How many railroad crossings are in Birmingham, Alabama?

The FRA inventory of lists 139 public railroad crossings in Birmingham, Alabama.

Public crossings
139
Public crossings with identified warning devices
132
Public crossings reported with gates
38%
Most trains a day reported
34
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
68
Gate share compared with the state
4 percentage points higher

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Gates are reported at 38% of these crossings.

  • Gates5338%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates3223%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights4734%
  • Other or not reported75%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.

Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.

How many trains pass each crossing?

Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.

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  1. Blount StBirminghamID 664852MFlashing lights6 trains a day
    210 vehicles a day2011 road count
  2. 1st Avenue NBirminghamID 728048SGates5 trains a day
    12,620 vehicles a day2011 road count
  3. Airport HighwayBirminghamID 728066PGates5 trains a day
    8,260 vehicles a day2011 road count
  4. 41st St NBirminghamID 728067WSigns only5 trains a day
    2,835 vehicles a day2022 road count
  5. 40th St NBirminghamID 728068DGates5 trains a day
    5,639 vehicles a day2022 road count
  6. Appalachee StBirminghamID 728069KSigns only5 trains a day
    452 vehicles a day2022 road count
  7. Richard Arrington Junior BoulevardBirminghamID 728071LOther or not reported5 trains a day
    7,430 vehicles a day2011 road count
  8. 39th St NBirminghamID 728072TSigns only5 trains a day
    280 vehicles a day2011 road count
  9. 27th Ave NBirminghamID 728079RGates5 trains a day
    4,353 vehicles a day2022 road count
  10. 48th St SBirminghamID 639593NSigns only4 trains a day
    210 vehicles a day2011 road count
  11. 50th St SBirminghamID 639594VFlashing lights4 trains a day
    2,697 vehicles a day2022 road count
  12. 53rd St SBirminghamID 639596JSigns only4 trains a day
    180 vehicles a day2011 road count
  13. 6th St S 54th St SBirminghamID 639597RGates4 trains a day
    220 vehicles a day2011 road count
  14. 56th St SBirminghamID 639598XFlashing lights4 trains a day
    3,383 vehicles a day2022 road count
  15. 58th St SBirminghamID 639599ESigns only4 trains a day
    240 vehicles a day2011 road count
  16. Antwerp StBirminghamID 639600WSigns only4 trains a day
    30 vehicles a day2011 road count
  17. Dublin AveBirminghamID 639601DFlashing lights4 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2011 road count
  18. 1st Ave SBirminghamID 640241ESigns only4 trains a day
    2,890 vehicles a day2011 road count
  19. 34th St SBirminghamID 640242LSigns only4 trains a day
    210 vehicles a day2011 road count
  20. 35th St SBirminghamID 640244ASigns only4 trains a day
    100 vehicles a day2011 road count
  21. 39th St SBirminghamID 640246NSigns only4 trains a day
    210 vehicles a day2011 road count
  22. 42nd St SBirminghamID 640249JSigns only4 trains a day
    50 vehicles a day2011 road count
  23. Shuttlesworth DrBirminghamID 663605SFlashing lights4 trains a day
    2,774 vehicles a day2022 road count
  24. Ave WBirminghamID 728090ROther or not reported4 trains a day
    9,149 vehicles a day2022 road count
  25. Ave VBirminghamID 728091XSigns only4 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2011 road count
  26. Ave UBirminghamID 728092EOther or not reported4 trains a day
    340 vehicles a day2011 road count
  27. Ave TBirminghamID 728094TSigns only4 trains a day
    190 vehicles a day2011 road count
  28. Ave GBirminghamID 728095AOther or not reported4 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2011 road count
  29. Ave FBirminghamID 728096GOther or not reported4 trains a day
    2,763 vehicles a day2022 road count
  30. 2nd Street ThomasBirminghamID 843897NFlashing lights4 trains a day
    2,080 vehicles a day2011 road count
  31. Ave W Pratt CityBirminghamID 843898VGates4 trains a day
    9,149 vehicles a day2022 road count
  32. Ave V Pratt CityBirminghamID 843899CSigns only4 trains a day
    60 vehicles a day2011 road count
  33. Ave UBirminghamID 843900UFlashing lights4 trains a day
    340 vehicles a day2011 road count
  34. Ave T Pratt CityBirminghamID 843901BSigns only4 trains a day
    190 vehicles a day2011 road count
  35. Ave G Pratt CityBirminghamID 843902HFlashing lights4 trains a day
    400 vehicles a day2011 road count
  36. Ave F Pratt CityBirminghamID 843903PGates4 trains a day
    2,763 vehicles a day2022 road count
  37. New Mulga Loop RoadBirminghamID 843929SGates4 trains a day
    1,128 vehicles a day2022 road count
  38. Old Mulga Loop RdBirminghamID 843930LFlashing lights4 trains a day
    80 vehicles a day2011 road count
  39. 34th St NBirminghamID 352513VFlashing lights3 trains a day
    2,290 vehicles a day2011 road count
  40. Martin Luther King Jr RdBirminghamID 352602MGates3 trains a day
    12,970 vehicles a day2011 road count
  41. 12th St SWBirminghamID 352603UGates3 trains a day
    280 vehicles a day2011 road count
  42. Wintergreen AveBirminghamID 639571NSigns only2 trains a day
    1,880 vehicles a day2011 road count
  43. Cairo Ave / Lillian StBirminghamID 639572VGates2 trains a day
    2,830 vehicles a day2011 road count
  44. Midfield StBirminghamID 639573CFlashing lights2 trains a day
    11,290 vehicles a day2011 road count
  45. 32nd St SBirminghamID 640237PSigns only2 trains a day
    2,252 vehicles a day2022 road count
  46. 41st St SBirminghamID 640247VGates2 trains a day
    7,570 vehicles a day2011 road count
  47. 16th St NBirminghamID 663599RGates2 trains a day
    9,083 vehicles a day2022 road count
  48. 18th St NBirminghamID 663600HGates2 trains a day
    984 vehicles a day2022 road count
  49. 24th St NBirminghamID 663601PFlashing lights2 trains a day
    2,396 vehicles a day2022 road count
  50. 25th St NBirminghamID 663602WFlashing lights2 trains a day
    981 vehicles a day2022 road count

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates