Drivers of vehicles may cross railway tracks only at railway crossings.

When approaching a crossing, and also when starting movement after a stop before it, the driver is obliged to follow the instructions and signals of the crossing attendant, the position of the barrier, light and sound signals, road signs and road markings, and also make sure that no train (locomotive, railcar) is approaching.

To let an approaching train pass and in other cases when movement through a railway crossing is prohibited, the driver must stop before road marking 1.12 (stop line), road sign 2.2, the barrier, or the traffic light so as to see the signals, and if no traffic management means are present, no closer than 10 m to the nearest rail.

If there are no road markings or road signs before the crossing that determine the number of traffic lanes, movement of vehicles through the crossing is permitted only in one line.

Movement through the crossing is prohibited if:

a) the crossing attendant gives a prohibition signal by standing facing or with his back to the driver with a baton (red lantern or flag) raised above the head or with arms extended sideways;

b) the barrier is lowered or has begun to lower;

c) a prohibiting traffic light signal or sound signal is switched on regardless of the presence and position of the barrier;

d) a traffic jam has formed beyond the crossing that would force the driver to stop on the crossing;

e) a train (locomotive, railcar) is approaching the crossing within visibility range.

Movement through the crossing of agricultural, road-building, construction, and other machines and mechanisms is permitted only in transport position.

It is prohibited to open the barrier without authorization or drive around it, as well as to drive around vehicles standing before the crossing when movement through it is prohibited.

In the event of a forced stop of a vehicle on the crossing, the driver is obliged to immediately disembark people and take measures to clear the crossing, and if this cannot be done, the driver must:

a) if possible, send two people along the tracks in both directions from the crossing for at least 1000 m (if only one person, then in the direction of the probable appearance of a train, and at single-track crossings in the direction of worse visibility of the railway track), explaining to them the rules for giving a stop signal to the driver of an approaching train (locomotive, railcar);

b) remain near the vehicle and, by giving general alarm signals, take all measures to clear the crossing;

c) when a train appears, run toward it while giving a stop signal.

The stop signal for a train (locomotive, railcar) is a circular motion of the hand (in daylight, with a piece of bright fabric or any clearly visible object; during darkness and in conditions of insufficient visibility, with a torch or lantern). The general alarm signal is a series of vehicle sound signals consisting of one long and three short signals.

A herd of animals is allowed to be driven across the crossing only if there is a sufficient number of drovers, but no fewer than three. Individual animals (no more than two per drover) must be led only by a bridle or lead.