USES OF UTS RAILS

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LOK SABHA

Sixty kilogram 90 UTS (Ultimate Tensile Strength) rails have been adopted in view of increasing traffic density, axle load and speed.

The established system of rail testing, inspection and maintenance of track on Indian Railways are being followed for all rail tracks including 60 Kg. 90 UTS rail track, to ensure safety.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya in a written reply to a question from Shri Basudeb Acharia in the Lok Sabha today.