Guide plate for laterally guiding a rail in a rail attachment point formed on a sleeper, wherein the guide plate has - an upper side on which a support surface is formed to support a spring element, - an underside via which the guide plate is supported on the sleeper during use, - a support section, which has, on its end face, a support surface via which the guide plate is supported during use on a shoulder (5, 6) provided on the sleeper, and - a guide section, which is formed in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate opposite the support section and on whose end face there is a guide surface, on which a longitudinal side (16, 17) of the rail is supported during use in order to guide the rail laterally, wherein the guide surface with its narrow sides collides in each case in a corner region (15a, 15b) with one of the longitudinal side surfaces of the guide plate, which delimit the guide plate on its longitudinal sides, - wherein in end sections (18, 19) of the guide surface, which adjoin the corner regions (15a, 15b), in each case is formed a latch projection (20, 21), which projects from the guide surface in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate and which is provided for engaging, during use, under the longitudinal side (16, 17) of the rail respectively assigned to the guide surface, characterised in that the guide surface in the width direction of the guide plate has a greater width than the support surface such that when the support surface projects into the guide surface, the guide surface with its the end sections (18, 19), in which the latch projections (20, 21) are formed, projects laterally beyond the support surface and in that, in the width direction of the guide plate, the distance between the latch projections (20, 21) is at least 70% of the width of the guide surface. - an upper side on which a support surface is formed to support a spring element, - an underside via which the guide plate is supported on the sleeper during use, - a support section, which has, on its end face, a support surface via which the guide plate is supported during use on a shoulder (5, 6) provided on the sleeper, and - a guide section, which is formed in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate opposite the support section and on whose end face there is a guide surface, on which a longitudinal side (16, 17) of the rail is supported during use in order to guide the rail laterally, wherein the guide surface with its narrow sides collides in each case in a corner region (15a, 15b) with one of the longitudinal side surfaces of the guide plate, which delimit the guide plate on its longitudinal sides, - wherein in end sections (18, 19) of the guide surface, which adjoin the corner regions (15a, 15b), in each case is formed a latch projection (20, 21), which projects from the guide surface in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate and which is provided for engaging, during use, under the longitudinal side (16, 17) of the rail respectively assigned to the guide surface, characterised in that the guide surface in the width direction of the guide plate has a greater width than the support surface such that when the support surface projects into the guide surface, the guide surface with its the end sections (18, 19), in which the latch projections (20, 21) are formed, projects laterally beyond the support surface and in that, in the width direction of the guide plate, the distance between the latch projections (20, 21) is at least 70% of the width of the guide surface.