Road and pedestrian crossings
Road crossings
As at 30 June 2010 there were 1,885 road level crossings on operational rail lines with the following protection:
- 807 crossings with Give Way signs
- 372 crossings with flashing lights and warning bells
- 424 with boom barriers
- 250 with stop signs
- 32 with another form of control such as traffic lights, position markers or interlocked gates
The Victorian Government has an annual level crossing control upgrade program and these figures will change as crossings are upgraded or closed.
Pedestrian crossings
As at 30 June 2010 there are 832 pedestrian railway crossings on active railway lines in Victoria.
Railway pedestrian crossings may be located on one or both sides of a road-rail level crossing or as a 'stand-alone' crossing near a railway station.
There are two types of railway pedestrian crossing protection:
- actively-protected crossings have train-activated mini booms, gates or barriers, audible warnings, line markings and safety signs
- passively-protected crib crossings have a maze and safety signs
