What are track bolts used for

Aug 06, 2025 Leave a message

Track bolts, as critical fasteners in railway systems, serve extremely important purposes.

 

In railway track laying, track bolts can firmly connect steel rails to sleepers. For example, in ballasted tracks, bolts are passed through the pre-drilled holes in the rails and corresponding holes in the sleepers, then tightened with nuts, ensuring the rails are stably fixed on the sleepers and preventing rail displacement during train operation.

 

Track bolts

 

In turnout areas, track bolts are equally indispensable. Turnouts need to switch frequently to guide trains in different directions. The high-strength turnout bolts produced by GNEE RAIL can firmly fix various components of the turnout, such as switch rails, stock rails, and frogs, ensuring the structural stability of the turnout during frequent movements and enabling trains to pass through the turnout safely and smoothly.

 

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For ballastless tracks, track bolts such as embedded bolts are pre-embedded during the pouring of track slabs. When installing rails later, these embedded bolts are used to connect the fastening system to the track slabs, thereby fixing the rails. The railway bolts provided by GNEE RAIL have good corrosion resistance and high strength, which can meet the long-term use requirements of ballastless tracks.

 

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In addition, on railway bridges, track bolts are used to connect the track structure on the bridge to the supporting structure of the bridge. GNEE's track bolts undergo a series of complete quality inspection processes from production to completion, ensuring that our track bolts can meet various national standards, effectively bear train loads, keep the track stable on the bridge, and guarantee the safe passage of trains on bridge sections.

 

GNEE RAIL was established in 2008, and our products are sold overseas. In addition to providing bolts of various specifications, we can also supply GB steel rails of various specifications, heavy rails, light rails, crane rails, as well as various railway fasteners, railway clips, rubber pads, turnout components, railway spikes, etc. If you need more detailed product information, please contact us.