Tag:railway=level_crossing

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Description

A crossing between a railway and a road.

Used on these elements

Can be attached on nodes Can not be attached on ways Can not be attached on areas Can not be attached on relations

Status

Approved

A level crossing (where a road crosses a railway, usually with a gate and big flashing traffic light)

Usage

Use this tag on a node Node. The node should be the one common to both the highway and the railway.

Use supervised=yes when the gate is manually operated by a gatekeeper/signalman (de: Bahnwärter). Such old-fashioned level crossings still exist in many countries.

The tag level_crossing=* is often used to state the type of crossing, such as automatic_barrier, traffic_signals or uncontrolled.

See also

Tag:railway=crossing for points where pedestrians can cross a railway

Related terms: <level crossing>

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