Level crossings on the Tobu Railway

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Rights of way are very narrow in Japan and cab views show you that engineers and trains frequently approach crossings almost blind as to what is waiting.  When crossings do come down there may be multiple trains in quick sequence.  Have a look at a couple of crossings on the Tobu Railway running out of Tokyo:

 

 

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A lot of those gates of sensors that can tell if a car runs through them, say, and will flash red lights upstream that warn train operators of an obstruction.