diff --git a/client/src/components/Tours/planner/TourPlannerPanels.tsx b/client/src/components/Tours/planner/TourPlannerPanels.tsx
index 7172785f5..cf03a7ce8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tours/planner/TourPlannerPanels.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Tours/planner/TourPlannerPanels.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { useSettingsStore } from '../../../store/settingsStore'
 import { useTourFerrataCrossingStore } from '../../../store/tourFerrataCrossingStore'
 import { formatDistance } from '../../../utils/units'
 import ConfirmDialog from '../../shared/ConfirmDialog'
-import { NEUTRAL_TINT, fs } from '../../shared/DialogShell'
+import { fs } from '../../shared/DialogShell'
+import { useRailHeadProps } from './railHead'
 import EmptyState from '../../shared/EmptyState'
 import { useToast } from '../../shared/Toast'
 import { Tooltip } from '../../shared/Tooltip'
@@ -74,9 +75,6 @@ import { SkiPlannerSummary } from '../ski/SkiRouteSummary'
 import { walkTimeFields } from '../walk/walkTimeFields'
 
 /** The tinted head band both rails open with, like every panel head in the planner. */
-export const RAIL_HEAD = 'flex flex-none items-start gap-2 border-b border-edge-faint px-3 py-2.5'
-/** The head as a rounded band of its own, inset like the controls above it (the touch shell's tours tab). */
-const FLOATING_RAIL_HEAD = 'mx-4 mt-1 flex flex-none items-start gap-2 rounded-xl border border-edge-faint px-3 py-2'
 
 /** The title of a rail's head band, with an optional line under it. */
 export function RailTitle({ title, sub, aside }: { title: string; sub?: ReactNode; aside?: ReactNode }) {
@@ -138,10 +136,11 @@ function NeutralRail({
   canEdit: boolean
   onOpenWanderer?: () => void
 }) {
+  const railHead = useRailHeadProps()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   return (
     <section className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col" aria-label={t('tours.planner.title')}>
-      <div className={RAIL_HEAD} style={{ background: NEUTRAL_TINT }}>
+      <div {...railHead}>
         <button
           type="button"
           disabled={!canEdit}
@@ -209,6 +208,7 @@ function GpxViewRail({
   paddleChecklist?: PaddleChecklist
   skiClassification?: SkiClassification
 }) {
+  const railHead = useRailHeadProps()
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const distanceUnit = useSettingsStore((state) => state.settings.distance_unit)
   const { readOnlyGpxTour } = planner
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function GpxViewRail({
   return (
     <>
       <section className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col" aria-label={tour.name}>
-        <div className={RAIL_HEAD} style={{ background: NEUTRAL_TINT }}>
+        <div {...railHead}>
           <BarButton
             label={t('tours.planner.backToTours')}
             onClick={() => planner.returnToNeutral({ keepView: true })}
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ export function TourPlannerRail({ planner,
   /** The trip's tours, never offered as a stop of another tour (PR1-10). */
   tourPlaceIds?: ReadonlySet<number>
 } & TourPermissionProps) {
+  const railHead = useRailHeadProps()
   const { canEdit } = useTourPermissions({ canEdit: editPermission ?? planner.canEdit, canAssign: assignPermission ?? planner.canAssign })
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const [confirmDiscard, setConfirmDiscard] = useState(false)
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ export function TourPlannerRail({ planner,
   return (
     <>
       <section className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col" aria-label={t('tours.planner.title')}>
-        <div className={RAIL_HEAD} style={{ background: NEUTRAL_TINT }}>
+        <div {...railHead}>
           <BarButton label={t('tours.planner.backToTours')} onClick={() => requestClose()} disabled={isSaving} className="focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-accent">
             <ArrowLeft size={16} strokeWidth={2} />
           </BarButton>
@@ -568,8 +569,6 @@ interface TourPlannerToursRailProps extends TourPermissionProps {
   gpxImport?: TourGpxImport
   /** LIB-02: takes a tour of another trip in, an entry of "Add tour". */
   onTakenOver?: (tour: TourListItem) => Promise<void>
-  /** The head as a rounded band rather than a ruled one (the touch shell's tours tab). */
-  floatingHead?: boolean
 }
 
 /** The words of the time estimate: walking, riding (BIK-01), running (RUN-01) or paddling, each saying how it is reckoned, and a ride none. */
@@ -676,7 +675,8 @@ function stagesFold(tour: TourListItem, rail: ReturnType<typeof useTourStageRail
 }
 
 export function TourPlannerToursRail({ planner, tours, days, loading, onAssignToDay, onViewGpxTour, onDeleteTour,
-  gpxImport, onTakenOver, canEdit: editPermission, canAssign: assignPermission, floatingHead = false }: TourPlannerToursRailProps) {
+  gpxImport, onTakenOver, canEdit: editPermission, canAssign: assignPermission }: TourPlannerToursRailProps) {
+  const railHead = useRailHeadProps()
   const { canEdit, canAssign } = useTourPermissions({ canEdit: editPermission ?? planner.canEdit, canAssign: assignPermission ?? planner.canAssign })
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const toast = useToast()
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ export function TourPlannerToursRail({ planner, tours, days, loading, onAssignTo
 
   return (
     <aside className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col" aria-label={t('tours.planner.tripTours')}>
-      <div className={floatingHead ? FLOATING_RAIL_HEAD : RAIL_HEAD} style={{ background: NEUTRAL_TINT }}>
+      <div {...railHead}>
         <RailTitle title={t('tours.planner.tripTours')} />
         {canEdit && <TourAddMenu planner={planner} gpxImport={gpxImport} onTakenOver={onTakenOver} disabled={isSaving} />}
       </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Tours/planner/railHead.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Tours/planner/railHead.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9aa598533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Tours/planner/railHead.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '../../../../tests/helpers/render';
+import { FloatingRailHeads, RAIL_HEAD, useRailHeadProps } from './railHead';
+
+function Head() {
+  return <div data-testid="head" {...useRailHeadProps()} />;
+}
+
+describe('rail heads', () => {
+  it('FE-TOUR-RAILHEAD-001: a ruled, tinted strip on the desktop, a rounded card-like band in the touch tab', () => {
+    const { unmount } = render(<Head />);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('head').className).toBe(RAIL_HEAD);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('head').getAttribute('style')).toContain('background');
+    unmount();
+
+    render(
+      <FloatingRailHeads value>
+        <Head />
+      </FloatingRailHeads>
+    );
+    const head = screen.getByTestId('head');
+    expect(head.className).toContain('rounded-2xl');
+    expect(head.className).not.toContain('border-b');
+    expect(head.getAttribute('style')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/components/Tours/planner/railHead.ts b/client/src/components/Tours/planner/railHead.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0578e986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Tours/planner/railHead.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { createContext, use } from 'react';
+import { NEUTRAL_TINT } from '../../shared/DialogShell';
+
+/** The head band of a tours rail: ruled off from the rail under it, as the desktop planner shows it. */
+export const RAIL_HEAD = 'flex flex-none items-start gap-2 border-b border-edge-faint px-3 py-2.5';
+
+/** The head as a rounded band of its own, inset and shaped like the cards under it. */
+const FLOATING_RAIL_HEAD =
+  'mx-3 mt-3 flex flex-none items-start gap-2 rounded-2xl border border-edge-faint bg-surface-secondary px-3 py-2';
+
+/**
+ * Set by the touch shell's tours tab: there each rail's head (the trip's tours,
+ * a new or saved tour, a GPX track, the wanderer trails) is a rounded band like
+ * the cards below it rather than a ruled strip across the pane.
+ */
+export const FloatingRailHeads = createContext(false);
+
+/** The class and style of a rail's head band, as the surrounding tab wants it. */
+export function useRailHeadProps(): { className: string; style?: { background: string } } {
+  return use(FloatingRailHeads)
+    ? { className: FLOATING_RAIL_HEAD }
+    : { className: RAIL_HEAD, style: { background: NEUTRAL_TINT } };
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Tours/wanderer/WandererBrowserRail.tsx b/client/src/components/Tours/wanderer/WandererBrowserRail.tsx
index a8e842355..34a041877 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tours/wanderer/WandererBrowserRail.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Tours/wanderer/WandererBrowserRail.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ import { useSettingsStore } from '../../../store/settingsStore';
 import { formatDisplayDate } from '../../../utils/dateFormat';
 import { formatDistance, formatElevation } from '../../../utils/units';
 import { BarButton, WhiteBadge } from '../../Planner/planParts';
-import { DialogButton, NEUTRAL_TINT, fs } from '../../shared/DialogShell';
+import { DialogButton, fs } from '../../shared/DialogShell';
 import EmptyState from '../../shared/EmptyState';
 import { Tooltip } from '../../shared/Tooltip';
-import { RAIL_HEAD, RailTitle } from '../planner/TourPlannerPanels';
+import { useRailHeadProps } from '../planner/railHead';
+import { RailTitle } from '../planner/TourPlannerPanels';
 import { TourDayRowAvatar } from '../TourDayRowFacts';
 import { TourListCard, TourMetricFields, TourNotice, TourSection } from '../tourParts';
 import { formatPlannedTourDuration } from '../tourPresentation';
@@ -40,11 +41,12 @@ import WandererMark from './WandererMark';
  * The trail itself shows on the map between the rails.
  */
 export default function WandererBrowserRail({ browser }: { browser: WandererBrowser }) {
+  const railHead = useRailHeadProps();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const inPreview = browser.selected !== null;
   return (
     <section className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col" aria-label={t('wanderer.browser.title')}>
-      <div className={RAIL_HEAD} style={{ background: NEUTRAL_TINT }}>
+      <div {...railHead}>
         <BarButton
           label={inPreview ? t('wanderer.browser.backToList') : t('tours.planner.backToTours')}
           onClick={inPreview ? browser.backToList : browser.close}
diff --git a/client/src/mobile/screens/trip/tours/MTourWorkspace.tsx b/client/src/mobile/screens/trip/tours/MTourWorkspace.tsx
index 85357ec4f..fe6ede02f 100644
--- a/client/src/mobile/screens/trip/tours/MTourWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/client/src/mobile/screens/trip/tours/MTourWorkspace.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
 import TourGpxDropZone from '../../../../components/Tours/TourGpxDropZone';
 import TourWorkspaceRail from '../../../../components/Tours/TourWorkspaceRail';
 import { TourPlannerToursRail } from '../../../../components/Tours/planner/TourPlannerPanels';
+import { FloatingRailHeads } from '../../../../components/Tours/planner/railHead';
 import { useIsSplit } from '../../../../hooks/sizeClass';
 import { useTouchDragBridge } from '../../../../hooks/useTouchDragBridge';
 import { LazyPanel } from '../../../../pages/tripPlanner/LazyPanel';
@@ -105,30 +106,32 @@ export default function MTourWorkspace({ planner }: Pick<MTripTabPanelProps, 'pl
             className="flex h-full min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col split:w-[var(--trip-pane-open)] split:flex-none split:border-e split:border-[color:var(--m-rowbr)]"
           >
             {!headSlot && <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 pb-2 pt-1">{head}</div>}
-            <div className="relative min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden pb-[env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)]">
-              {pane === 'tours' ? (
-                <LazyPanel id="m-tour-tours">
-                  <TourPlannerToursRail
-                    planner={tourPlanner}
-                    canEdit={canPlaceEdit}
-                    canAssign={canDayEdit}
-                    tours={planner.tours}
-                    days={planner.days}
-                    loading={planner.toursLoading}
-                    onAssignToDay={planner.handleAssignToDay}
-                    onDeleteTour={planner.handleDeleteTour}
-                    gpxImport={tourGpxImport}
-                    onViewGpxTour={page.viewImportedTour}
-                    onTakenOver={tourDetailActions.onTakenOver}
-                    floatingHead
-                  />
-                </LazyPanel>
-              ) : (
-                <LazyPanel id="m-tour-editor">
-                  <TourWorkspaceRail workspace={page} canEdit={canPlaceEdit} canAssign={canDayEdit} />
-                </LazyPanel>
-              )}
-            </div>
+            {/* Every rail head here is a rounded band like the cards under it. */}
+            <FloatingRailHeads value>
+              <div className="relative min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden pb-[env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)]">
+                {pane === 'tours' ? (
+                  <LazyPanel id="m-tour-tours">
+                    <TourPlannerToursRail
+                      planner={tourPlanner}
+                      canEdit={canPlaceEdit}
+                      canAssign={canDayEdit}
+                      tours={planner.tours}
+                      days={planner.days}
+                      loading={planner.toursLoading}
+                      onAssignToDay={planner.handleAssignToDay}
+                      onDeleteTour={planner.handleDeleteTour}
+                      gpxImport={tourGpxImport}
+                      onViewGpxTour={page.viewImportedTour}
+                      onTakenOver={tourDetailActions.onTakenOver}
+                    />
+                  </LazyPanel>
+                ) : (
+                  <LazyPanel id="m-tour-editor">
+                    <TourWorkspaceRail workspace={page} canEdit={canPlaceEdit} canAssign={canDayEdit} />
+                  </LazyPanel>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </FloatingRailHeads>
           </section>
         )}
         {showMap && (