Published on 18 November 2025

Determination of railway noise

Calculation model for railway noise:

Web application: sonRAIL Webtool

• Vollständige Beschreibung des sonRAIL-Emissionsmodells

  PDF446.36 kB8 February 2022

Empa - Acoustics/Noise Control - sonRAIL

• Report Comparison CNOSSOS - EU (Rail) and sonRAIL

  PDF691.79 kB26 January 2022

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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)