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Level Crossings By Country
Designs of level crossings, where railway lines cross roads or other paths, vary country-to-country. Europe There were 108,196 level crossings in the European Union Member States in 2014. On average there are just under 0.5 level crossings per line-kilometres in the EU.Railway Safety in the European Union, Safety overview 2017, SBN 978-92-9205-383-3 doi:10.2821/813806 doi:10.2821/474487 TR-AG-17-101-EN-C TR-AG-17-101-EN-N 53% of all those level crossings are active level where users are protected from or warned of the approaching train by devices activated when it is unsafe for the user to traverse the crossing. The remaining 47% of level crossings are unprotected. 28% of railway fatalities are from level crossing related incidents. Austria Austrian level crossings are similar to German crossings, in that they have either a single or double light, not always with automatic barriers that lower when a train approaches. The crossings with two lights (one amber, one red) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Level Crossings
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, 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, railway crossing (chiefly international), grade crossing or railroad crossing (chiefly American), 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. History The history of level crossings depends on the location, but often early level crossings had a flagman in a nearby booth who would, on the approach of a train, wave a red flag or lantern to stop all traffic and clear the tracks. Gated crossings became commonplace in many areas, as they protected the railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
