Railway applications - Infrastructure - Acceptance of works - Part 1: Works on ballasted track - Plain line, switches and crossings
Issuing body: CEN · Version: EN 13231-1:2023 · Published: 2023-11-30
Link verified July 22, 2026
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.

