How many railroad crossings are in Santa Clara, California?

The FRA inventory of lists 5 public railroad crossings in Santa Clara, California.

Public crossings
5
Public crossings with identified warning devices
5
Public crossings reported with gates
100%
Most trains a day reported
26
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
5
Gate share compared with the state
38 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 100% of these crossings.

  • Gates5100%
  • 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 Santa Clara, California have the most trains?

  1. The crossing on Agnew Road reports 26 trains a day.
  2. The crossing on Norman Avenue reports 26 trains a day.
  3. The crossing on Martin Avenue reports 26 trains a day.
  4. The crossing on Reed Street reports 26 trains a day.
  5. The crossing on Yerba Buena Way reports 24 trains a day.

They are on Agnew Road, Norman Avenue, Martin Avenue, Reed Street and Yerba Buena Way. None of the 5 public crossings in Santa Clara, California has a quiet-zone designation.

Railroad bridges over roads in this city

  • UP RR over CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY

    Vertical clearance under the bridge: 14 ft 9 in (4.52 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

  • CALTRAIN UP AMTRAK over LAFAYETTE STREET

    Vertical clearance under the bridge: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

  • CALTRAIN UP AMTRAK over LAFAYETTE STREET

    Vertical clearance under the bridge: 15 ft 5 in (4.72 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

  • UP RR & AMTRAK over U.S. HIGHWAY 101

    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.

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