This study investigates the reasonable setting of suburban railway curve superelevations in the case of related specifications and standards that are not unified. The principle of prioritizing the allowable values of each superelevation is not clear. By comparing and analyzing the requirements for curve superelevation settings in different codes and by analyzing examples, this paper proposes the maximum and minimum values of design superelevation, the general allowable values for undersuperelevation, oversuperelevation, and difficult situations, and the allowable values for the superelevation slope ratio, taking into account the Code for Design of Railway Track, Code for Design of Suburban Railway, and other industry standards. The priority of design principles of allowable values for different superelevations is obtained, providing guidance for the setting of curve superelevations for new suburban railways and providing a reference for the improvement of industryrelated standards.

urban rail transit  /  suburban railway  /  curve super-elevation  /  allowable value  /  design principles