Railway applications - Infrastructure - Acceptance of works - Part 1: Works on ballasted track - Plain line, switches and crossings
A formal standard with no current OJ citation — applied by contract or as good practice.
Issuing body: CEN · Version: EN 13231-1:2023 · Published: 2023-11-30
Link verified August 31, 2026
Also available from your national standards body (UNI, AFNOR, DIN, BSI…)
Scope
Specifies technical requirements and tolerances for the acceptance of new construction, renewal and maintenance works on ballasted track - plain line, switches, crossings and rail expansion devices - for track gauges 1 435 mm and wider, covering substructure, track geometry, track components, ballast cross-section and structure gauge. It defines the measurement and documentation regime infrastructure managers and construction contractors use to formally accept completed track works.
Related documents
- Part of the EN 13231 series

