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In 2020 there were around 5800 level crossings on the mainline railway system, and a further 1500 on heritage and minor railway lines. The number on the mainlines is being slowly reduced as diversions and bridges are implemented. Most UK level crossings are footpath and user-worked crossings, and 1 in 5 are on public highways [citation needed ...
The number of level crossings on rail lines controlled by Network Rail went from 7,937 in 2003–04 [23] to 6,322 in 2013–14, [24] and 5,887 by 2016–17. [25] The number of crossings rose to 5,939 in 2017–18. This was due to the increased number of footpath crossing with and without lights compared to the number reported in 2016–17.
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, [1] as opposed to the railway line or the road etc. crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel.
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The 30,000 crossings recorded in preliminary figures made up 36% fewer than the more than 45,000 in 2022. But the number was the second-highest since 2018 — about 1,000 above the total in 2021.