The line is single-tracked and slow, with a large number of at-grade crossings.
Some at-grade pedestrian crossings go over these roads, but most remain subways or bridges.
In the United States, railroad tracks are largely used for freights with at-grade crossings.
With trains running at higher speeds throughout the route, safety at all at-grade crossings needs to be considered.
Three at-grade crossings with roads remain as of 2009, and all three will be eliminated in a separate project.
The state has indicated it might have to close several at-grade crossings along the route that were considered unsafe.
Speed is a function of the number of at-grade crossings, not the type of vehicle.
There are several at-grade crossings of relatively quiet avenues.
Most at-grade crossings in China are for smaller industrial spur and access lines which may or may not have crossing gates.
There are 673 at-grade crossings in the state, and almost half have some type of warning device.