Key:crossing:activation
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Specifies how the gates of a railway level crossing operate 
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| Group: railways |
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The tag =* specifies how the barriers and alerts of a railway crossing are activated.
How to map
Use the tag on a node . The node should be shared between the highway and railway.
railway=level_crossingobligatorycrossing:barrier=*recommendedcrossing:light=*recommendedcrossing:bell=*recommended=*- the type of operation=automatic- by treadle or contacts detecting a train=local- locally operated by railway staff (e.g., train conductor)=remote- remotely operated by railway staff (e.g., signalman)=user- operated by users of the highway
Where multiple detections are required to activate the crossing, they can be combined with a semicolon, e.g. =automatic;local