diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ bool AfterLoadGame()
 					if (!GetPlayer(o)->is_active) {
 						/* remove leftover rail piece from crossing (from very old savegames) */
 						_current_player = o;
-						DoCommand(t, 0, AxisToTrack(OtherAxis(GetCrossingRoadAxis(t))), DC_EXEC | DC_BANKRUPT, CMD_REMOVE_SINGLE_RAIL);
+						DoCommand(t, 0, GetCrossingRailTrack(t), DC_EXEC | DC_BANKRUPT, CMD_REMOVE_SINGLE_RAIL);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/rail_cmd.cpp b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/rail_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ CommandCost CmdConvertRail(TileIndex til
 
 				default: // MP_STATION, MP_ROAD
 					if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
-						Track track = (tt == MP_STATION) ? GetRailStationTrack(tile) : AxisToTrack(OtherAxis(GetCrossingRoadAxis(tile)));
+						Track track = ((tt == MP_STATION) ? GetRailStationTrack(tile) : GetCrossingRailTrack(tile));
 						YapfNotifyTrackLayoutChange(tile, track);
 					}
 
diff --git a/src/road_cmd.cpp b/src/road_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/road_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/road_cmd.cpp
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ static void ChangeTileOwner_Road(TileInd
 	if (IsLevelCrossing(tile)) {
 		if (GetTileOwner(tile) == old_player) {
 			if (new_player == PLAYER_SPECTATOR) {
-				DoCommand(tile, 0, AxisToTrack(OtherAxis(GetCrossingRoadAxis(tile))), DC_EXEC | DC_BANKRUPT, CMD_REMOVE_SINGLE_RAIL);
+				DoCommand(tile, 0, GetCrossingRailTrack(tile), DC_EXEC | DC_BANKRUPT, CMD_REMOVE_SINGLE_RAIL);
 			} else {
 				SetTileOwner(tile, new_player);
 			}
diff --git a/src/road_map.h b/src/road_map.h
--- a/src/road_map.h
+++ b/src/road_map.h
@@ -206,14 +206,25 @@ static inline Axis GetCrossingRoadAxis(T
 	return (Axis)GB(_m[t].m4, 6, 1);
 }
 
+static inline Axis GetCrossingRailAxis(TileIndex t)
+{
+	assert(IsLevelCrossing(t));
+	return OtherAxis((Axis)GetCrossingRoadAxis(t));
+}
+
 static inline RoadBits GetCrossingRoadBits(TileIndex tile)
 {
 	return GetCrossingRoadAxis(tile) == AXIS_X ? ROAD_X : ROAD_Y;
 }
 
+static inline Track GetCrossingRailTrack(TileIndex tile)
+{
+	return AxisToTrack(GetCrossingRailAxis(tile));
+}
+
 static inline TrackBits GetCrossingRailBits(TileIndex tile)
 {
-	return AxisToTrackBits(OtherAxis(GetCrossingRoadAxis(tile)));
+	return AxisToTrackBits(GetCrossingRailAxis(tile));
 }
 
 static inline bool IsCrossingBarred(TileIndex t)
diff --git a/src/train_cmd.cpp b/src/train_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/train_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/train_cmd.cpp
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ static Vehicle *TrainApproachingCrossing
 {
 	assert(IsLevelCrossingTile(tile));
 
-	DiagDirection dir = AxisToDiagDir(OtherAxis(GetCrossingRoadAxis(tile)));
+	DiagDirection dir = AxisToDiagDir(GetCrossingRailAxis(tile));
 	TileIndex tile_from = tile + TileOffsByDiagDir(dir);
 
 	Vehicle *v = (Vehicle *)VehicleFromPos(tile_from, &tile, &TrainApproachingCrossingEnum);