How many railroad crossings are in Palo Alto, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 4 public railroad crossings in Palo Alto, California.
- Public crossings
- 4
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 4
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 100%
- Most trains a day reported
- 108
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 30
- Gate share compared with the state
- 38 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 100% of these crossings.
- Gates4100%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights00%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Palo Alto, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Alma Street reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Churchill Avenue reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on East Meadow Drive reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Charleston R0ad reports 108 trains a day.
They are on Alma Street, Churchill Avenue, East Meadow Drive and Charleston R0ad. None of the 4 public crossings in Palo Alto, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- RAILROAD over EMBARCADERO ROAD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 11 in (4.57 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- UP RR over OREGON EXPRESSWAY
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 4 in (5.00 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.
Crossings here named on grant lists
- Churchill Avenue, crossing 754998E
Named on the California Section 190 grade separation list for 2025-2026, a list of crossings where the state may help pay for a bridge or underpass. List adopted 12 June 2025.
- East Meadow Drive, crossing 755010S
Named on the California Section 190 grade separation list for 2025-2026, a list of crossings where the state may help pay for a bridge or underpass. List adopted 12 June 2025.
- Charleston R0ad, crossing 755011Y
Named on the California Section 190 grade separation list for 2025-2026, a list of crossings where the state may help pay for a bridge or underpass. List adopted 12 June 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.
Crossings in Santa Clara County
Trains blocking a crossing in Palo Alto? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates