How many railroad crossings are in Redwood City, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 27 public railroad crossings in Redwood City, California.
- Public crossings
- 27
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 24
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 48%
- Most trains a day reported
- 116
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 19
- Gate share compared with the state
- 14 percentage points lower
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 48% of these crossings.
- Gates1348%
- Flashing lights without reported gates622%
- Signs without reported gates or lights519%
- Other or not reported311%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Redwood City, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Whipple Avenue reports 116 trains a day.
- The crossing on Brewster Avenue reports 116 trains a day.
- The crossing on Broadway reports 116 trains a day.
- The crossing on Redwood City Sta Pathway reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Maple Street reports 108 trains a day.
They are on Whipple Avenue, Brewster Avenue, Broadway, Redwood City Sta Pathway and Maple Street. None of the 27 public crossings in Redwood City, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Where can you watch trains in Redwood City?
2 busy crossings here sit next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.
See where to watch trains in Redwood City
Parks and stations © OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
- Whipple AvenueRedwood City23,248 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Brewster AvenueRedwood City5,761 vehicles a day2021 road count
- BroadwayRedwood City5,333 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Redwood City Sta PathwayRedwood City1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- Maple StreetRedwood City2,683 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Main StreetRedwood City4,812 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Chestnut StreetRedwood City6,904 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Stambaugh StreetRedwood City200 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Spring StreetRedwood City400 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Stein Am Rhein CourtRedwood City50 vehicles a day1980 road count
- Middlefield RoadRedwood City18,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 2 Nd AvenueRedwood City1,500 vehicles a day2010 road count
- 5th AvenueRedwood City10,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Marsh RoadRedwood City35,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Chesapeake DriveRedwood City50 vehicles a day1980 road count
- Blomquist StreetRedwood City3,400 vehicles a day2000 road count
- Pine StreetRedwood City50 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Heller StreetRedwood City200 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Middle Field Road And Chestnut StreetRedwood City200 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Broadway StreetRedwood City5,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Marshall StreetRedwood City10,700 vehicles a day1999 road count
- Veterans BoulevardRedwood City10,000 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Blomquist StreetRedwood City120 vehicles a day1988 road count
- Seaport CourtRedwood City2,500 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Henry A Beeger RoadRedwood City2,500 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Herkner RoadRedwood City200 vehicles a day2009 road count
- Hinman RoadRedwood City50 vehicles a day2009 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Redwood City? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates