Heavy Steel Rail

What is the Heavy Rail or heavy steel rail? 

Generally, the weight of steel rail which is larger than 30kg per meter is called heavy rail or heavy steel rail. Heavy steel rail is different from light rail. It is the track for heavy vehicles. Thus, heavy steel rail is much thicker and heavier. And its specifications are also higher than light steel rail.

Heavy Steel Rail Specification (GB2585-2007)

sketch of steel rail
GB heavy rail parameters

Applications of Heavy Steel Rail

Heavy rail also called metro rail or rapid rail, is normally used for handling many passengers at once or transiting heavy cargoes. Heavy tracks may be placed in subway tunnels, on elevated structures, as well as fenced-off, ground-level tracks that do not cross roads. The benefits of of heavy rail are significantly. Heavy rail is popular all of the world since it is the most reliable mode of transport. Heavy rail transit does not depend on traffic. In addition, it does not affect by bad weather. What’s more, it is able to transfer large amounts of cargo in terms of volume and weight. 

Signum Rail supplies GB standard heavy steel rails. We have various sizes of heavy rails in stock which includes 38kg/43kg/50kg/60kg/75kg steel rail. And we have a large amount of heavy rails in stock for sale.

We also supply relative rail parts, such as rail clips, fish plates, rail bolts, rail washer and nuts. As a one-stop shopping of rail products, Signum Rail would like to provide better service for you. If you want to inquire more details about the heavy rail, please feel free to contact Signum Rail. We’ll feed back to you as soon as possible.

Heavy Steel Rail Supplier from China

How to choose right heavy steel rail

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1. High quality product

2. Certificate of factory

3. Certificate of Origin

4. Third party inspection


We can make mold to produce steel rails as per your design drawing, but you need to pay for the mold charge, and the first quantity should more than 1500 tons, if the quantity over 4000 tons, we can return your mold charge.

We also supply relative rail parts, such as rail clips, fish plates, rail bolts, rail washer and nuts. As a one-stop shopping of rail products, Signum Rail would like to provide better service for you. If you want to inquire more details about the light rail, please feel free to contact Signum Rail. We’ll try our best to save you cost and time.

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