How many railroad crossings are in South Boston, Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 5 public railroad crossings in South Boston, Virginia.
- Public crossings
- 5
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 5
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 80%
- Most trains a day reported
- 9
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 0
- Gate share compared with the state
- 14 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 80% of these crossings.
- Gates480%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights120%
- 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 South Boston, Virginia have the most trains?
- The crossing on Seymour Drive reports 9 trains a day.
- The crossing on Philpott Road reports 4 trains a day.
- The crossing on Main Street reports 3 trains a day.
- The crossing on Old Cluster Springs Road reports 1 train a day.
They are on Seymour Drive, Philpott Road, Main Street and Old Cluster Springs Road. None of the 5 public crossings in South Boston, Virginia 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.
- Seymour DriveSouth Boston250 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Philpott RoadSouth Boston8,341 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Main StreetSouth Boston8,600 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Old Cluster Springs RoadSouth Boston1,310 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Industrial Park RoadSouth Boston1,294 vehicles a day2012 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in South Boston? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in Virginia
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates