Since January 2003, the network of the Dutch Railways (NS) is formally owned by the government and managed by ProRail; a merger between three Dutch agencies, including the former infrastructure manager (Railinfrabeheer), resulted in this new company. ProRail is responsible for railway infrastructure issues, including level crossings. In a country with the highest road and rail traffic density, level crossings have always been a focus of public attention. The desire to reduce the number of level crossing accidents and increase the throughput for both trains and road users resulted in early automation of level crossing installations. Since 1980, the Dutch Railways in a similar fashion to the other European railway administrations has followed a policy to reduce the number of level crossings. However, due to the geographic characteristics of the country, it is a relatively slow process. It is expected that technological improvements will support the policy to reduce the number of accidents and improve the capacity of the railway lines and roads. This paper describes the development of level crossing technology at Dutch Railways and offers an outline of planned improvements, including a doubled barrier version and a cost effective solution for rural lines.