Level crossings in the United Kingdom
There are around 6,000 level crossings in the United Kingdom, of which about 1,500 are public highway crossings. This number is gradually being reduced as the risk of accidents at level crossings is considered high. The director of the UK Railway Inspectorate commented in 2004 that "the use of level crossings contributes the greatest potential for catastrophic risk on the railways." The creation of new level crossings on the national network is banned (the exception being reopening unavoidable crossings on new/reopening railway lines, and on heritage railways), with bridges and tunnels being the more favoured options. The cost of making significant reductions, other than by simply closing the crossings, is substantial; some commentators argue that the money could be better spent. Some 5,00
Abergavenny railway station
Alfreton railway station
Barnby Dun railway station
Blackwell railway station
Blaenavon High Level railway station
Blakedown
Bodorgan railway station
Bridlington railway station
Brinklow railway station
Carmarthen railway station
Cefn-y-Bedd railway station
Christon Bank
Corrour railway station
Crowle railway station
Dawlish railway station
Dent railway station
East Langton railway station
Ettington railway station
Faversham railway station
Giggleswick railway station
Glazebrook East Junction–Skelton Junction line
Gwersyllt railway station
Hartington railway station
Hawarden Bridge railway station
Hixon rail crash
Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station
Hoscar railway station
Kettering railway station
Kings Sutton railway station
Kirkby-in-Furness railway station
Llangennech railway station
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Level crossings in the United Kingdom
There are around 6,000 level crossings in the United Kingdom, of which about 1,500 are public highway crossings. This number is gradually being reduced as the risk of accidents at level crossings is considered high. The director of the UK Railway Inspectorate commented in 2004 that "the use of level crossings contributes the greatest potential for catastrophic risk on the railways." The creation of new level crossings on the national network is banned (the exception being reopening unavoidable crossings on new/reopening railway lines, and on heritage railways), with bridges and tunnels being the more favoured options. The cost of making significant reductions, other than by simply closing the crossings, is substantial; some commentators argue that the money could be better spent. Some 5,00
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