Introduction of Railway Sleepers For Railway Construction

Railway sleepers are the basic materials used for the laying of railway lines and are indispensable materials for the upper part of the railway.

Its function is: fixed rail track gauge, carrying steel rails and passing the weight load of the vehicle, so that the rail pressure load is evenly distributed and transmitted to the roadbed, keeping the line stable and smooth.

Railway sleeper classification

Ordinary sleepers: used for single-stranded main line and station line laying;

Ballast sleeper: used for laying roads in the turnout area;

Bridge sleepers: used for laying the bridge deck on the bridge

Parameter of Railway Sleepers For Railway Construction

1. Ordinary sleeper: width 220mm; thickness 160mm; length 2500mm;

2, ballast sleeper (ordinary): width 220mm; thickness 160mm; length 2600~4850mm, with 150mm carry, a total of 16 length specifications;

3, ballast sleepers (standard): width 240mm; thickness 160mm; length 2600 ~ 4800mm, with 200mm carry, a total of 12 length specifications;

4, bridge sleepers: width 220mm; thickness 240, 260, 280, 300mm; length 3000mm;

Photos of Railway Sleepers For Railway Construction