Determination of railway noise

Calculation model for railway noise:

Web application: sonRAIL Webtool

Vollständige Beschreibung des sonRAIL-Emissionsmodells (PDF, 435 kB, 08.02.2022)Projektdokumentation (inkl. Referenz-Testfälle), Februar 2022.
Available only in German.

Empa - Acoustics/Noise Control - sonRAIL

Report Comparison CNOSSOS - EU (Rail) and sonRAIL (PDF, 675 kB, 26.01.2022)Commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)

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Research results on noise determination:

Alle Resultate - Lärmforschung Eisenbahn

Available only in German.

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Federal Office of Transport FOT:

Federal Office of Transport FOT: Noise abatement

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Legal framework:

Bundesgesetz über die Lärmsanierung der Eisenbahnen (BGLE)

Verordnung über die Lärmsanierung der Eisenbahnen (VLE)

Annex 2: Requirements for the Calculation Procedures and Measuring Instruments: Noise Abatement Ordinance (NAO)

Annex 4 Exposure Limit Values for Railway Noise: Noise Abatement Ordinance (NAO)

Last modification 12.01.2024