Canted Turnouts Enable High-Speed Track Switching on India’s Bullet Corridor

A turnout is a place where a railway track splits into different tracks.

Usually, trains must slow down a lot before changing tracks.

This is because a flat track switch can make passengers feel sudden sideways movements.

A canted turnout keeps the track slightly tilted, like a normal curve.

This tilt helps control the forces acting on a fast-moving train.

Special point machines move and lock the rails so the train follows the correct path.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor is being built for speeds of up to 320 km/h.

The system is intended to make high-speed travel smoother, safer, and easier on the train and tracks.