Tag:railway=crossing
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Marks the spot where pedestrians can cross a railway. 
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A point where pedestrians may cross a railway.
Tags to use in combination
crossing=*— For usage.crossing=traffic_signalstraffic_signals:sound=yes/no/locate/walktraffic_signals:vibration=yes/no
crossing=uncontrolledcrossing=informal— Used when an informal path crosses the tracks at an undesignated and unmarked location.
crossing:chicane=yes/no— A labyrinth (barrier, railing) on the pedestrian path to slow down pedestrians / cyclists in order to see in both directions.crossing:barrier=yes/nocrossing:light=yes/nocrossing:supervision=yesorcrossing:supervised=yesorsupervised=yescrossing:whistle=yes/optional/wayside— If the crossing has special rules about trains sounding their horns.
Accessibility
If the crossing itself has tactile paving, such as the plastic lines attached to some of the crossings in the Netherlands, tactile_paving=yes can be added
Photos
- Railway crossings
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See also
railway=level_crossing- A crossing between a railway and a roadrailway=tram_crossing- Transition of tram tracksrailway=railway_crossing- Crossing rails that do not interconnectrailway=switch- A railway switchhighway=crossing- Pedestrians can cross a street herecrossing=*- Further refinement for nodes already tagged withhighway=crossingorrailway=