Tag:railway=crossing
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 railway = crossing
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Marks the spot where pedestrians can cross a railway. 
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A point where pedestrians may cross a railway.
Tags to use in combination
crossing=*— For usage.crossing=traffic_signalstraffic_signals:sound=yes/no/locate/walktraffic_signals:vibration=yes/no
crossing=uncontrolledcrossing=informal— Used when an informal path crosses the tracks at an undesignated and unmarked location.
crossing:chicane=yes/no— A labyrinth (barrier, railing) on the pedestrian path to slow down pedestrians / cyclists in order to see in both directions.crossing:barrier=yes/nocrossing:light=yes/nocrossing:supervision=yesorcrossing:supervised=yesorsupervised=yescrossing:whistle=yes/optional/wayside— If the crossing has special rules about trains sounding their horns.crossing:surface=*– Specifies the walkway surface material between and immediately adjacent to the rails (e.g.,rubber,wood, orconcrete); this avoids ambiguity with the primary walkway surface.crossing:surface=no– Indicates an unimproved crossing consisting entirely of raw ballast and sleepers, making it impassable for wheeled traffic.
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 roadrailway=tram_crossing- Transition of tram tracksrailway=railway_crossing- Crossing rails that do not interconnectrailway=switch- A railway switchhighway=crossing- Pedestrians can cross a street herecrossing=*- Further refinement for nodes already tagged withhighway=crossingorrailway=crossing