How many railroad crossings are in South Charleston, West Virginia?
The FRA inventory of lists 5 public railroad crossings in South Charleston, West Virginia.
- Public crossings
- 5
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 5
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 40%
- Most trains a day reported
- 13
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 2
- Gate share compared with the state
- 20 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 40% of these crossings.
- Gates240%
- Flashing lights without reported gates120%
- Signs without reported gates or lights240%
- 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 Charleston, West Virginia have the most trains?
- The crossing on Public Road reports 13 trains a day.
- The crossing on Chesapeake Avenue reports 12 trains a day.
- The crossing on Chestnut Street reports 12 trains a day.
- The crossing on Pedestrian Pathway reports 11 trains a day.
They are on Public Road, Chesapeake Avenue, Chestnut Street and Pedestrian Pathway. None of the 5 public crossings in South 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.
- Public RoadSouth Charleston200 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Chesapeake AvenueSouth Charleston2,000 vehicles a day2012 road count
- Chestnut StreetSouth Charleston8,300 vehicles a day2018 road count
- Pedestrian PathwaySouth CharlestonNo road count has been reported.
- McCorkle/H StreetSouth Charleston20,600 vehicles a day2013 road count
Trains blocking a crossing in South 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