Piko · H0 · 16.5 mm
Piko A-Gleis: track planner from your own stock
23 items with verified geometry. Enter what you have, let the Auto-designer lay ovals, passing loops and stations, and view it in 3D at your table size.
How much space does a layout with this system need? How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
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What the Auto-designer gets out of a typical Piko A-Gleis drawer
Diamond on R1, plus 2 passing loops
32 pieces · 5.8 m of track
4x 55201, 4x 55203, 4x 55205, 12x 55211, 4x 55219, 2x 55220, 2x 55221
Double track R2/R1, plus 2 passing loops
44 pieces · 9.6 m of track
4x 55200, 8x 55201, 12x 55211, 12x 55212, 4x 55219, 2x 55220, 2x 55221
Station with two platforms on R1
32 pieces · 5.6 m of track
4x 55201, 8x 55205, 12x 55211, 4x 55219, 2x 55220, 2x 55221
From the TrackDrawer Guide
- Cork and sound deadening under your track
- DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
- Sectional track or flexible track: which should you choose?
- The helix: gaining height in little space
- Mixing Märklin and two-rail: why it does not work
- The double slip: when you need one
- Sidings and buffer stops: why and where
- Left, right and symmetrical turnouts explained
- How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
- Terminus or through station?
- Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
- Piko A-Gleis or Roco geoLine: the differences side by side
- Your layout will not close: a gap of a few millimetres
- Shunting puzzle: designing a small yard
- Double oval: two trains at once
- Shuttle line: running back and forth without a loop
- The figure eight: crossing or bridge?
- An H0 layout on 240 x 120 cm: what fits?
- The oval: the simplest layout and how to expand it
- H0, N, TT or Z: which scale fits your space?
- The dogbone: a long run on a narrow baseboard
- Track spacing: how far apart do two tracks lie?
- Train derails at the turnout: causes and fixes
- The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit
- How to make a track plan in seven steps
- An H0 layout on 180 x 90 cm: what fits?
Geometry
| Radius | mm | Curve | Angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 360 | 55211 | 30° |
| R2 | 421.88 | 55212 | 30° |
| R3 | 483.75 | 55213 | 30° |
| R4 | 545.63 | 55214 | 30° |
| R9 | 907.97 | 55219 | 15° |
Power: 2-rail DC. Roadbed width 43 mm. Parallel spacing 61.88 mm.
Turnout pattern: 55220 / 55221 with counter curve 55219; compensation 55201.
8 combinations are recalculated on every build: circles that close, turnouts that land on the parallel spacing.
Items (23)
Straight track
- 55200 Straight track G239 (239,07 mm)
- 55201 Straight track G231 (230,93 mm)
- 55202 Straight track G119 (119,54 mm)
- 55203 Straight track G115 (115,46 mm)
- 55204 Straight track G107 (107,32 mm)
- 55205 Straight track G62 (61,88 mm)
Curves
- 55211 Curved track R1 30° (360,00 mm)
- 55212 Curved track R2 30° (421,88 mm)
- 55213 Curved track R3 30° (483,75 mm)
- 55214 Curved track R4 30° (545,63 mm)
- 55219 Curved track R9 15° (907,97 mm, wisselgegenbogen)
- 55251 Curved track R1 7,5° (360,00 mm)
- 55252 Curved track R2 7,5° (421,88 mm, wisselboog)
Turnouts
- 55220 Turnout left
- 55221 Turnout right
- 55225 Three-way turnout
- 55226 Y switch
- 55224 Double slip (DKW) 15°
Crossings
- 55240 Crossing K15 (15°)
- 55241 Crossing K30 (30°)
Flex track
- 55209 Flex track G940 (940 mm)
Transition tracks
- 55207 Overgangsrail naar oud Piko hol-profielspoor (61,88 mm)
- 55208 Overgangsrail naar 2,5 mm-profiel zonder bedding (61,88 mm)
Source: Officiële Piko-brochure 'Das Piko A-Gleis H0-Schienensystem' (bestelnr. 99556, PIKO Spielwaren GmbH), volledige tekst geraadpleegd via elektrickevlacky.cz/documents/PIKO_A-Gleis_DE.pdf; gekruisverifieerd met actuele (2024-2026) winkelvermeldingen op modellbahnshop-lippe.com, behr-mobile.eu, modellbahnshop.de, modellbahnunion.com en smdv.de (onderzoek 2026-10-02).
Other systems in H0
- Märklin C track track planner
- Märklin K track track planner
- Märklin M track track planner
- Märklin my world track planner
- Trix C track track planner
- Roco GeoLine track planner
- Roco Line track planner
- Fleischmann Profi-Gleis track planner
- Kato Unitrack H0 track planner
- Tillig Elite track planner
TrackDrawer is not affiliated with Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or any other manufacturer. Item numbers and dimensions are factual product data, with sources cited in the catalogue.