Abstract:
Objective: To promote the continuous progress of tram line design technology in China, longterm attention and indepth research on the key design technologies of tram lines in vehicles, tracks, and other systems in different European cities should be given. Method: Based on the consultancy work of the ′New Sava River Bridge Project in Belgrade′ with Chinese enterprises participation, a comparison is made between European (Serbia adopts European standards) and Chinese standards related to tram track discipline. The design documents, drawings, and calculation sheets of the project are studied, and combined with onsite investigation, visits and exchanges with Serbian designers, from four aspects of standard system, rail selection, temperature force calculation and track structure, the differences and similarities in the design standards and concepts of tram tracks between China and Europe are summarized. Result & Conclusion: There is not much difference in the standard terms of tram track between China and Europe, but there are still many specific design differences in comparison with the technical routes applied in China. Therefore, more indepth research should be carried out on European standards. By comparison, Chinese standards are relatively complete, with many calculation parameters to use directly, having higher design efficiency as well as higher level of control standards.