How many railroad crossings are in Houston, Texas?

The FRA inventory of lists 426 public railroad crossings in Houston, Texas.

Public crossings
426
Public crossings with identified warning devices
419
Public crossings reported with gates
72%
Most trains a day reported
400
Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
251
Gate share compared with the state
8 percentage points higher

Where are these public crossings?

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Gates are reported at 72% of these crossings.

  • Gates30672%
  • Flashing lights without reported gates174%
  • Signs without reported gates or lights9623%
  • Other or not reported72%

Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.

Which crossings in Houston, Texas have the most trains?

  1. The crossing on IH-610 E Frntg reports 400 trains a day.
  2. The crossing on IH-610 W Frntg reports 400 trains a day.
  3. The crossing on Ua 0090 reports 400 trains a day.
  4. The crossing on Trentham Place reports 70 trains a day.
  5. The crossing on West Street reports 70 trains a day.

They are on IH-610 E Frntg, IH-610 W Frntg, Ua 0090, Trentham Place and West Street. 64 of the 426 public crossings in Houston, Texas have a quiet-zone designation.

Train quiet zones in Houston, Texas

64 public crossings in Houston, Texas have a quiet-zone designation.

  • The crossing on Trentham Place is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Oliver Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Sawyer Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Henderson Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Silver Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Houston Avenue is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Maury Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Sherwin Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Tc Jester Boulevard is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Roy Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Durham Drive is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on North Shepherd Drive is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Parker Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Patterson Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Heights Boulevard is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Harvard Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Chimney Rock Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Hillcroft Avenue is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Haviland Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Fondren Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Post Oak Southbound Frontage is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Post Oak Northbound Frontage is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Gregg Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on IH 0610 W Bnd Frntg is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on IH 0610 E Bnd Frntg is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Polk Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Jefferson Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Lawndale Street is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.
  • The crossing on Telephone Road is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Union Pacific Railroad Company as the reporting railroad.

35 more are on other pages of the list below.

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.

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  1. IH-610 E FrntgHoustonID 920981HGates400 trains a day
    25,888 vehicles a day2019 road count
  2. IH-610 W FrntgHoustonID 920982PGates400 trains a day
    25,207 vehicles a day2019 road count
  3. Ua 0090HoustonID 920983WOther or not reported400 trains a day
    49,660 vehicles a day2019 road count
  4. Trentham PlaceHoustonID 758192RSigns only70 trains a day
    330 vehicles a day2019 road count
  5. West StreetHoustonID 758284DGates70 trains a day
    310 vehicles a day2004 road count
  6. Market StreetHoustonID 287996CGates66 trains a day
    6,361 vehicles a day2019 road count
  7. Ship Channel EntranceHoustonID 758414XSigns only61 trains a day
    2,740 vehicles a day1991 road count
  8. Liberty RoadHoustonID 758293CGates50 trains a day
    5,364 vehicles a day2019 road count
  9. Liberty RoadHoustonID 287981MGates47 trains a day
    1,493 vehicles a day2019 road count
  10. Lyons AvenueHoustonID 287994NGates42 trains a day
    480 vehicles a day2022 road count
  11. Gate 1st RdHoustonID 758421HSigns only41 trains a day
    1,180 vehicles a day2001 road count
  12. Caplin StreetHoustonID 288067EGates40 trains a day
    278 vehicles a day2019 road count
  13. Oliver StreetHoustonID 758177NGates40 trains a day
    2,509 vehicles a day2024 road count
  14. Sawyer StreetHoustonID 758178VGates40 trains a day
    12,405 vehicles a day2024 road count
  15. Henderson StreetHoustonID 758180WGates40 trains a day
    355 vehicles a day2024 road count
  16. Silver StreetHoustonID 758183SGates40 trains a day
    1,998 vehicles a day2024 road count
  17. Houston AvenueHoustonID 758187UGates40 trains a day
    17,533 vehicles a day2024 road count
  18. Cavalcade StreetHoustonID 288071UGates39 trains a day
    5,517 vehicles a day2019 road count
  19. Cavalcade StreetHoustonID 288072BFlashing lights39 trains a day
    5,517 vehicles a day2019 road count
  20. Central StreetHoustonID 755375YGates38 trains a day
    6,801 vehicles a day2019 road count
  21. Maury StreetHoustonID 743120TGates35 trains a day
    3,227 vehicles a day2019 road count
  22. Dodge StreetHoustonID 755364LSigns only35 trains a day
    703 vehicles a day2019 road count
  23. Lawndale StreetHoustonID 755366AFlashing lights35 trains a day
    5,654 vehicles a day2019 road count
  24. Allen Genoa RoadHoustonID 755369VGates35 trains a day
    3,395 vehicles a day2019 road count
  25. Sherwin StreetHoustonID 758528KGates35 trains a day
    1,277 vehicles a day2024 road count
  26. Tc Jester BoulevardHoustonID 758531TGates35 trains a day
    11,466 vehicles a day2024 road count
  27. Roy StreetHoustonID 758532AGates35 trains a day
    1,382 vehicles a day2024 road count
  28. Durham DriveHoustonID 758533GGates35 trains a day
    16,490 vehicles a day2024 road count
  29. North Shepherd DriveHoustonID 758534NGates35 trains a day
    13,715 vehicles a day2024 road count
  30. Parker StreetHoustonID 758535VGates35 trains a day
    595 vehicles a day2024 road count
  31. Patterson StreetHoustonID 758536CGates35 trains a day
    3,792 vehicles a day2024 road count
  32. Heights BoulevardHoustonID 758540SGates35 trains a day
    15,294 vehicles a day2024 road count
  33. Harvard StreetHoustonID 758541YGates35 trains a day
    1,689 vehicles a day2024 road count
  34. Griggs RdHoustonID 023215NGates34 trains a day
    5,580 vehicles a day2019 road count
  35. 225 Eastbound FrontageHoustonID 755373KSigns only34 trains a day
    940 vehicles a day2011 road count
  36. Chimney Rock RoadHoustonID 755621GGates34 trains a day
    12,080 vehicles a day2024 road count
  37. Hillcroft AvenueHoustonID 755622NGates34 trains a day
    14,190 vehicles a day2024 road count
  38. Haviland StreetHoustonID 755623VGates34 trains a day
    1,329 vehicles a day2024 road count
  39. Fondren RoadHoustonID 755624CGates34 trains a day
    18,983 vehicles a day2024 road count
  40. Post Oak Southbound FrontageHoustonID 440652HGates33 trains a day
    6,788 vehicles a day2021 road count
  41. Post Oak Northbound FrontageHoustonID 755618YGates33 trains a day
    5,971 vehicles a day2021 road count
  42. Gregg StreetHoustonID 758289MGates33 trains a day
    843 vehicles a day2024 road count
  43. IH 0610 W Bnd FrntgHoustonID 912020FGates30 trains a day
    1,102 vehicles a day2024 road count
  44. IH 0610 E Bnd FrntgHoustonID 912021MGates30 trains a day
    1,345 vehicles a day2024 road count
  45. Polk StreetHoustonID 288039BGates29 trains a day
    8,188 vehicles a day2024 road count
  46. Jefferson StreetHoustonID 288048AGates29 trains a day
    676 vehicles a day2024 road count
  47. Lawndale StreetHoustonID 288050BGates29 trains a day
    4,896 vehicles a day2024 road count
  48. Telephone RoadHoustonID 288051HGates29 trains a day
    9,887 vehicles a day2024 road count
  49. Tidwell RoadHoustonID 176296NGates28 trains a day
    7,380 vehicles a day2019 road count
  50. Wallisville RoadHoustonID 287982UGates28 trains a day
    2,311 vehicles a day2019 road count

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates