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IRC: 8-1980

TYPE DESIGNS

FOR
HIGHWAY KILOMETRE STONES
(Second Revision)

THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS


1995

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IRC

8 1980

TYPE DESIGNS
FOR

HIGHWAY KILOMETRE STONES


(Second Revision)

Published by

THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS


Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road,

New

Delhi-110011

1995
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TYPE DESIGNS FOR HIGHWAY KILOMETRE STONES

INTRODUCTION

1.

The standard on Kilometre Stones was publislied by the


Indian Roads Congress originally in 1960. It was reviewed by the
Specifications and Standards Committee (personnel given on inside
front and back cover) in October, 1979 with respect to the language
of inscription and certain modifications were made.
1.1.

The revised standard incorporating these changes was


1.2.
approved by the Council of Indian Roads Congress at their meeting
held at Gauhati on 28th October, 1979 and is recommended for
adoption on all roads in the country.
2.

2.1.

shown

DESIGN OF KILOMETRE STONES

Kilometre stones shall correspond

in Plates 1, 2

and

to the

Type Designs

3.

On National Highways, State Highways and Major


Roads, the kilometre stones used shall have two sizes:

2.2.

District

(i)

(ii)

"ordinary kilometre stones" of smaller size vide Plate


"fifth kilometre stones" (i.e. kilometre stones
five

kilometres) of bigger size vide Plate

1;

installed

and
after every

2.

2.3.
On Other District Roads and Village Roads, the kilometre stones shall be uniformly of one size as shown in Plate 3.

3.

3.1.

Kilometre stones

MATERIALS

may

be

available locally, such as hard stone,

4.

4.1.

State

SCRIPT

made

of suitable

cement concrete

materials,

etc.

AND SEQUENCE OF INSCRIPTION

Ordinary kilometre stones put up on National Highways,


etc. (vide Plate 1) shall be inscribed either in Hindi

Highways

or local language

and indicate the name and distance


1

to

the

next

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important

(i.e.

as the case

may be

other hand,

and

intermediate) town

shall

(see para 4.2).

or the terminal/starting station


stones, on the

Fifth kilometre

be inscribed only

Roman and show

in

distance of the terminal/starting station as well as of

mediate town (see para 4.2 and Plate


4.2.

The place names

in the following

shall

the

name

the

inter-

2).

be inscribed

in different scripts

sequence, only one script being used on

any one

kilometre stone:

Km No.

Script for place

Place to be shown

names

Roman

station
Terminal/starting
next important town

Hindi (Devnagri Script)

Next important town

Local Language

do

Hindi (Devnagri Script)

Terminal/starting station

Local Language

do

Roman

station
Terminal/starting
next important town

Hindi (Devnagri Script)

Next important town

and

so on, repeated in the


4.3.

same

and

and

order.

The above order and weightage of

script

may be

For
modified by the Road Authority if considered necessary.
Devnagri,
as
same
instance, where local script happens to be the
given in
instead of the sequence for ordinary kilometre stones

and the
para 4.2, the kilometrage to the next important town
terminal/starting station could be shown on alternate stones.
kilometre stones fixed on Other District Roads and
official language (:.e.
Village Roads, the inscription may be in the
recognised regional
the
Hindi in Devnagri script) or the script of
Inscriplanguage at the discretion of the local Road Authority.
to a
leads
road
Roman script is not necessary unless the
4.4.

On

tion in

place of tourist or archaeological interest or there


reasons.

are other

good

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4.5.

be inscribed

in

every

case,

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numerals on kilometre stones

the

the international form

or Devnagri numerals shall not be used vide Article

343

shall

Local

numerals.

of Indian

of the

(i)

Constitution of India.

On each kilometre stone, its number^'' shall be inscribed


4.6.
on the side of the stone facing the carriageway (see Plates 1, 2 and
In case of thin stones made of R.C.C. or some other material,
3).
the digits may be inscribed one below the other starting from the
Thus 426 will be shown as:
top.
4
2
6

5.

SIZE,

SHAPE AND SPACING OF LETTERS/NUMERALS

Letters

5.1.

and numerals on kilometre stones

be of

shall

following size:
Height of

letters for

Place

mm
mm
100 mm

Name

80

Height of numerals for Kilometrage

130

Height of numerals for Route Numbers

Shapes and dimensions of standard letters/numerals for


For long place names,
the above sizes are given in Plates 4 and 5.
the thickness of letters and the spacing between them may be
reduced suitably, however without making any change in their
5.2.

height.

When

5.3.

inscribing

letters

or

having an arc at top or bottom should be

numerals,

extended

or below the line of the other letters/numerals.

dance with the accepted practice

Recommended

5.4.

numerals

is

given in

Table

for

spacing
I,

and

rounded

letters

is

meant

for the

characters

slightly

This

is

in

and numerals.

between
adjacent
letters/
any combination can be
in

the

use of maintenance staff and

with zero at the starting station, increasing progressively upto the


metre stone at the terminal station.

above
accor-

for

worked out through a two-step process described


This numbering

all

footnote

will start
last

kilo-

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below the Table. This space is the distance measured horizontally


between the extreme right edge of the preceding letter/numeral
and the extreme left edge of the following letter/numeral. No part
of any letter/numeral may extend into this space. The other edge
clearances should be as given below
:

mm
mm
50 mm
50 mm

Top
Bottom

50

75

Sides

Spacing between

On

5.5.

Roman,

lines

kilometre stones inscribed

in a

language other than

the style of lettering shall be the one in general

spacing between single or

compound

to the thickness of the vertical

of letters

case

in

letters shall

strokes/or the

thickness

having no vertical

of scripts

The

use.

be at least equal
of strokes

strokes

(such

as

Oriya, Telugu and Kannada).


6.

COLOUR OF BACKGROUND AND OF THE INSCRIPTION


The background colour shall be white with black letters
for names of stations and distances.
The semi-

6.1.

and numerals

circular portion of kilometre stones shall be painted

canary yellow

Shade 309) on National Highways, brilliant green (I.S.


Shade 221) on State Highways, and white on Major District
Roads. Route numbers written on the semi-circular portion shall
be in black colour on canary yellow and white backgrounds, and in
white colour on brilliant green background.

(TS.

7.

PLACEMENT

Normally kilometre stones shall be located on left-hand


one proceeds from the station from which the
kilometre count starts.
On divided roads having a central median,
kilometre stones should be provided at the left on both sides of
7.1.

side of the road as

the road

i.e.

7.2.

independently for each direction of travel.

Kilometre stones shall be fixed at right

centre line of the carriageway.

on the edge of the


necessary on specially erected

located

shall

On embankments,

to

the

shall

roadway beyond the shoulders,


platforms.

be fixed clear of the shoulders

(See Plate

angles
these

6).

as

In

cut

well as

sections,

the

side

be
if

these
drains.

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Table

Table

1(a)

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Spacing between Standard Letters or Numerals of


Different Heights

1.

Letter to Letter

Table

1(b)

Code Number

Numeral to Numeral
Code Number

Following Letter

Following Numeral

Pre-

ceding
Letter B, D, E, C, G, O,
F, H, I. ,Q, S,
K, L, M, IX, Z
,

T T

In.,

csdin g

ATT

Num-

eral

A\, J,
,

VV

1,5

2, 3, 6,
8, 9,

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

2
1

p
p

2
2
2
2
2

6
7

2
2

X1

T
1

2
2
2
2

2
2

2
2

i-i

2
2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2
2

2
2
2
2
2

Q
R

1
1

w
X
Y
Z

Note

4, 7

2
2
2

4
2
2

4
2
2
2

Spacing between
1(c)
Letters and numerals

Table

IN

2
2
2
2
2
2
2

mm

Letter or

Height

Code

Numeral
in

mm

Number

130

SO

100

24

31

19
13
6

24

2
4

19
15

10

To determine the proper spacing between


the code number from Tables 1(a) and

letters

16
8

or numerals, obtain

and enter Table 1(c) for


or numeral height. Spacing is
1(b)

code number to desired letter


measured horizontally from the extreme right edge of the preceding
letter/numeral to the extreme left edge of the following letter/numeral.
that

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MATERIALS USED.

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SIDE

ELEVATION

TYPE DESIGN FOR ORDINARY KILOMETRE STONE


ON N Hs .S Hs.a M.D.Rs.

TYPE DESIGN FOR THE 5 th KILOMETRE STONE


ON N. Hs.,S.Hs. a M. D.Rs.
ALL DIMENSIONS

IN

MILLIMETKES

Plate 3

50
PLACE NAME

LO

L
i

ROADWAY LEVEL
350
-

370

350
370

O
THICKNESS MAY VARY
DEPENDING ON THE
MATERIALS USED

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SIDE ELEVATION

TYPE DESIGN FOR KILOMETRE STONE


ON 0 0. Rs a VILLAGE ROADS
ALL DIMENSION

IN

MILLIMETRES

Plate

NOTE: FOR SPACING BETWEEN LETTERS. SEE TABLE

STANDARD LETTERS
1

NOTE: FOR SPACING BETWEEN NUMERALS, SEE TABLE

STANDARD NUMERALS
1.

Plato 6

LOCATION OF KILOMETRE STONES

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