level crossing

Many level crossings, especially those with no barriers such as this one in Wales, are marked by crossed beams (US: crossbucks) to warn road users A level crossing at Hoylake, Merseyside, England, with a train passing

A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the crossing using an overpass or tunnel. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion. Other names include railway level crossing, railway crossing (chiefly Australian), grade crossing/railroad crossing (chiefly American), road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR.