How many railroad crossings are in San Mateo County, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 66 public railroad crossings in San Mateo County, California.
- Public crossings
- 66
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 59
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 62%
- Most trains a day reported
- 116
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 56
- Gate share compared with the state
- About the same
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 62% of these crossings.
- Gates4162%
- Flashing lights without reported gates1218%
- Signs without reported gates or lights69%
- Other or not reported711%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
School-bus routes
23 of 66 public crossings here are reported as on a school-bus route. 23 of those are reported as equipped with gates.
- On a school-bus route2335% of public crossings
- Of those, equipped with gates23100% of route crossings
The FRA inventory says for each crossing whether it is on a school-bus route. A crossing not reported as on a school-bus route may still be on one.
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.
- 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
- Gateway BlSouth San Francisco5,000 vehicles a day1986 road count
- Willow RoadMenlo Park48,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Chilco StreetMenlo Park4,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
- University AvenueMenlo Park65,000 vehicles a day2010 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in San Mateo County? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates