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Railway applications - Ballastless track systems - Part 1:

General requirements

Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de voie sans ballast - Partie 1 :

Exigences générales

Bahnanwendungen - Feste Fahrbahn-Systeme - Teil 1: Allgemeine

Anforderungen

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 16432-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM July 2017

ICS 93.100

English Version

Railway applications - Ballastless track systems - Part 1:

General requirements
Applications ferroviaires - Systèmes de voie sans Bahnanwendungen - Feste Fahrbahn-Systeme - Teil 1:
ballast - Partie 1 : Exigences générales Allgemeine Anforderungen
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This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 May 2017.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

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translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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Contents Page

European foreword....................................................................................................................................................... 4
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 7
4 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 8
5 External actions ............................................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Railway traffic loading .................................................................................................................................. 8
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5.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 8

5.1.2 Vertical loads .................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.1.3 Lateral loads................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.1.4 Longitudinal loads ....................................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Substructure .................................................................................................................................................. 11
5.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 11
5.2.2 Earthworks ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
5.2.3 Bridges ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
5.2.4 Tunnels ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
5.2.5 Transitions ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.3 Environmental............................................................................................................................................... 14
5.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.3.2 Water ................................................................................................................................................................ 14
5.3.3 Temperature .................................................................................................................................................. 14
5.3.4 Earthquake ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
5.3.5 Chemical exposure, UV exposure and pollution ............................................................................... 15
6 System requirements.................................................................................................................................. 15
6.1 Track design geometry............................................................................................................................... 15
6.2 Track stability ............................................................................................................................................... 16
6.3 Structure gauge ............................................................................................................................................. 16
6.4 Design life........................................................................................................................................................ 16
6.5 Maintainability .............................................................................................................................................. 16
6.6 Sustainability ................................................................................................................................................. 16
6.7 Noise and vibration ..................................................................................................................................... 16
6.8 Derailment ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
6.9 Electrical interfaces..................................................................................................................................... 17
6.9.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 17
6.9.2 Rail-to-rail electric insulation ................................................................................................................. 17
6.9.3 Electrical interfaces with traction power supply systems ............................................................ 17
6.9.4 Electrical interfaces with signalling systems ..................................................................................... 18
6.9.5 Track circuit ................................................................................................................................................... 18
6.9.6 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) with signalling systems................................................... 18
6.10 Fixing of equipment..................................................................................................................................... 18
Annex A (informative) Rail temperature increase by using eddy current brake .............................. 20
A.1 Determination of rail temperature increase using chart Figure A.1 ......................................... 20

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A.2 Determination of rail temperature increase using functions of rail heating and
cooling............................................................................................................................................................... 20
A.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 20
A.2.2 Heating of the rail ......................................................................................................................................... 21
A.2.3 Cooling of the rail .......................................................................................................................................... 21
A.2.4 Example of calculation ................................................................................................................................ 21
Annex B (informative) Examples of loop-free and zones with limited metal content to
ensure EMC...................................................................................................................................................... 23
B.1 Track circuit bond ........................................................................................................................................ 23
B.2 Detection loop or transmission loop ..................................................................................................... 23
B.3 Balise (Eurobalise) ....................................................................................................................................... 24
B.4 Wheel sensor .................................................................................................................................................. 24
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Annex C (informative) Example of balise mounting system ...................................................................... 25

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC ........................................................................................ 26
Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 31

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European foreword

This document (EN 16432-1:2017) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2018, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2018.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
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For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.

This European Standard is one of the series EN 16432 “Railway applications - Ballastless track systems”
as listed below:

— Part 1: General requirements;

— Part 2: System design, subsystems and components;

— Part 3: Acceptance (under preparation).

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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Introduction

This European Standard is intended to be used by customers, designers and specifiers of ballastless
track systems as well as for reference and development by suppliers and construction contractors.
The content and relationship between part 1, 2 and 3 are shown in Figure 1.
This part of the series EN 16432 covers the general requirements for ballastless track systems.
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Figure 1 — Structure of EN 16432-1, EN 16432-2 and EN 16432-3

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1 Scope
This European Standard defines the general requirements concerning the design of ballastless track
systems.
It does not include any requirements for inspecting, maintaining, repairing and replacing ballastless
track systems during operation.
This European Standard is applicable to all railway applications up to 250 kN axle load.
The requirements of this standard apply to:
— plain line track, switches and crossings and rail expansion joints;

— various substructures like embankments and cuttings, tunnels, bridges or similar, with or without
floating slabs;

— transitions between different substructures;

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— transitions between different ballastless track systems;

— transitions between ballasted and ballastless track systems.

NOTE Requirements for characterization of the substructures listed above are included in this standard.
Design of the substructures is covered by other European Standards, e.g. EN 1992–2, EN 1997–1, etc..

2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1991-2:2003, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 2: Traffic loads on bridges

EN 1997-1, Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design - Part 1: General rules

EN 50122 (series), Railway applications - Fixed installations - Electrical safety, earthing and the return
circuit

EN 13481-5, Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 5:
Fastening systems for slab track with rail on the surface or rail embedded in a channel

EN 13848-5, Railway applications - Track - Track geometry quality - Part 5: Geometric quality levels -
Plain line

EN 13848-6, Railway applications - Track - Track geometry quality - Part 6: Characterisation of track
geometry quality

EN 14363, Railway applications - Testing and Simulation for the acceptance of running characteristics of
railway vehicles - Running Behaviour and stationary tests

EN 15273-3, Railway applications - Gauges - Part 3: Structure gauges

EN 15528, Railway applications - Line categories for managing the interface between load limits of
vehicles and infrastructure