Railway crossingChile
Traffic rules
Chile
7. Railway crossing
A railway crossing, also called a level crossing or railroad crossing, is a place where a road or path crosses railway tracks at the same level. It may be protected by barriers, warning lights, bells, traffic signs or a combination of these measures.
Road users must approach carefully and never enter when a train is approaching, warning signals are active or the exit is blocked. They should cross promptly and must never stop, wait or become trapped on the tracks.
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When must drivers stop at a railway level crossing in Chile?
Stop before the railway crossing, unless signage provides otherwise. Article 102 allows you to continue only after checking that there is no risk of a collision. Obey the actual crossing controls; never treat an open barrier as proof that no train is approaching.
🔗 bcn.cl • Chile, Traffic Law, DFL 1, consolidated text
Warning for a railway crossing with barriers.
English • Traffic sign CONASET · annex 1 • Railway level crossing with barriers. Obey lights and barriers; do not enter while they are closed or closing.
Español • CONASET · anexo 1 • Cruce ferroviario a nivel con barreras. Advierte un cruce ferroviario a nivel equipado con barreras. Respeta las luces y las barreras; no entres mientras estén cerradas o cerrándose.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • CONASET: Libro para la conducción en Chile, anexo 1, página 154
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Government of Chile – National Traffic Safety Commission • Public domain • Original revision 2024-01-28. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Chilean CONASET Libro para la conducción en Chile, Annex 1 (February 2026): Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • Cruce ferroviario a nivel con barreras., PDF page 154. Intentional educational illustration update from the previous PNG; original SVG unmodified.
Warning for a railway crossing without barriers.
English • Traffic sign CONASET · annex 1 • Railway level crossing without barriers. Approach carefully and check that no train is approaching.
Español • CONASET · anexo 1 • Cruce ferroviario a nivel sin barreras. Advierte un cruce ferroviario a nivel sin barreras. Acércate con precaución y comprueba que no se aproxime un tren.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • CONASET: Libro para la conducción en Chile, anexo 1, página 154
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Government of Chile – National Traffic Safety Commission • Public domain • Original revision 2024-01-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Chilean CONASET Libro para la conducción en Chile, Annex 1 (February 2026): Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • Cruce ferroviario a nivel sin barreras., PDF page 154. Intentional educational illustration update from the previous PNG; original SVG unmodified.
Warning for a railway crossing with one track.
English • Traffic sign CONASET · annex 1 • Crossbuck. Identifies a railway level crossing. Check that passage is clear and obey railway signals. The drawing has no track-number plate; the family is identified without inferring the number of tracks.
Español • CONASET · anexo 1 • Cruz de San Andrés. Identifica un cruce ferroviario a nivel. Comprueba que el paso esté libre y respeta la señalización ferroviaria. El dibujo muestra la cruz ferroviaria sin placa de número de vías. Se identifica la familia Cruz de San Andrés, sin deducir cuántas vías tiene el cruce.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • CONASET: Libro para la conducción en Chile, anexo 1, página 154
Image via Commons.wikimedia.org
Gobierno de Chile • Public domain • Source revision 2012-12-09. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Warning for a railway crossing with two or more tracks.
English • Traffic sign CONASET · annex 1 • Crossbuck — two tracks. After a train passes, check for another on the second track.
Español • CONASET · anexo 1 • Cruz de San Andrés: dos vías. Identifica un cruce ferroviario con dos vías. Después del paso de un tren, comprueba que no se aproxime otro por la segunda vía.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Mejoresconductores.conaset.cl • CONASET: Libro para la conducción en Chile, anexo 1, página 154
SVG source: Gobierno de Chile • Public domain • Original revision 2012-12-09. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Must I stop at every unguarded railway crossing in Chile?
The default rule is yes: article 102 requires a stop before a railway crossing, unless signage provides otherwise. A separate STOP sign is not needed to create that default duty. Check both directions and continue only after confirming there is no collision risk.
What if road traffic is queued beyond a railway crossing in Chile?
Wait before the tracks until there is room to take your entire vehicle off the crossing. Do not follow another vehicle onto the tracks without checking the exit. Keep the tracks clear even if no train is visible.
