How many railroad crossings are in Charleston, West Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 27 public railroad crossings in Charleston, West Virginia.
- Public crossings
- 27
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 27
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 81%
- Most trains a day reported
- 13
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 3
- Gate share compared with the state
- 61 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 81% of these crossings.
- Gates2281%
- Flashing lights without reported gates311%
- Signs without reported gates or lights27%
- 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, West Virginia have the most trains?
- The crossing on 12 Street reports 13 trains a day.
- The crossing on Kanawha Turnpike reports 11 trains a day.
- The crossing on Chesterfield Avenue reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 50th Street Southeast reports 10 trains a day.
- The crossing on 39th Street East reports 10 trains a day.
They are on 12 Street, Kanawha Turnpike, Chesterfield Avenue, 50th Street Southeast and 39th Street East. None of the 27 public crossings in Charleston, West 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.
- 12 StreetCharleston50 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Kanawha TurnpikeCharleston1,300 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Chesterfield AvenueCharleston1,800 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 50th Street SoutheastCharleston600 vehicles a day2020 road count
- 39th Street EastCharleston1,500 vehicles a day2020 road count
- East Point DrCharleston4,200 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Snow Hill DriveCharleston350 vehicles a day2020 road count
- River LaneCharleston150 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Port Amherst RdCharleston100 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 3rd AvenueCharleston200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 29th Street WestCharleston325 vehicles a day2012 road count
- 26th Street WestCharleston125 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Patrick StreetCharleston19,357 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Stockton StreetCharleston400 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Park AvenueCharleston900 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Lee Street WestCharleston5,300 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Delaware AvenueCharleston300 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Washington St/ Maryland AveCharleston7,100 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Watts StreetCharleston500 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Indiana AvenueCharleston1,100 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Bigley Avenue / Market DriveCharleston4,200 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Pennsylvania AvenueCharleston7,100 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Morris StreetCharleston1,500 vehicles a day2020 road count
- Ruffner AvenueCharleston200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Elizabeth StreetCharleston400 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Sidney AvenueCharleston4,900 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Ruffner Ave-smith StCharleston500 vehicles a day2012 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in Charleston? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in West Virginia
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates