The difference between Single shoulder and Double shoulder tie plate

Aug 26, 2025 Leave a message

Rail tie plate is also called rail base plate or sole plate, it is a main component in railroad construction of a crane rail or track support system.Rail tie plates are used not only to support the rails, but also to fix the entire rail fastening systems.

 

Types of Rail base plate

 

rail fasteners

 

Product Name Type Process Material
Tie plate Single Shoulder Rolled,Forging,Casting QT450-10,20#,35#,etc
Double Shoulder
Hook Twin Tie Plates
Direct Fixation Tie Plates
Other kinds of baseplate are also available according to your drawings or samples!

 

Single shoulder tie plate

 

rail fastening

 

Single shoulder tie plate means the top surface of tie plate has one shoulder, which can fit the rail base. Single shoulder tie plate is an old kind of tie plate that is not available. Single shoulder tie plate is suitable for almost any rail widths. Most often, rail base width according to requirement. The single shoulder normally placed on the outside of rail.

 

Double shoulder tie plate

 

rail fixing

 

Compared to single tie plate, double shoulder tie plate contains two shoulders on the top surface. Double shoulder tie plate is also a currently used type. According to the AMREA standard, double shoulder tie plate are available for 5-1/2″and 6″base rail. Common types include 4 holes, 5holes, 6 holes, 7 holes, 8 holes.

 

GNEE RAIL provides railroad tie plate with forging, casting and rolling. For different manufacture methods, the materials which are made of rail tie plates are different. What's more, the different types tie plates have different dimensions. In term of all the different parameters, we provide the custom service for each client. You can customize rail tie plate dimensions according to your requirements.

 

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