Intersection where a road crosses a railway at the same level
This article is about at-grade intersections between a railroad and road. For where two rail lines cross, see Level junction. For a type of nuclear receptor (RXR), see Retinoid X receptor.
"Rail crossing" redirects here. For other uses, see Glossary of rail transport terms.
"RxR" redirects here. For other uses, see RXR (disambiguation).
Most crossings in Europe and around the world are marked by some form of saltire (Saint Andrew's Cross, or crossbuck) to warn road users about a level crossing and/or about a level crossing with no barriers whatsoever. This cross is on a level crossing in Slovenia.
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level,[1] as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion. Other names include railway level crossing,[1]railway crossing (chiefly international), grade crossing or railroad crossing (chiefly American),[2]road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR (abbreviated).
There are more than 100,000 level crossings in Europe and more than 200,000 in North America.
Road-grade crossings are considered incompatible with high-speed rail[3] and are virtually non-existent in European high-speed train operations.[4]
A level crossing at Hoylake, Merseyside, England, with a train passing
An active level crossing in Japan, 2022, train approaching from left
A railroad crossing in Abington, Massachusetts, US
A CRH380A train passing Shoupakou level crossing at Beijing, China
^ abVicRoads (26 August 2014). "Trains & level crossings". VicRoads. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
^"Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Overview". Federal Railroad Administration. Department of Transportation. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
^JAMES J. ROZEK; JOHN A. HARRISON (1998). "Grade Crossing Safety and Economic Issues in Planning for High-Speed Rail Systems" (PDF). Transportation Research Record (1177): 47. Retrieved 2 April 2024. Highway grade crossings are generally incompatible with HSR operation
^"EUROPE'S APPROACH TO RAIL CROSSING SAFETY". ITE Journal. 68 (2). Institute of Transportation Engineers: 18. 1998. ISSN 0162-8178. Retrieved 2 April 2024. with the exception of a few grade crossings in Italy, all high-speed rail crossings are grade separated
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A level crossing at Hoylake, Merseyside, England, with a train passing
A railroad crossing in Abington, Massachusetts, US
A CRH380A train passing Shoupakou level crossing at Beijing, China
