Key:crossing:activation
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Specifies how the gates of a railway level crossing operate ![]() |
Group: railways |
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Useful combination |
Status: de facto |
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The tag crossing:activation=*
specifies how the barriers and alerts of a railway crossing are activated.
How to map
Use the tag on a node . The node should be shared between the highway and railway.
railway=level_crossing
obligatorycrossing:barrier=*
recommendedcrossing:light=*
recommendedcrossing:bell=*
recommendedcrossing:activation=*
- the type of operationcrossing:activation=automatic
- by treadle or contacts detecting a traincrossing:activation=local
- locally operated by railway staff (e.g., train conductor)crossing:activation=remote
- remotely operated by railway staff (e.g., signalman)crossing:activation=user
- operated by users of the highway
Where multiple detections are required to activate the crossing, they can be combined with a semicolon, e.g. crossing:activation=automatic;local