Disadvantages of Quadruple Track
- Quadruple track costs more due to requiring more materials and increased land acquisition costs. This also applies to tunneling and bridge costs.
- When adding tracks, land acquisition can become prohibitively expensive.
- Maintenance costs are higher and often more complex as there may be more switches (points) on the track than on a two-track line (to facilitate switching from outer to inner tracks and vice versa).
- For safety, grade separations are almost always required.
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