rail-section-dimension

Rail section dimensions mainly contain the rail height, the width of the base, the width of the head, the web thickness, the depth of head, the depth of the base, nominal weight per yard or meter. Railroad rail dimensions provide a method of identifying types of most rails. The charts below list common railroad track dimensions such as ASCE Rail, 115Re Rail, UIC60 Rail, DIN Rail, other Crane rail, and more. Some of the mill marks on rails are shown too.

ASCE/ AREA/ARA Rail Specification

ASCE Rails (Engineering Association – American Society of Civil Engineers)
Rail TypeSection IndexCommon Web MarkWeight Per YardHight inchBase width inchHead Width inch  Web thickness inchCommon Length ft
ASCE1240  12AS12 lb.2213/16  30
ASCE1640  16AS16 lb.2 3/8  2 3/8  1 11/647/3230
ASCE2040  20AS20 lb.2 5/82 5/81 11/321/430
ASCE2540  25AS25 lb.2 3/4  2 3/4  1 1/219/6440,30
ASCE304030AS30 lb.3 1/83 1/81 11/1621/6440,30
ASCE3540  35AS35 lb.3 5/163 5/161 3/423/64 
ASCE4040  40AS40 lb.3 1/23 1/21 7/825/6440,30
ASCE4540  45AS45 lb.3 11/163 11/16227/64 
ASCE5040  50AS50 lb.3 7/83 7/82 1/87/16 
ASCE5540  55AS55 lb.4 1/16  4 1/16  2 1/415/32 
ASCE6040  60AS60 lb.4 1/44 1/42 3/831/6440,33,30
ASCE6540  65AS65 lb4 7/164 7/162 13/321/2 
ASCE7040  70AS70 lb4 5/84 5/82 7/1633/64 
ASCE7540  75AS75 lb.4 13/164 13/162 15/32  17/32   
ASCE8040  80AS80 lb.552 1/235/64  39,33
ASCE8540  85AS85 lb.5 3/165 3/162 9/169/1639,33
ASCE9040  90AS90 lb.5 3/85 3/82 5/89/1633,30
ASCE10040  100AS100 lb.5 3/45 3/42 3/49/16 
AREA Rails (Engineering Association – American Railway Engineering Association)
Rail TypeSection IndexCommon Web MarkWeight Per YardHight width inchBase width inchHead width inch  Web thickness inchCommon Length ft
AREA11525115RE115 lb.6 5/8  5 1/2  2 23/325/8  39,33
AREA13637136RE136 lb.7 5/1662 15/16  11/16  39
AREA14025140RE140 lb.lb.7 5/16633/439
ARA-A, ARA-B Rails (Engineering Association – American Railway Association)
Rail TypeSection IndexCommon Web MarkWeight Per YardHight inchBase width inchHead width inch  Web thickness inchCommon Length ft
ARA-A9020  90RA  90 lb.5 5/85 1/8  2 9/16  9/16  39,33
ARA-A10020  100RA100 lb.  65 1/2  2 3/4  9/16  39,33
ARA-B903090RB90 lb.5 17/64  4 49/6  2 9/16    9/16   
ARA-B10030100RB100 lb.5 41/64  5 9/64  2 21/32  9/16  39,33

EN Rail Specification ( EN 13674-1-2003 )

Rail TypeHead width (mm)Height (mm)Base width (mm)Web thickness (mm)Nominal weight (kg/m)Cross Section Area (cm2)Mo. Of inertia (cm4)  Length m
60E1 (UIC60)7217215016.560.2176.703038.3
512.3
12-25
55E1 (U55) 621551341956.0371.42150.4
418.4
12-25
54E1 (UIC54)701591401654.7769.772337.9
419.2
12-25
54E3 (S54)671541251654.5769.522074.0
354.8
12-25
50E1 (U50E)6515313415.550.3764.21987.8
365.0
12-25
50E2 (50EB-T)721511401549.9750.661988.8
408.4
12-25
50E4 (UIC50)701521251550.4664.31934.0
315.2
12-25
50E5
(50 UNI)
671481351449.963.61844.0
362.4
12-25
50E6 (U50)6515314015.550.964.892017.8
396.8
12-25
49E1 (S49)671491251449.3962.921816.0
319.1
12-25
49E2
( S49T)
671481251449.162.61796.3
318.4
12-25

GB Rail Specification

GB11264-89/YB222-63
Rail TypeHead width (mm)Height (mm)Base width (mm)Web thickness (mm)Cross Section Area (cm2)Nominal weight (kg/m)
9kg32.163.563.55.911.298.94
12kg38.169.8569.857.5415.5412.2
15kg42.8679.3779.378.3319.3315.2
18kg4090801023.0718.06
22kg50.893.6693.6610.7228.3922.3
30kg60.33107.95107.9512.338.3230.1
GB2585-2007
Rail TypeHead width (mm)Height (mm)Base width (mm)Web thickness
(mm)
Cross Section Area (cm2)Nominal weight (kg/m)
43kg7014011414.557.044.65
50kg7015213215.565.851.51
60kg7317615016.577.4560.64

Crane Rail

DIN
Rail TypeHeight (mm)Head width (mm)Base width (mm)Web thickness (mm)Head Depth (mm)Base Depth (mm)Nominal Weight (kg/m)Cross Section area (cm2)Mo. of Inertia (cm4)  
A4555451252420822.128.290, 170
A5565551503125931.840.5178, 337
A65756517538301043.154.9319, 608
A75857520045351156.271.6531, 1011
A1009510020060401274.394.7858, 1345
A120105120220724714100127.41361, 2350
A150150150220805014150.3191.44373, 3850
CHN (YB/T5055-93 )
Rail TypeHeight (mm)Head width (mm)Base width (mm)Web thickness (mm)Head Depth (mm)Base Depth (mm)Nominal Weight (kg/m)Cross Section area (cm2)Mo. of Inertia (cm4)  
QU70120701202832.52452.867.3327.16, 1081.99
QU801308013032352663.6981.13482.39, 1547.40
QU10015010015038403088.96113.32376.94, 940.98
QU120170120170444535118.1150.441694.83, 4923.79
JIS
Rail TypeHeight (mm)Head width (mm)Base width (mm)Web thickness (mm)Nominal Weight (kg/m)  
CR731351001403273.3   
CR10015012015539100.2   

1kg/m =2.015904 lbs/yard

1 lb/yard =0.4960553 kg/m

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