5th Avenue railroad crossing in San Mateo, California
ID 754904BPublicAt gradePeninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain
This crossing has gates and flashing lights. About 116 trains pass each day. About 5,253 vehicles cross each day. Counted in 2021. That count is 5 years old.
Reported movements, not a timetable.Quiet zone status: No quiet zone.Source: FRA inventory of 4 October 2026.
Most reported trains pass by day: 68 of 112.
Trains a day
Reported
By day, 6 AM to 6 PM
68
At night, 6 PM to 6 AM
44
Total
112
Plus 4 switching moves a day, not shown in the ring.
About 116 trains and 5,253 vehicles cross here each day.
Road traffic
5,253 vehicles a day
Road count year
2021
counted 2021, 5 years old
Reported train total
116 trains a day
Daytime trains
68 trains a day
Nighttime trains
44 trains a day
Switching trains
4 trains a day
Passenger trains
112 trains a day
School bus route
Yes
School-bus passes
Not reported
Maximum rail speed
79 mph
Road speed limit
25 mph
The daily train total combines reported daytime, nighttime and switching movements. These reported movements are not arrival times. How reported train totals work. A school bus that crosses and returns counts as two passes on a normal school day.
Most reported trains pass during the day.
From the FRA inventory of 4 October 2026. Values are reported trains a day.
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Reports of blocked crossings
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The incident count is not reported.
Earlier or unreported incidents may not be included.
Historical dates come from FRA reports. Recent dates show when Atlas observed a change. Neither confirms when work took place.
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1 project document names this crossing.
Project documents
The reviewed documents contain 1 reference to this crossing. A reference does not confirm that construction was completed. Check the project stage and funding status in each source. See three examples of reading project documents.
5th Avenue
listed PE phase
Program
California Section 130 Railway-Highway Crossings Program
Year as reported
2019-2020
Amount, USD
Not listed
What the amount covers
not listed in source
7500280 5th Avenue Local Agency 2019-2020 PE 5102 0420000270 50LP280 10/01/20 06/03/25 4 San Mateo San Mateo N/A 10SE-17.93/ SM-1074 754904B
Regional sample 2.6 mi from the reported crossing location. Climate averages cover 1979–2020.
What these figures describe
Population in the map area comes from a 2025 WorldPop model, summed over the map area that contains the reported crossing location. It is not a count of people who use the crossing. Unavailable estimates remain unknown.
Regional values use the nearest sample at roughly 3.1 mi scale. Elevation dates from 2011–2015. They do not describe exact conditions at the crossing.