How many railroad crossings are in New Jersey?

The FRA inventory of 21 October 2026 lists 1,369 public railroad crossings in New Jersey. 40% have gates, and 292 incidents were reported since 2016.

FRA inventory of . Sources and dates. For reporters
Public crossings
1,369
Public crossings with gates
40%
Incidents at public crossings since 2016
292
Public crossings with signs only
204

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@misc{railcrossingatlas-NJ-fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da,
  author = {{Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions}},
  publisher = {Rail Crossing Atlas, Tan Solutions},
  title = {Railroad crossings in New Jersey},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-21},
  version = {fra-0ac076ef35774850d80c15da},
  url = {https://railcrossingatlas.tansolutions.org/crossings/states/new-jersey?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. 1,369 public crossings are listed in New Jersey.

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

  2. 15% of public crossings in New Jersey 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 New Jersey crossings sees 1–4 trains a day.

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

How New Jersey's public crossings are equipped and used.

Flashing lights are the most common warning device in New Jersey.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

292 incidents have been reported in New Jersey since 2016.

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

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

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.

Bergen has more public crossings than any other county in New Jersey.

Source: FRA public crossing inventory, checked in 2026.
Show all 21 counties

Bergen 146, Middlesex 132, Monmouth 127, Gloucester 116, Camden 104, Cumberland 102, Morris 82, Essex 77, Atlantic 68, Burlington 68, Passaic 52, Salem 40, Hunterdon 39, Cape May 38, Ocean 37, Somerset 31, Hudson 27, Union 27, Sussex 22, Warren 21, Mercer 13.

The federal inventory for New Jersey lists 2,001 crossing records, including 1,996 with usable map locations. The record list below includes public and private crossings.

Record coverage

Each measure covers all 2,001 records in this state. Missing information remains in the directory.

Usable map locations
1,996 of 2,001 records5 records have missing information.
Reported road counts
1,572 of 2,001 records429 records have missing information.
Complete train counts
2,001 of 2,001 recordsEvery record has this information.

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

All 2,001 crossings in New Jersey, public and private

Records 1–100 of 2,001

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