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Poole Level Crossing
As at 1st April 2025 20:39 BST
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Poole Level Crossing
Posted by grahame at 12:49, 23rd March 2025
 
https://abcrailwayguide.uk/poole-public-level-crossing-poole

One of the busiest in the country ...

Types of trains: Passenger & Freight

Line speed: 20

Trains per day: 120

Usage:
Infrequent vehicular use
30078 Pedestrians or Cyclists

Is that, really, 30,000 plus pedestrians per day?  It does not say "per day" ....

Key risk factors:
Large Numbers of Users
Sun Glare
Frequent Trains

Crossing protection arrangements:
Train signalling protection
CCTV monitoring by Signaller
Road traffic light signals
Full barrier equipment
Audible alarm
Signage

Isn't there a footbridge as well?   Are there any other forms of protection used at pedestrian level crossings that are NOT employed at Poole?  (train honking, train stop-and-proceed clearly inappropriate)

Re: Poole Level Crossing
Posted by Timmer at 12:53, 23rd March 2025
 
Yes, there is a footbridge as well.

Re: Poole Level Crossing
Posted by stuving at 13:13, 23rd March 2025
 
Is that, really, 30,000 plus pedestrians per day?  It does not say "per day" ....

Of course it is. It's in the middle of the High Street, with people walking up and down all the time. Simplistically, spread over 15 hours it's one every two seconds; that's a reasonable footfall for a busy shopping (and other stuff) street. Or maybe that should be "was" - the user census  data I have are 10 vehicles and 15243 pedestrians and cyclists. If that's more recent, I guess it represents a drop in retail footfall.

Re: Poole Level Crossing
Posted by grahame at 18:49, 23rd March 2025
 
Is that, really, 30,000 plus pedestrians per day?  It does not say "per day" ....

Of course it is. ...

Thanks for that confirmation - I did a "surely not" when I read it, seeing as I live in a town of less that 30,000 and couldn't imagine them all out on a single level crossing on the same day.

Looking at much lower numbers on our local foot crossings - https://grahamellis.uk/blog1542.html - and trying to establish how much they are used and what other measures would be available.  I do like the idea of a bridge with lifts for when the crossing is closed as they have at Lincoln ...

Re: Poole Level Crossing
Posted by CyclingSid at 16:11, 24th March 2025
 
Whenever I have to cross Poole level crossing it is a Saturday and it is crammed. Don't know what it is like without the street market. While I am waiting in the crowd I wonder how it compares with Shoreham by Sea. Shoreham used to be reputed to be the level crossing that was closed longest.  I don't know if that was a fact or the Shoreham motorists in a hurry to get nowhere.

Re: Poole Level Crossing
Posted by dickyc at 21:08, 26th March 2025
 
Poole LC is seriously busy and the barriers come down a very long time before trains pass the crossing even when they are leaving the station. There is a footbridge but it's far from DDA compliant - very steep steps. There's a pedestrian subway (and road overbridge) much closer to the station but the railway pretty much splits the town centre in two as there are few places to cross.

 
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