How many railroad crossings are in Massachusetts?
The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 825 public railroad crossings in Massachusetts. 57% have gates, and 138 incidents were reported since 2016.
FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters- Public crossings
- 825
- Public crossings with gates
- 57%
- Incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 138
- Public crossings with signs only
- 98
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Crossings
825 public crossings are listed in Massachusetts.
The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.
Warning devices
12% of public crossings in Massachusetts have signs only, with no lights or gates.
The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.
Train traffic
The largest group of Massachusetts crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.
The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.
How Massachusetts's public crossings are equipped and used.
Gates are the most common warning device in Massachusetts.
| Warning device | Crossings |
|---|---|
| Gates | 472 |
| Flashing lights | 169 |
| Signs only | 98 |
| Other or not reported | 86 |
138 incidents have been reported in Massachusetts since 2016.
| Group | Incidents (Incidents) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 (partial) | 10 |
The largest group of Massachusetts crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.
| Group | Crossings (Crossings) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 153 |
| 1–4 | 239 |
| 5–9 | 108 |
| 10–19 | 20 |
| 20–39 | 219 |
| 40+ | 84 |
| Not reported | 2 |
Middlesex has more public crossings than any other county in Massachusetts.
| County | Crossings (Crossings) |
|---|---|
| Middlesex | 156 |
| Worcester | 149 |
| Norfolk | 97 |
| Essex | 84 |
| Bristol | 64 |
| Plymouth | 59 |
| Hampden | 52 |
| Berkshire | 45 |
| Franklin | 40 |
| Barnstable | 35 |
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Middlesex 156, Worcester 149, Norfolk 97, Essex 84, Bristol 64, Plymouth 59, Hampden 52, Berkshire 45, Franklin 40, Barnstable 35, Hampshire 28, Suffolk 16.
The federal inventory for Massachusetts lists 1,261 crossing records, including 1,259 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.
Record coverage
Each measure covers all 1,261 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.
- Usable map locations
- 1,259 of 1,261 records2 records have missing information.
- Reported road counts
- 777 of 1,261 records484 records have missing information.
- Complete train counts
- 1,259 of 1,261 records2 records have missing information.
A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.
Counties and cities in Massachusetts
Cities
- Beverly25 public crossings
- Taunton19 public crossings
- Grafton15 public crossings
- Framingham13 public crossings
- Wilmington13 public crossings
- Lancaster12 public crossings
- Ayer11 public crossings
- Barnstable11 public crossings
- Concord11 public crossings
- Freetown11 public crossings
- Needham11 public crossings
- Sandwich11 public crossings
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Counties
- Middlesex County156 public crossings
- Worcester County149 public crossings
- Norfolk County97 public crossings
- Essex County84 public crossings
- Bristol County64 public crossings
- Plymouth County59 public crossings
- Hampden County52 public crossings
- Berkshire County45 public crossings
- Franklin County40 public crossings
- Barnstable County35 public crossings
- Hampshire County28 public crossings
- Suffolk County16 public crossings
All 1,261 crossings in Massachusetts, public and private
Records 1–100 of 1,261
- Crossing 052304JPark StreetSomerville4,284 vehicles a day, counted 2024, 2 years old.
- Crossing 052313HSherman StreetCambridge9,315 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052315WBrighton StreetBelmont13,017 vehicles a day, counted 2024, 2 years old.
- Crossing 052321ABeaver StreetWaltham19,022 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052325CElm StreetWaltham17,180 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052326JMoody StreetWaltham14,584 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052328XSouth StreetWaltham12,565 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052332MChurch StreetWeston6,100 vehicles a day, counted 2024, 2 years old.
- Crossing 052334BViles StreetWeston1,100 vehicles a day, counted 2024, 2 years old.
- Crossing 052335HConant RoadWeston1,800 vehicles a day, counted 2024, 2 years old.
- Crossing 052337WTower RoadLincoln750 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052338DOld Sudbury RoadLincoln1,030 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052339KSouth Great RoadLincoln6,070 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052340ELincoln RoadLincoln4,570 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052344GSudbury RoadConcord7,027 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052345NBelknap StreetConcord4,551 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052348JBaker AvenueConcord4,922 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052349RCommonwealth AvenueConcord11,447 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052350KConant StreetConcord3,641 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052352YParker StreetActon2,069 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052354MMartin StreetActon2,923 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052355UCentral Street EastActon4,714 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052356BMassachusetts AvenueActon9,000 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052357HArlington StreetActon2,513 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052358PCentral Street WestActon5,626 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052360RSargent StreetBoxborough1,925 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052361XDepot RoadBoxborough3,097 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052363LFoster StreetLittleton2,538 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052366GKing StreetLittleton5,644 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052368VWillow RoadAyer3,757 vehicles a day, counted 2022, 4 years old.
- Crossing 052369CSnake Hill RoadAyer541 vehicles a day, counted 2021, 5 years old.
- Crossing 052370WSandy Pond RoadAyer4,483 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052371DGroton-harvard RoadAyer4,049 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052377UWalker RoadShirley1,882 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052378BPatterson RoadShirley2,200 vehicles a day, counted 2002, 24 years old.
- Crossing 052380CPhoenix StreetShirley2,607 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052381JMain StreetShirley1,713 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052382RCenter RoadShirley3,244 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052383XCatacunemaug RoadShirley1,287 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052418WMain StGardner6,192 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052425GBaldwinville RdRoyalston1,400 vehicles a day, counted 2002, 24 years old.
- Crossing 052435MMill St EastOrange220 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052436UMill St WestOrange200 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052437BWater StOrange2,060 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052441RWendell Depot RdWendell520 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052443EWaste TreatmentErving200 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052445TFarley RdWendell220 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052448NLake Pleasant RdMontague750 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052470BChapman RdDeerfield50 vehicles a day, counted 1980, 46 years old.
- Crossing 052472PBardwells FerryrdConway240 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052473WPower Co Access RdConwayRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052474DS Conway RdBuckland2,850 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052475KElm StBuckland500 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052476SAshfield StBuckland220 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052482VW HawleyCharlemont1,700 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052483CTower RdCharlemont180 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052486XTunnel RdRowe160 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052487ERiver RdDrury220 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052497KProtection AveNorth Adams1,549 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052499YSewage PlantNorth AdamsRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052500RAshton AveNorth Adams2,183 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052504TMoores CrossingWilliamstownRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052611HClinton StSpringfield50 vehicles a day, counted 2025, 1 year old.
- Crossing 052613WWason AveSpringfield7,529 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052615KPlainfield StChicopee3,636 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052633HN Canal StHolyoke6,027 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052638SGatehouse RdHolyoke3,084 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052642GCabot StreetHolyoke14,841 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052644VIndustrialHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052645CIndustrialHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052646JNo Canal StHolyoke6,026 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052647RIndustrialHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052648XIndustrialHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052650YWater StHolyoke3,707 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052651FWater StHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052653UWater StHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052668JOld Ferry RdHolyoke511 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052669RMt Tom Greenhouse RdHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052670KFarmHolyokeRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052673FRoute 5 PcaNorthampton9,850 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052674MAmes/Junk YardNorthamptonRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052681XDamon RdNorthampton16,081 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052687NChestnut StHatfield1,400 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052688VPlain RdHatfield224 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052689CFarmHatfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052690WN Hatfield RdHatfield2,875 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052691DFarmHatfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052692KGolonka FarmHatfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052693SDepot RdHatfield1,350 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052694YEgypt RdWhately240 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052695FChristian LaneWhately1,160 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052698BElm StDeerfield3,970 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052699HPleasant StDeerfield1,328 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052700AAtlas FarmDeerfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052703VNo Hillside RdDeerfield800 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052704CFarmDeerfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052705JGreenough Crossing RdDeerfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
- Crossing 052706RPleasant AveDeerfield330 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052708EKeets RdDeerfield230 vehicles a day, counted 2019, 7 years old.
- Crossing 052719SGolf CourseGreenfieldRoad traffic is not reported.
Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates