Ballastless track

A segment of ballastless track

A ballastless track or slab track is a type of railway track infrastructure in which the traditional elastic combination of ties/sleepers and ballast is replaced by a rigid construction of concrete or asphalt.

Ballastless track of the type "Low Vibration Track" with rails fastened to concrete ties/sleepers on a concrete slab in a turnout in the Gotthard Base Tunnel's Faido multifunction station.
Ballastless track of the type "Low Vibration Track" in a turnout in the Gotthard Base Tunnel's Faido multifunction station

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