Lightning Protection Design for All Railway Facilities Across the World

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 Lightning strikes can damage rail infrastructure and create major network issues. . Highly sensitive electronic systems as found within the transportation network and these are extremely vulnerable to lightning strikes and other electromagnetic interference. Damage caused to them can interrupt operations and incur huge losses.

Surges occur in the form of direct lightning hits, but they also can be induced when overhead high-voltage transmission lines are struck by lightning. Direct strikes usually damage equipment, while nearby strikes cause damage by induction.


Because weather is so unpredictable, railway facilities must employ an LPS that can undo Mother Nature’s wrath. It requires a lightning protection design system which can:

  • · Reduce downtime
  • · Protect records, assets, facilities and equipment
  • ·  Provide a safe working environment for personnel
  • ·  Reduce the vulnerability of interdependent infrastructure
  • ·  Provide uninterrupted protection against lightning strikes and frequent power surges
  • ·  Protection from indirect lightning strikes
  • ·  Fast response time
  • ·  Efficient elimination of dangerous overvoltage


One of the key lightning protection design components comes in form of a Dissipation Array System from Lightning Eliminators.


With our lightning protection and prevention system, the downtime and the resulting expensive interruption of operations can be reduced to the minimum. We have performed works at numerous transportation facilities and ensure reliable lightning protection.

  • ·  We access the existing grounding system
  • ·  Measure soil resistivity
  • ·  Analyse preventive maintenance steps
  • ·  Install lightning protection system along with surge protection device


We employ the following lightning protection design principles while designing a customised protection for a railway facility:

  • ·  Identify all cables entering and exiting.
  • ·  Use triple path configuration.
  • ·  Create a bypass route for surge energy where possible.
  • ·  Keep system 0V and cable screens separate from earth.
  • ·  Use equipotential earthing.
  • ·  Refrain from daisy-chaining of earth connections.
  • ·  Do not cater to direct strikes.


LEC is dedicated to providing integrated, industrial lightning protection and prevention solutions, products and services by utilizing innovative, patented charge transfer technology, grounding systems testing, surge protection, design and comprehensive consulting resources, based on physics combined with state-of-the-art engineering principles.


We are positioned as a specialist in the market of best lightning protection design system, known for using adapted solutions, creating customized comprehensive packages and complying with international standards.

As always of you have any questions or need additional information please feel free to contact us. 


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