Rail Turnout is a connection equipment from one railway into another tracks railway. Usually there are a large number of laying at the station, train marshalling station . With turnout, can give full play to the line through capacity, even single-track railway, the laying of turnout, the construction period is greater than the length of the train cross the line, then run from opposite directions.
A track switch is a line connecting equipment that tranfer a locomotive vehicle from one channel to another, it’s one of the weak links in track, usually laid in the station and marshalling yard. With track switch, the ability of the line can be fully
utilized. Even a single line rail, lay a track switch, build a fork that is larger than the length of the train, it can drive
train each other. The track switch plays an important role on the railway line.