Rail joint bar, also known as the rail fishplate, plays an important role in connecting any two ends of the rail tracks to ensure the safety of the transportation of the railway. As an important railway component, the rail joint bar can be a guarantee no matter it is light rail or heavy rail. Among the total railway market, the AREMA standard rail joint, especially 115RE rail joint and 132RE rail joint bar are widely used in the market.
Rail joint bar assembly diagram for 115-119RE and 132RE


Rail joint bar certificate for 115-119RE and 132RE
Description: Joint bar for 115RE Rail, head free toeless, 6 holes 36’’ joint bars punched round, oval alternating for 1’’ oval neck track bolts. Hole spacing 6’’×6’’×7-1/8’’ ×6’’×6’’.
| No./S | Heat Treatment No. | Quality (pairs) | Chemical Composition | Mechanical Property | |||||||
| C % | Mn % | P % | S % | Tensile Strength Min 690MPa | Yield Point Min 483MPa | Elongation Min 12% | Reduction of Area Min 25% | Bent cold through 90 Deg | |||
| 1 | 6200114 | 200 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 0.021 | 850 | 560 | 17 | 32 | qualified |
| Inspecting Items | Standard | Tolerance | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Size of hole | dia 1-1/16'' 1-1/16''×1-13/32'' | ±1/32'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Hole spacing on center line of bolt hole | 6''×6''×7-1/8''×6''×6'' | ±1/16'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Hole height on vertical line of bolt | 2-21/64'' | ±1/32'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Height of bar | 4-11/16'' | ±1/32'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Length of web | 36'' | ±1/8'' | 915mm | 914mm | 914mm | 915mm |
| Thickness of web | 5/8'' | ±1/32'' | 15.9mm | 15.8mm | 15.7mm | 15.9mm |
| Camber in either plane | ±1/16'' | 0.4mm | 0.5mm | 0.3mm | 0.4mm | |
| Depth at head easement | Max 5/64'' Min 0.05'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | |
| Width at head easement | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | ||
| Working surface defects | ±1/64'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Name | Rail Joint Bar |
| Size | 115RE |
| Strd | AREMA Manual For Railway Engineering |
| Q.C | Qualified |
| Q'ty | 200 Pairs |
| Insp | |
| Date | 2015/2/21 |
Description: Joint bar for 132RE Rail, head free toeless, 6 holes 36’’ joint bars punched round, oval alternating for 1’’ oval neck track bolts. Hole spacing 6’’×6’’×7-1/8’’ ×6’’×6’’ for drilled 3-1/2’’×6’’×6’’ rail hole elevation 3-3/32’’.
| No./S | Heat Treatment No. | Quality (pairs) | Chemical Composition | Mechanical Property | |||||||
| C % | Mn % | P % | S % | Tensile Strength Min 690MPa | Yield Point Min 483MPa | Elongation Min 12% | Reduction of Area Min 25% | Bent cold through 90 Deg | |||
| 1 | 2190713 | 200 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.023 | 0.034 | 825 | 575 | 16 | 35 | qualified |
| Inspecting Items | Standard | Tolerance | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Size of hole | dia 1-1/16'' 1-1/16''×1-13/32'' | ±1/32'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Hole spacing on center line of bolt hole | 6''×6''×7-1/8''×6''×6'' | ±1/16'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Hole height on vertical line of bolt | 2-1/2'' | ±1/32'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Height of bar | 5-1/16'' | ±1/32'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Length of web | 36'' | ±1/8'' | 913mm | 914mm | 913mm | 914mm |
| Thickness of web | 5/8'' | ±1/32'' | 15.8mm | 15.8mm | 15.7mm | 15.9mm |
| Camber in either plane | ±1/16'' | 0.6mm | 0.4mm | 0.3mm | 0.5mm | |
| Depth at head easement | Max 5/64'' Min 0.05'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | |
| Width at head easement | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | ||
| Working surface defects | ±1/64'' | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Name | Rail Joint Bar |
| Size | 132RE |
| Strd | AREMA Manual For Railway Engineering |
| Q.C | Qualified |
| Q'ty | 200 Pairs |
| Insp | |
| Date | 2015/2/21 |
The competitive advantages of 115-119RE Rail Joint of AGICO

1. A supplier to A&K, ATT and UT for years for various key rail projects in America.
2. With over 80% market share in China railway field as rail joint supplier.
3. We provide Semi-finished products without holes or finished products with holes.
4. Fish plate holes can be punched or drilled.
5. Both 4x hole @24” and 6x hole @36” with round or oval holes available.
6. Free Sample.
7. Either common or insulated type is available.
8. Over 100 types of dies ready, including those used for Thermit Welded Joints.
How To Order Joint Bars
D. Ensure the size of bolt diameter.
F. Ensure the center line of first hole to center line of second hole.
G. Ensure the center line of second hole to center line of third hole.
H. Ensure the distance between the center lines of two center holes.





