How many railroad crossings are in Charleston, South Carolina?
The FRA inventory of lists 30 public railroad crossings in Charleston, South Carolina.
- Public crossings
- 30
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 30
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 43%
- Most trains a day reported
- 20
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 7
- Gate share compared with the state
- 8 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 43% of these crossings.
- Gates1343%
- Flashing lights without reported gates413%
- Signs without reported gates or lights1343%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Charleston, South Carolina have the most trains?
- The crossing on Virginia Avenue reports 20 trains a day.
- The crossing on Taylor Street reports 17 trains a day.
- The crossing on Aviation Avenue reports 15 trains a day.
- The crossing on Remount Road reports 6 trains a day.
- The crossing on Aquarium Wharf reports 6 trains a day.
They are on Virginia Avenue, Taylor Street, Aviation Avenue, Remount Road and Aquarium Wharf. 6 of the 30 public crossings in Charleston, South Carolina have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Charleston, South Carolina
6 public crossings in Charleston, South Carolina have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Taylor Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Norfolk Southern Railway Company as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Aquarium Wharf is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Palmetto Railways as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Johnson Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Palmetto Railways as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Charlotte Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Palmetto Railways as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Calhoun Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Palmetto Railways as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Laurens Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Palmetto Railways 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.
- Virginia AvenueCharleston12,500 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Taylor StreetCharleston1,125 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Aviation AvenueCharleston6,287 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Remount RoadCharleston4,210 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Aquarium WharfCharleston100 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Johnson StreetCharleston1,524 vehicles a day2023 road count
- Charlotte StreetCharleston1,000 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Calhoun StreetCharleston2,400 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Laurens StreetCharleston700 vehicles a day2025 road count
- Discher StreetCharleston4,232 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Rhett AvenueCharleston15,097 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Remount RoadCharleston8,390 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Greenleaf StreetCharleston696 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Greenleaf StreetCharleston673 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Remount RoadCharleston27,116 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Meeting StreetCharleston3,951 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Brigade StreetCharleston1,253 vehicles a day2013 road count
- N Romney StreetCharleston2,950 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Huguenin SteetCharleston1,092 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Pittsburgh AvenueCharleston626 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Cherry Hill LaneCharleston504 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Cherry Hill RoadCharleston934 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Meeting StreetCharleston11,471 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Acabee RoadCharleston3,245 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Hackerman StreetCharleston2,212 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Meeting StreetCharleston11,400 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Virginia AvenueCharleston6,908 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Ave B NorthCharleston7,216 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Greenleaf StreetCharleston509 vehicles a day2013 road count
- Arco LaneCharleston2,200 vehicles a day2008 road count
Crossings in Charleston County
Trains blocking a crossing in Charleston? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in South Carolina
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates