India Rail Turnout Market Size By Type (Single Crossover, Double Crossover, Track Crossing), By Assembly (Switch, Crossing, Lead), By Application (Railway, Metro, Trams), By Casting (Steel and Iron Casting, Manganese Steel Casting), And Forecast

India Rail Turnout Market Size And Forecast

India Rail Turnout Market size was valued at USD 719.73 Million in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 1,078.17 Million by 2030, at a CAGR of 5.35% from 2023 to 2030.

The continuous research and development in improving the mechanism, design, and arrangement of railway turnout increase the market growth in innovations that are expected to impact the Indian railway turnout market during the forecast period positively. The India report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

India Rail Turnout Market Definition

Turnout is a track structure that permits a train’s movement from one track to another. It is the most complicated component of the track. Because of its complicated design and certain inherent deficiencies, speed on turnout while negotiating towards turnout side in Indian Railways till recently was limited to 15kmph. To improve traffic potential, the speed potential of turnout is being increased. Increased turnout speed requires a better turnout design, better maintenance practices, and a perfect layout arrangement. Over the last 20 years, curved switches on concrete sleepers have replaced most of the turnouts of mainline and running loops. A small percentage of turnouts in goods yards are yet to be converted to turnouts on the concrete sleeper. The new turnout design laid on concrete sleepers is sturdier than the earlier designs and permits higher speed on the turnout side; at the same time, it requires less maintenance.

In the last decade, Indian Railway has gone for an increase in axle load, and by now, all major routes have been converted to CC+8+2 routes. So practically, axle load has gone up by 12%. Axle load has been further raised to 25T on select routes. With the increase in axle load, the stress transferred to various turnout components increases drastically. On turn out, the wheels move from one rail to another on the switch and overcrossing. Hence wear and tear because of increased axle load has a more adverse effect on turnout than other track components. Therefore, better maintenance systems for turnout are required. If a turnout is laid properly at the time of initial laying, the maintenance requirement is significantly lesser than those laid with deficiencies or improper layouts.

India Rail Turnout Market Overview

The increase in transportation demand has strengthened railway networks by investing in expanding the railway network across the countries. Also, continuous research and development in improving the mechanism, design, and arrangement of railway turnout increase the market growth in innovations that are expected to impact the Indian railway turnout market during the forecast period positively. Moreover, with the improved traffic potential, there is a need to increase the speed potential of turnout. Increased turnout speed requires a better turnout design, better maintenance practices, and a perfect layout arrangement.

Increased transportation demand and increased pressure from competing transportation models. It has consistently shown that the demand for Indian railways is always more significant than the railways can supply. Due to population growth, more and more people are entering the passenger segment of Indian Railways, which is underserved. With the country’s development, more and more people are finding work outside their hometowns, pushing them to travel by train twice a day regularly. Indian Railways also plans to adopt some strategies like increasing the rail capacity for passengers and freight, more electrification, and renovating trains for short-distance passenger traffic, which are the factors boosting the demand for the rail turnout market.

However, the weakness of the tongue rail is due to the severe section reduction by heavy machining. Tongue rails are further weakened by heavy wear and tear by traffic. So, these are to be replaced frequently, increasing the maintenance cost. Thus, better maintenance systems for turnout are required. The change of the turnout system required more cost, and maintenance also needed less. Still, the turnout, which has been applied with defects or inappropriate layout, will again repair, increasing the maintenance cost.

Furthermore, Indian Railways is developing and creating technology in areas such as signaling and telecommunication, with 15,000 km converted into automatic signaling and 37,000 km fitted with ‘KAVACH’, the domestically developed Train Collision Avoidance System. Indian Railways track maintenance has been revolutionized by introducing mechanized track maintenance using technologically advanced machines such as the Heavy Duty Tamping and Stabilizing Machine (HOTS-3X).

India Rail Turnout Market Segmentation Analysis

The India Rail Turnout Market is segmented on the basis of Type, Assembly, Application, and Casting.

India Rail Turnout Market, By Type

• Single Crossover
• Double Crossover
• Track Crossing
• Slip Switch
• Lapped Railway Turnouts
• Others

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Based on Type, Single Crossover accounted for the largest market share of 22.40% in 2022, with a market value of USD 161.22 Million, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.62% during the forecast period. Double Crossover was the second-largest market in 2022, Value of USD 135.31 Million in 2022; it is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of 6.80%. A turnout is a stretch of track where trains can switch tracks. There is only one switch on a single turnout. They let trains go from one track to another, as well as combine or separate trains. The single turnout is the most prevalent sort of turnout. It comprises a single switch that the engineer may move to dispatch a train in either direction. A single crossover is made up of two railway turnouts placed on two tracks that allow the vehicle to move from one to the other. The two tracks are often parallel, but not always, and the railway turnouts are typically identical. A universal crossover is a pair of single crossovers—one right hand and one left hand that is situated consecutively along the tracks.

India Rail Turnout Market, By Application

• Railway
• Metro
• Trams

Based on Application, Railway accounted for the largest market share of 71.30% in 2022, with a market value of USD 513.17 Million and is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of 5.80% during the forecast period. Metro was the second-largest market in 2022, Value of USD 156.18 Million in 2022; it is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.41%. Rail turnouts are an essential component of a rail track system. Rail fasteners are not confined to rail transportation due to the ongoing evolution of rail transportation technology. Mining railway tracks and crane rail tracks with greater tonnage requirements are increasingly commonly utilized railway tracks. Specifications for general railway fastening components include model numbers. However, several considerations must be made throughout the installation procedure. These particulars can help to ensure the safety of the railway line.

India Rail Turnout Market, By Assembly

• Switch
• Crossing
• Lead

On the basis of the Assembly, Switch accounted for the largest market share of 37.90% in 2022, with a market value of USD 272.78 Million, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.00% during the forecast period. The crossing was the second-largest market in 2022, Value of USD 234.63 Million in 2022; it is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of 5.75%. A railroad switch, turnout, or [set of] points is a mechanical device that guides railway trains from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or when a spur or siding splits off. Railway switches are made up of three major componentsa switch rod, a switch motor, and a point (switch rail). The switch rod, which is operated by the switch motor, repositions the switch rail before a train passes through, achieving the goal of changing railway lines. A railroad switch set consists of two stock tracks, two switch rails, and a switch machine. It is used by switch machines to adjust the position of switch rails to guarantee the turnout is open. Stock rail is a type of steel rail that is manufactured from a conventional rail profile with one straight side and one curved side.

India Rail Turnout Market, By Casting

• Steel and Iron Casting
• Manganese Steel Casting

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On the basis of the Casting, Manganese Steel Casting accounted for the largest market share of 64.20% in 2022, with a market value of USD 462.07 Million, and is projected to grow at the highest CAGR of 5.44% during the forecast period. Steel and Iron casting was the second-largest market in 2022, Value of USD 257.66 Million in 2022; it is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.18%. AS 2074/H1A applies to a crossing in which the “V” is wholly or partially made from cast austenitic manganese steel (i.e. as an RBM crossing, built up (compound) or cast solid crossing with or without legs welded to the casting). Austenitic manganese steel crossings should be explosively hardened to a hardness of 350 to 415 HB on all top surfaces and for a minimum of 20mm down the flange ways, unless otherwise stipulated by the contract. Manganese steel’s success in street railway castings led to its employment in steam locomotive special work frogs, crossings, and switches. By the first decade of the 20th century, the rail-bound frog was introduced to the American railways. Since then, the rail-bound manganese frog has undergone several design changes. New designs are now being developed to fulfill the demands of the heavy-haul railroad.

Key Players

The “India Rail Turnout Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market. The major players in the market are DT – Vyhybkárna a strojírna, as, Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH, Vossloh, Jupiter Wagons, Shanghai Bosheng Industries Co., Ltd, Jekay group, Kanto Bunkiki Co., Ltd., Rahee group, N. Mohanlal Railtrack Pvt. Ltd., The Hindusthan Group, and Patil Group.

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