Application of RFID Technology in Railway Track Inspection

In order to improve standardization, control level of railway track inspection, and monitor inspectors scientifically and accurately, this paper brings forward a supervisor mode of patrol inspection based radio frequency identification (RFID) and information management technologies. The railway track inspection system is composed of information buttons mounted in milestones or electric poles, portable data acquisition instruments (palm and reader) and terminal system used to manage data, etc. Practical applications of this system help to reduce workload of patrol inspection, increase the ratio of arriving appointed places during patrol inspection, provide credible information for management of railway equipments drawbacks, and thereby, increase the quality of railway track inspection, prevent equipment accidents, and ensure travel safety.