How many railroad crossings are in San Marcos, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 17 public railroad crossings in San Marcos, California.
- Public crossings
- 17
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 17
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 47%
- Most trains a day reported
- 70
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 15 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 47% of these crossings.
- Gates847%
- Flashing lights without reported gates953%
- 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 San Marcos, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Mission Rd Near Pacific St reports 70 trains a day.
- The crossing on N Las Posas Rd reports 70 trains a day.
- The crossing on Pico Av reports 70 trains a day.
- The crossing on E San Marcos Bl reports 70 trains a day.
- The crossing on Rancheros Dr reports 70 trains a day.
They are on Mission Rd Near Pacific St, N Las Posas Rd, Pico Av, E San Marcos Bl and Rancheros Dr. None of the 17 public crossings in San Marcos, California has a quiet-zone designation.
Railroad bridges over roads in this city
- NCTD LRT over BARHAM DRIVE
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 0 in (4.90 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- NCTD LRT over LA MOREE ROAD
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 11 in (5.16 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.
- MCTD LRT & SDIV RR over STATE HIGHWAY 78
Vertical clearance under the bridge: 19 ft 9 in (6.02 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.
- Mission Rd Near Pacific StSan Marcos16,700 vehicles a day1990 road count
- N Las Posas RdSan Marcos30,700 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Pico AvSan Marcos4,900 vehicles a day2017 road count
- E San Marcos BlSan Marcos17,100 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Rancheros DrSan Marcos5,500 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Barham DrSan Marcos12,200 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Knoll RdSan Marcos10,700 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Marcos Street PedSan Marcos1 vehicle a dayRoad count year not reported
- San Marcos Civic Center Station PedSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
- Palomar College Station Ped WestSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
- Nordahl Station Ped WestSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
- Palomar College Station Ped EastSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
- Csu San Marcos Station PedSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
- Woodland PkwySan Marcos17,900 vehicles a day2017 road count
- Inland Rail Trail Near Valpreda RdSan Marcos1,100 vehicles a dayRoad count year not reported
- Inland Rail Trail Pathway WestSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
- Inland Rail Trail Pathway EastSan MarcosNo road count has been reported.
Trains blocking a crossing in San Marcos? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates