Railway and highway design data

Railway Design Data & Technologies

Rail Specifications
Rail gauge 1435 mm
Design Speed (passenger trains) 300 km/h
Design Speed (freight trains) 140 km/h
Minimum horizontal radius 7,000.0 m
Maximum longitudinal slope 12.5 ‰
Vehicle loading gauge limit UIC C
Minimum wheelbase 4,2 m
Operating speed (freight trains) 120 km/h
Design axle load 25 t
Permitted axle mass:
• wagons ≤ 100 km/h 22,5 t
• wagons ≤ 120 km/h 20 t
Minimum useful length of passing tracks 750 m

– ERTMS (European Rail Train Management System – Level 2)

– ETCS (European Traffic Control System)

– GSM-R Global System for Mobile Communication

– Power supply 25 kV A.C.

– Rail Track: 60E1 (ex UIC 60)

– Sleepers: Pre-stressed Concrete Mono Bloc

– Rail Fastenings: e-Clip Elastic Fastening

Highway Design Data & Standards

Road Specifications
Design Speed 130 km/h
Posted Speed 110 km/h
Number of lanes 3+3
Lane width 3.75 m
External shoulder 3.00 m
Minimum horizontal radius 1500 m
Maximum longitudinal slope (desiderable) 4 %
Maximum longitudinal slope 5 %

– AASHTO – A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 7th Ed. 2018

– AASTHO – Highway Safety Manual, 1st Ed. 2009

– FHWA – Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways by, 2003

– AASHTO – Roadside Design Guide, 4th Ed. 2011

– AASHTO – Guide for Design of Pavement Structures, 1993

– EN1317 – Road Restraint Systems