This invention relates to a tongue device with pivotal connecting rails for switch points which can be negotiated at high speeds free from vibrations and jolts in the branching track comprising base means, connecting rails of a main track and a branching-off track hingedly connected with each other and pivotally mounted on said base, means for pivoting said connecting rails, and wedge means adapted to be inserted in corresponding recesses in mutually adjoining tracks for closing the gaps in the two extensions of the inner rail edges.