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South Australia's Level Crossing Safety Strategy

South Australia’s Level Crossing Safety Strategy 2025–2034 and Action Plan 2025–2028 outline priorities to improve safety at our level crossings.

Across South Australia, there are:

  • 555 public road level crossings
  • 471 pedestrian level crossings.

Level crossings are necessary to enable vehicles and pedestrians to cross railway tracks safely. But unsafe behaviours can lead to accidents.

Due to the size and weight of trains and trams, even low-speed impact has the potential for serious harm.

Between 2019 and 2023, there were 34 collisions and 582 near-miss incidents reported in South Australia. Sadly, these incidents resulted in:

  • 11 lives lost
  • six serious injuries.

The strategy

We support the national vision of zero harm at level crossings by 2050.

The strategy aims to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries at level crossings by:

  • identifying priorities to improve safety at level crossings
  • supporting ongoing efforts across the state to maintain and improve safety measures.

It is guided by a Safe System approach to:

  • ensure level crossing outcomes are looked at holistically
  • allow for greater consistency and coordination between road and rail authorities.

We developed the strategy in consultation with key stakeholders. This included members of the South Australian Level Crossing Advisory Committee (SALCAC).

This strategy replaces the Railway Crossing Safety Strategy, which the South Australian Government released in 2017.

Download South Australia's Level Crossing Strategy (PDF, 12799 KB).

The action plan

We will oversee the implementation of the strategy and work with SALCAC to monitor and review the outcomes.

A three-year action plan has been developed to:

  • complement the strategy
  • detail priorities, responsibilities and timeframes.

The action plan will be updated annually.