How many railroad crossings are in National City, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 17 public railroad crossings in National City, California.
- Public crossings
- 17
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 15
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 65%
- Most trains a day reported
- 211
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 3 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 65% of these crossings.
- Gates1165%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights424%
- Other or not reported212%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in National City, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on 8th Station reports 211 trains a day.
- The crossing on 8 Th St reports 209 trains a day.
- The crossing on Civic Center Dr reports 209 trains a day.
- The crossing on 24th Street Station reports 209 trains a day.
- The crossing on Tidelands Ave reports 3 trains a day.
They are on 8th Station, 8 Th St, Civic Center Dr, 24th Street Station and Tidelands Ave. None of the 17 public crossings in National City, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- MTDB LTR & SDIV RR over 18TH STREET 19TH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- MTDB LRT & SDIV RR over 24TH STREET
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 3 in (4.67 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
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.
- 8th StationNational CityNo road count has been reported.
- 8 Th StNational City18,600 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Civic Center DrNational City7,000 vehicles a day2008 road count
- 24th Street StationNational CityNo road count has been reported.
- Tidelands AveNational City1 vehicle a day2000 road count
- W 19th StNational City1 vehicle a day2000 road count
- South Tidelands AveNational City1 vehicle a day2000 road count
- Hoover AvNational City10,700 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 8th StNational City6,584 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Harbor DriveNational City18,463 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Civic Center DrNational City2,860 vehicles a day2016 road count
- 19th StNational City2,707 vehicles a day2016 road count
- Bay Marina DrNational City8,447 vehicles a day2016 road count
- W 19th StNational City5,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Bay Marina DriveNational City2,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Bay Marina DrNational City2,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
- Bay Marina DrNational City2,000 vehicles a day1970 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in National City? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates