How many railroad crossings are in Michigan?

Michigan has 4,672 public railroad crossings. 35% have gates, and 501 incidents were reported since 2016.

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Public crossings
4,672
Crossings with gates
35%
Incidents since 2016
501
Crossings with signs only
2,235

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How Michigan's crossings are protected and used.

Most crossings in Michigan have signs but no lights or gates.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

501 incidents have been reported in Michigan since 2016.

Source: FRA incident reports, through 2026-07-31. An unfinished year is partial.

The largest group of Michigan crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Wayne has more public crossings than any other county in Michigan.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 75 counties

Wayne 387, Monroe 242, Saginaw 209, Kent 150, Kalamazoo 146, Bay 135, Tuscola 135, Lenawee 132, Ottawa 127, St Clair 115, Gratiot 113, Shiawassee 113, Oakland 111, Ingham 104, Genesee 103, Washtenaw 94, Menominee 92, Berrien 90, Allegan 83, Muskegon 81, Delta 76, Sanilac 76, Huron 71, St Joseph 71, Macomb 70, Marquette 70, Livingston 69, Eaton 66, Grand Traverse 65, Dickinson 64, Van Buren 64, Jackson 62, Iosco 57, Wexford 57, Calhoun 56, Hillsdale 53, Emmet 50, Arenac 48, Cass 47, Mason 47, Newaygo 46, Chippewa 43, Lapeer 39, Alpena 32, Isabella 32, Ontonagon 32, Otsego 31, Antrim 30, Branch 28, Kalkaska 27, Clare 24, Luce 22, Ionia 20, Mackinac 20, Baraga 19, Schoolcraft 19, Iron 18, Alcona 17, Charlevoix 16, Crawford 16, Alger 15, Gogebic 15, Ogemaw 15, Roscommon 13, Houghton 12, Lake 11, Missaukee 11, Manistee 10, Osceola 9, Clinton 8, Midland 8, Cheboygan 5, Montcalm 4, Barry 3, Presque Isle 1.

The federal inventory for Michigan lists 6,718 crossing records, including 6,708 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 6,718 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
6,708 of 6,718 recordsView 10 records with missing information ↗
Reported road counts
5,082 of 6,718 recordsView 1,636 records with missing information ↗
Complete train counts
6,718 of 6,718 recordsEvery record has this information.

A complete train total requires valid daytime, nighttime and switching counts. Learn what reported train counts mean.

All 6,718 crossings in Michigan

Records 1–100 of 6,718

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a safety assessment. Read how the data works.