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Railway Line Classifications

This document discusses the classification and specifications of railway lines in India. It addresses: - Railway lines are classified based on factors like traffic volume, speed, loading, and engineering requirements. Broad gauge lines are further divided into Groups A through E. - Meter gauge lines are divided into Q, R, and S routes based on speed limits and gross million tonnes of traffic. - Choice of gauge depends on traffic volume, cost considerations, and physical terrain features of the country. - Non-uniformity of gauge causes inconvenience for passengers and shipments, while uniform gauge provides advantages like reduced bottlenecks and balanced economic growth. - Other topics covered include loading gauge, alignment of railway

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Railway Line Classifications

This document discusses the classification and specifications of railway lines in India. It addresses: - Railway lines are classified based on factors like traffic volume, speed, loading, and engineering requirements. Broad gauge lines are further divided into Groups A through E. - Meter gauge lines are divided into Q, R, and S routes based on speed limits and gross million tonnes of traffic. - Choice of gauge depends on traffic volume, cost considerations, and physical terrain features of the country. - Non-uniformity of gauge causes inconvenience for passengers and shipments, while uniform gauge provides advantages like reduced bottlenecks and balanced economic growth. - Other topics covered include loading gauge, alignment of railway

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Railway line classifications

Need to classify
• Different volume of traffic
• Different speed
• Different loading
• Different engineering requirement
• Use of locally available material
• Economy
Broad gauge lines (1676)
• Group A lines
– Sanctioned speed of 160 kmph
– Rajdhani routs
– GT route
– Howrah Mumbai via Nagpur
– New Delhi to Mumbai central via Frontier mail
Group B lines
• Sanctioned speed of 130 kmph
– Allahabad Itarsi busaval
– Delhi Ambala
– Coimbatore to Vadodara
– Bangalore Jalapeth
Group C lines
• Suburban train lines of
– Mumbai
– Kolkotta
– Chennai
• Group D lines and D special lines
– Maximum speed does not exceed 100kmph
• Group E lines
– For train operation with the station and yards
Meter Gauge Lines(1000)
• Q routes
– Speed limit 75 kmph and traffic 2.5 Gross Million
Tonnes (GMT)
• R routes Speed 75 kmph traffic more than 1.5
GMT
– R1
– R2
– R3
• S routes speed 75 kmph traffic less than 1.5 GMT
Gauges of Indian railways
• Gauge is defined as distance between the two
adjacent rails
– Broad gauge (1676 mm)
– Meter gauge (1000 mm)
– Narrow gauge (762 mm)
Choice of gauge
• Traffic consideration
– Volume of the traffic depends on the sizre of wagon
– Wider gauge has potential for high speed
• Cost consideration
– Cost of BG is high
– High engineering standards
– More martial
– Cost of rolling stack in high
• Physical features of the country
– Curves, windings
Non Uniformity of gauge
• Incontinence to passengers
– Changing trains
– Moving goods /transporting luggage
– Long waiting for next connecting trains
– Missing trains due to delays
• Shipments
– Damage to gods during transport
– Delay
– Theft
– Labor / porter availability at stations
– Insurance
Advantages of uniform gauge
• No transport bottlenecks
• No transshipment hazard
• Easy provision of alternative rot incase of
emergency
• Boosting investors confidence
• Balanced economic growth
Loading gauge
• Loading gauge represents maximum width
and height of the rolling stack.
Alignment of railway Line
– Purpose of railway line
• Strategic …..Kashmir rail lines
• Development of backward area… Assam
• commerce …. Central Bihar and UP
• Shortening of rail lines
• Obligatory points
• Minimum operational expenses
• Topography of area
• Safety considerations
• Major bridges rivers
Alignment
• Zigzag method
• Switch Back Method
• Spiral method
• Rack railway
Track and stresses
• Requirement of a good track
– The gauge should be correct and uniform
– The rails should have perfect cross level
– In case of curves proper super elevation should be
maintained
– The track should be resilient and elastic in order to
absorb the shock and vibration of running train
– Should have good lateral strength so that it can
maintain stability
– Should have minimum maintenance and low cost

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