SHTRT HRHTN (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

HATCT (MINISTRY OF RALWAYS)

CE r as (RAILWAY BOARD)
No.: 2021/CE-I/TSC/10th Extraordinary New Delhi, Date:16 /07/2021

NR Principal Chief Engineers,

All Zonal Railways.

Sub: Revised norms of track maintenance and criteria of track renewal

Over period of time, various advancements have taken piace in the field of track
maintenance. Manual packing of track has altogether been replaced with machine packing. Life
of rails has improved with use of rail grinding to remove surface flaws and increasing the contact
area. Therefore, with the improvement of technology of track, review of norms of track
maintenance and renewal criteria has been done to suit to the changing conditions of increased
axle load, increased speed of trains and constraints of manpower etc, after discussion in 10th
Extra Ordinary meeting of Track Standards Committee held on 220 June, 2021

Revised norms of track maintenance and criteria of track renewal duly approved by
Board (MI) is given below:

S. Description of Existing norms/Criteria Revised norms/Criteria

No. Item
T Deep Screening Deep screening of Track shall | 1. Deep screening of Track shall
S be done after 500 GMT or 10 be carried out
of Plain track
and turnout years, whichever is earlier. For Plain Track on Main line
However, deep screening shall if the clean ballast cushion is
PR. CE also be carried out if the less than 200mm for section
SECYWPr. CE ALL HOD'S existing clean ballast cushion is having sectional speed of 130
CPD/TMS CPD/BW less than 150 mm to ensure kmph and above
|CPD/SD proper machine tamping. ii. if the clean ballast cushion is
LTE CFIMRTS All the loop lines should be less than 150mm for section
CEIG CTMC deep screened once in 15 years. having sectional speed less than
CE/P&D cEIRC (Para 636(2)(¬) of IRPWM| 130kmph
b. For Turnout on Main line
CE/HQ CEITMS 2020) if the clean ballast cushion is
CEITSP CE'SD
less than 200mm
CEITP CETM
2. All the loop lines should be deep
DYICE ICEIWORKs
OS CHOSICDOR screened once in 15 years.
Service ife of Service life of 60 kg 90 UTS 1) Routes covered by Rail
rails rails in terms of GMT is 800 Grinding
GMT. (Para 702(1)d) of Service life of 60 kg 90 UTS rails
IRPWM 2020) in terms of GMT is 1000 GMT. All
other existing criteria of rail
renewal shall continue.
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S. Deseription of Existing norms/Criteria Revised norms/Criteria
No. Item
2) Routes not covered by
Rail Grinding
Existing service life and other
criteria of rail renewal shall
continue.
Service life of 2000 GMT or 35 years Condition basis viz. rail seat
PSC sleepers whichever is earlier or on grooving, insert corrosion, cracking
condition basis as decided by In continuous stretches etc. as

CTE. (Para 718 of IRPWM decided by CTE.

2020)
4 Service life of | Switches Switches
Turnout i) 52kg -150 GMT or 52kg-250 GMT or condition basis
condition basis. as decided by CTE.

ii) 60 kg-200 GMT or 60kg -300 GMT or condition basis

as decided by CTE.
condition basis.
CMS Crossing
CMS Crossing i) 52 kg & 60 kg -350 GMT with
52 kg & 60 kg -300 GMT or
condition basis.
replacement of fittings on
condition basis, in case of in-situ
reconditioning using Robotic
Thick web Switches Welding machine.
52 kg& 60 kg -500 GMT or
ii) 52 kg & 60 kg 300 GMT, in
condition basis. case of reconditioning using
(Para 717(1)(b) of IRPWM | H3B/H3C IRS electrodes.
2020)
Thick web Switches
52 kg & 60 kg -800 GMT or on
condition basis as decided by
CTE
Service life of Metal Liner Metal Liner
whichever is
P.Way 300 GMT or 8 years whichever | 400 GMT or 8 years
is earlier or on condition basis earlier or on condition basis
components
ERC ERC
(Fittings)
400 GMT or 8 years whichever is
300GMT or 8 years whichever earlier or on condition basis
is earlier or on condition basis
CGSRP CGSRP
300 GMT or 8 years whichever 400 GMT or8 years whichever is
earlier or on condition basis
is earlier or on condition basis
(Para 718 of IRPWM 2020)
is Tentative life of glued joint shall be
6 Service life of| Service life of glued joint enhanced to 400 GMT for 60kg
Glued Joint 200 GMT. (RDSO's letter no.
with ómm 8ap.
dated glued joints
CT/GJ/Manual However, renewal of such special
28.08.2012) track components shall continue to
Renewal of special track be planned on condition basis after
components like SEJ, Glued they have degenerated to a level
joints etc. to be planned after| where they are not able to serve
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S.
Description of Existing norms/Criteria Revised norms/Criteria
No. Item
they have degenerated to a their desired purpose as per
level where they are not able to provisions of Para 702 (1) (f) of
ve their desired IRPWM, 2020.

purpose.(Para 702(1)() of
IRPWM 2020)
Service life of| 14 years/400 GMT or on 1) Service life of galvanized
Channel Sleeper condition basis. (RDSO letter channel sleeper 14 years / 800
no. CT/PTX/TSC dated GMT or on condition basis as
07.12.18) decided by Chief Track
Engineer of the Railway,
whichever is earlier, with
replacement of fittings as and
when necessary.
2) Service life of
rubber
components of
galvanized
channel sleeper shall however
be kept as 400 GMT or on
condition basis as decided by
Chief Track Engineer of the
Railway, whicheveris earlier.
The above revision in norms of maintenance and renewal criteria shall come into force
with immediate effect. Zonal Railways are advised to plan track maintenance and renewal based
on above.

CPradeep N a b l l 4
Director Civil Engg. (Plg.)
Railway Board

Copy to: CAO(Con)/All Zonal Railways for information and necessary action please.