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    Track junctions allow rail vehicles to transfer between tracks or cross from one track to another. The main types of track junctions are turnouts, crossovers, slips, diamonds, scissors, gauntlets, gatherings, triangles, and double junctions. Turnouts include similar and contrary flexures, symmetrical splits, three-throw switches, and double turnouts. Crossovers include diamonds, single and double slips, and scissors. Gauntlets are temporary diversions. Gatherings merge or branch multiple parallel tracks. Triangles and double junctions change train directions.

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    Track junctions allow rail vehicles to transfer between tracks or cross from one track to another. The main types of track junctions are turnouts, crossovers, slips, diamonds, scissors, gauntlets, gatherings, triangles, and double junctions. Turnouts include similar and contrary flexures, symmetrical splits, three-throw switches, and double turnouts. Crossovers include diamonds, single and double slips, and scissors. Gauntlets are temporary diversions. Gatherings merge or branch multiple parallel tracks. Triangles and double junctions change train directions.

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    Introduction to Various track junction

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    Track junctions allow rail vehicles to transfer between tracks or cross from one track to another. The main types of track junctions are turnouts, crossovers, slips, diamonds, scissors, gauntlets, gatherings, triangles, and double junctions. Turnouts include similar and contrary flexures, symmetrical splits, three-throw switches, and double turnouts. Crossovers include diamonds, single and double slips, and scissors. Gauntlets are temporary diversions. Gatherings merge or branch multiple parallel tracks. Triangles and double junctions change train directions.

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    Track junctions allow rail vehicles to transfer between tracks or cross from one track to another. The main types of track junctions are turnouts, crossovers, slips, diamonds, scissors, gauntlets, gatherings, triangles, and double junctions. Turnouts include similar and contrary flexures, symmetrical splits, three-throw switches, and double turnouts. Crossovers include diamonds, single and double slips, and scissors. Gauntlets are temporary diversions. Gatherings merge or branch multiple parallel tracks. Triangles and double junctions change train directions.

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    Railway Engineering (CL- 410)

    > Track Junctions and Simple Track Layouts

    1
    Track Junctions
    Track junctions are formed by the combination
    of points and crossings.

    Their main objective is to transfer rail vehicles


    from one track to another or to enable them
    to cross from one track to another.
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    Track Junctions- Types
    Based of flexure
    o Similar
    o Contrary
    Spilt
    o Symmetrical
    o Three throw switch
    Double turnout
    Crossover
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    Track Junctions- Types
    Based slip
    o Single
    o Double
    Diamond turnout
    Scissor turnout
    Gauntleted track
    Triangle
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    Track Junctions- Types
    Similar flexure
    o Turnout takes turn in same direction in which the
    mail line turns
    o Degree of flexure is higher than that of main line

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Contrary Flexure
    o A turnout of contrary flexure is one that takes off
    towards the direction opposite to that of the main
    line curve.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Symmetrical Split (Y- turnout)
    o When a straight track splits up in two different directions with
    equal radii, the layout is known as a symmetrical split. In other
    words, a symmetrical split is a contrary flexure in which the radii
    of the two curves are the same.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Three-throw Switch
    o In a three-throw arrangement, two turnouts take off from
    the same point of a main line track. A three-throw switch
    can have contrary flexure or similar flexure.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Double Turnout
    A double turnout or tandem is an improvement over a three-
    throw switch. In a double turnout, turnouts are staggered
    and take off from the main line at two different places.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Diamond Crossing
    A diamond crossing is provided when two tracks of either the
    same gauge or of different gauges cross each other. It
    consists of two acute crossings (A and C) and two obtuse
    crossings (B and D).

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Single Slip and Double Slip
    o In a diamond crossing, the tracks cross each other,
    but the trains from either track cannot change track.
    o Slips are provided to allow vehicles to change track.
    The slip arrangement can be either single slip or
    double slip.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    In single slips, there are two sets of joints, the vehicle from only one direction
    can change tracks. In the single slip, the train on track A can change to track
    D, whereas the train on track C remains on the same track, continuing onto
    track D.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    In the case of double slips, there are four sets of points, and trains from both
    directions can change tracks. In the double slip, the trains on both tracks A
    and C can move onto either track B or D.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Scissors Crossover
    o A scissors crossover is meant for transferring a vehicle from
    one track to another track and vice versa. It is provided
    where lack of space does not permit the provision of two
    separate crossovers.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Gauntleted Track
    o This is a temporary diversion provided on a double-line track to allow one
    of the tracks to shift and pass through the other track.
    o Gauntleted tracks are also used on sections where trains have to operate
    on mixed gauges, say, both BG and MG, for a short stretch.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Gathering Line
    o A gathering line (also called a ladder track) is a track where a number of
    parallel tracks gather or merge. Alternatively, a number of parallel tracks
    also branch off from a gathering line.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Triangle
    o A triangle is mostly provided in
    terminal yards for changing the
    direction of an engine. Turntables are
    also used for this purpose, but are
    costly, cumbersome, and present a lot
    of problems in maintenance.
    o To change the direction of an engine
    standing at P, it is first taken to R, then
    to Q, and then back to P.

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    Track Junctions- Types
    Double Junctions
    o A double junction is required when two or more main line tracks are running
    and other tracks are branching off from these main line tracks in the same
    direction.
    o The layout of a double junction consists of ordinary turnouts with one or more
    diamond crossings depending upon the number of parallel tracks.

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