the PKP PLK network has a unique number, assigned in the line manager's system to a specific place on a specific railway line. When you call 112 and give this number, the operator passes it on to the railway traffic controller on duty, who immediately knows which level crossing it is and can stop trains or warn train drivers - without you explaining where it is, which at night in the countryside could take many long minutes. That is why, after getting stuck on the tracks, when the car cannot be pushed off: you lead people away from the track, call 112, give the number from the sticker and warn the approaching train.

Legal basis: Art. 28 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)