Tag:railway=crossing

A point where pedestrians may cross a railway.

Tags to use in combination

• crossing=* - For usage.
  • crossing=traffic_signals
    • traffic_signals:sound=yes/no/locate/walk
    • traffic_signals:vibration=yes/no
  • crossing=uncontrolled
  • crossing=informal
• crossing:chicane=yes/no - Is there any barrier that forces pedestrians to look in both directions before reaching the actual tracks?
• crossing:barrier=yes/no
• crossing:light=yes/no
• crossing:supervision=yes or crossing:supervised=yes or supervised=yes
• crossing:whistle=yes/optional/wayside - If the crossing has special rules about trains sounding their horns.

Accessibility

If the crossing itself has tactile paving, such as the plastic lines attached to some of the crossings in the Netherlands, tactile_paving=yes can be added

Photos

• Railway crossings
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See also

• railway=level_crossing - A crossing between a railway and a road
• railway=tram_crossing - Transition of tram tracks
• railway=railway_crossing - Crossing rails that do not interconnect
• railway=switch - A railway switch
• highway=crossing - Pedestrians can cross a street here
• crossing=* - Further refinement for nodes already tagged with highway=crossing or railway=crossing

Related terms: ‹ traverse › ‹ passage › ‹ intersection › ‹ junction › ‹ crossing ›