Stormwater Infrastructure for Rail Corridors

Constructed drainage channel carrying stormwater beside a rail corridor

Stormwater rail infrastructure protects track formation, structures, access roads and adjoining land by directing runoff through a controlled drainage system. In a rail corridor, poor water management can soften formation materials, contaminate ballast, erode batters, block access and increase the maintenance burden on the operating asset. Effective drainage is therefore not an isolated civil work. […]