How many railroad crossings are in Buffalo, New York?
The FRA inventory of lists 23 public railroad crossings in Buffalo, New York.
- Public crossings
- 23
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 14
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 13%
- Most trains a day reported
- 85
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 1
- Gate share compared with the state
- 55 percentage points lower
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 13% of these crossings.
- Gates313%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1148%
- Other or not reported939%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Buffalo, New York have the most trains?
- The crossing on Church St reports 85 trains a day.
- The crossing on Scott St reports 84 trains a day.
- The crossing on Exchange St reports 84 trains a day.
- The crossing on Seneca St reports 84 trains a day.
- The crossing on Swan St reports 84 trains a day.
They are on Church St, Scott St, Exchange St, Seneca St and Swan St. None of the 23 public crossings in Buffalo, New York has a quiet-zone designation.
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.
- Church StBuffalo9,553 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Scott StBuffalo1,400 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Exchange StBuffalo4,700 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Seneca StBuffalo5,100 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Swan StBuffalo3,400 vehicles a day1985 road count
- N Division StBuffalo9,553 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Court StBuffalo10,100 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Huron StBuffalo3,000 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Chippewa StBuffalo6,400 vehicles a day1985 road count
- Exchange StBuffalo2,541 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Exchange StreetBuffalo2,541 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Bailey AvenueBuffalo17,248 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Smith StreetBuffalo285 vehicles a day2012 road count
- South Michigan StreetBuffalo1,178 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Lee StreetBuffalo1,121 vehicles a day2011 road count
- Katherine StreetBuffalo1,750 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Katherine StreetBuffalo1,750 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Katherine StreetBuffalo1,750 vehicles a day2010 road count
- Katherine StreetBuffalo1,932 vehicles a day2005 road count
- Katherine StreetBuffalo1,932 vehicles a day2005 road count
- Hamburg StreetBuffalo2,425 vehicles a day2012 road count
- South StreetBuffalo808 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Rr FrontageBuffaloNo road count has been reported.
Trains blocking a crossing in Buffalo? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in New York
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates