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GATE Transportation Infrastructure: Geometric design of railway track: speed and cant – Previous Year Questions

5 GATE previous year questions on Geometric design of railway track: speed and cant (Transportation Infrastructure, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A horizontal curve of radius 1080 m (with transition curves on either side) in a Broad Gauge railway track is designed and constructed for an…
  2. GATE 2024 CE (CE1) Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The number of trains and their corresponding speeds for a curved Broad Gauge section with 437 m radius, are • 20 trains travel at a speed of 40 km/hr…
  3. GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The maximum degree of the curve that can be used for railways in a mountainous region is
  4. GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
  5. GATE 2026 CE (CE1) Q24 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Cant C on a Broad Gauge railway track is calculated for an equilibrium speed V (in km/h), dynamic gauge G (in mm) and radius of curve R (in m) using…