Abstract: Based on the background of formulating China railway standard Q/CR 1-2014 "Technical specifications for the procurement of grinding wheel for the rail grinding train", the paper introduces main contents and formulation principle of the standard and emphatically expounds the source and basis of data. It also explains the selection of main parameters such as rail grinding performance, turning performance, static balance performance parameters of the grinding analytical standard, and gives a scientific evaluation for the rationality of the standard.