How many railroad crossings are in Helena, Montana?
The FRA inventory of lists 22 public railroad crossings in Helena, Montana.
- Public crossings
- 22
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 21
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 50%
- Most trains a day reported
- 49
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 3
- Gate share compared with the state
- 23 percentage points higher
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 50% of these crossings.
- Gates1150%
- Flashing lights without reported gates29%
- Signs without reported gates or lights836%
- Other or not reported15%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Helena, Montana have the most trains?
- The crossing on Roberts St reports 49 trains a day.
- The crossing on Carter Dr reports 35 trains a day.
- The crossing on Montana Ave reports 35 trains a day.
- The crossing on Benton Ave reports 35 trains a day.
- The crossing on Head Ln reports 35 trains a day.
They are on Roberts St, Carter Dr, Montana Ave, Benton Ave and Head Ln. 6 of the 22 public crossings in Helena, Montana have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Helena, Montana
6 public crossings in Helena, Montana have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Roberts St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Carter Dr is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Montana Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Benton Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on National Ave is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Joslyn St is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with BNSF Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
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.
- Roberts StHelena2,215 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Carter DrHelena4,935 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Montana AveHelena11,301 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Benton AveHelena6,970 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Head LnHelena339 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Birdseye RdHelena1,621 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Austin Rd EHelena98 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Austin RdHelena67 vehicles a day2021 road count
- W Austin RdHelena26 vehicles a day2021 road count
- National AveHelena1,449 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Joslyn StHelena3,100 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Montana Ave S XingHelena12,951 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Benton Ave S XingHelena8,713 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Birdseye RdHelena1,839 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Carter DrHelena4,956 vehicles a day2021 road count
- National Ave S XingHelena2,100 vehicles a day2021 road count
- Franklin Mine RdHelena995 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Norris RdHelena122 vehicles a day2023 road count
- John G Mine RdHelena150 vehicles a day2022 road count
- Silver City Chevallier DrHelena44 vehicles a day2022 road count
- S-279Helena935 vehicles a day2022 road count
- N Roberts St-depot TrackHelena2,475 vehicles a day2021 road count
Crossings in Lewis and Clark County
Trains blocking a crossing in Helena? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Montana
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates