How many railroad crossings are in Minnesota?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 4,181 public railroad crossings in Minnesota. 34% have gates, and 306 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
4,181
Public crossings with gates
34%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
306
Public crossings with signs only
2,445

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  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in Minnesota},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/minnesota?revision=fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da}
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The map counts public and private crossings; the totals above count public crossings only. Use the legend to compare the number of crossings in each area.

  1. 4,181 public crossings are listed in Minnesota.

    The map shades each area by how many crossings it holds.

  2. 58% of public crossings in Minnesota have signs only, with no lights or gates.

    The map shows the share of crossings with signs only in each area.

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

    The map shows the median number of trains a day in each area.

How Minnesota's public crossings are equipped and used.

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

306 incidents have been reported in Minnesota since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Hennepin has more public crossings than any other county in Minnesota.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
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Hennepin 244, St Louis 222, Polk 179, Ramsey 138, Marshall 133, Clay 116, Dakota 114, Otter Tail 112, Faribault 101, Freeborn 96, Kittson 86, Steele 80, Renville 77, Winona 74, Wilkin 70, Martin 67, Wright 65, Pine 64, Lyon 63, Roseau 62, Swift 61, Mower 59, Scott 59, Stearns 59, Lac Qui Parle 55, Yellow Medicine 54, Brown 52, Olmsted 51, Blue Earth 49, Washington 49, Itasca 47, Morrison 47, Becker 46, Carlton 46, Rice 45, Kandiyohi 44, Rock 44, Sibley 44, Nobles 42, Chippewa 41, Pipestone 41, Grant 40, Stevens 39, Big Stone 38, Redwood 38, Watonwan 37, Anoka 35, Douglas 35, Pennington 35, Sherburne 34, Carver 32, Cass 32, Pope 32, Waseca 30, Aitkin 29, Crow Wing 27, Jackson 27, Lake 27, Meeker 27, Isanti 26, Lake Of The Woods 26, Le Sueur 26, Mcleod 26, Red Lake 26, Lincoln 24, Mahnomen 22, Chisago 21, Cottonwood 21, Dodge 21, Goodhue 19, Benton 18, Beltrami 17, Clearwater 17, Todd 15, Koochiching 14, Wadena 13, Wabasha 12, Houston 7, Traverse 7, Hubbard 6, Kanabec 5.

The federal inventory for Minnesota lists 6,367 crossing records, including 6,362 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 6,367 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
6,362 of 6,367 records5 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
5,151 of 6,367 records1,216 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
6,367 of 6,367 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

All 6,367 crossings in Minnesota, public and private

Records 1–100 of 6,367

Sources were checked on . Counts are reported records, not a rating of any crossing. Sources and dates