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1,655 GWh Consumption of traction current

Rail power consumption by SBB passenger and freight transport

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53,783 t Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption

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370,000 t Ballast

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	Energy consumption within Switzerland								Files Footnote Copy link
Energy consumption within Switzerland Files n010pe-sbb-energy-climate-2024.pptx Footnote Data on SBB AG and SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland). Share Link copied
	Electricity and fuel consumption in Switzerland	GWh	2,470	2,562	2,523	2,482	2,458	-1.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Rail power consumption by SBB passenger and freight transport	GWh	1,578	1,646	1,692	1,660	1,655	-0.3%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Rail power consumption by SBB passenger and freight transport Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Related Links Proportion of traction current from renewable sources Share Link copied
	Infrastructure network rail power consumption	GWh	87	90	67	91	103	+12.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Infrastructure network rail power consumption Footnote Own use of rail power by infrastructure network for point heaters, installations, the electrical traction of engineering and work trains and for overhead contact line losses. Share Link copied
	Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure	GWh	190	189	145	140	131	-6.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure Footnote Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure for operating the power plants and for losses in the transmission grid, in the frequency converters and in the pump drive. Share Link copied
	Fuel for rail traction	GWh	103	108	107	97	97	+0.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil diesel	GWh	103	108	107	97	88	-9.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Fossil diesel Footnote Fuel is pure diesel or a diesel-HVO mix; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure fossil diesel. Share Link copied
	Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)	GWh	0	0	0	0	10	—	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) Footnote Fuel is HVO in a 25% mix with diesel; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure HVO. Share Link copied
	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	GWh	29	28	31	28	26	-6.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	GWh	285	298	290	285	281	-1.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	GWh	198	204	191	181	165	-9.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Heating oil	GWh	49.8	45.3	57.9	43.9	31.7	-27.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Natural gas	GWh	58.5	59.8	45.4	43.6	41.3	-5.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Propane	GWh	4.4	11.2	7.7	5.8	4.7	-18.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Biogas	GWh	6.3	7.4	5.9	4.8	8.0	+66.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Wood	GWh	17.1	18.9	20.8	22.6	24.5	+8.4%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	District heating	GWh	61.5	61.0	53.5	60.3	54.3	-9.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Specific energy consumption of railway passenger transport	kWh/100 Pkm	12.13	11.86	9.01	7.77	7.62	-1.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Specific energy consumption of railway passenger transport Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including standard gauge subsidiaries of SBB Regional Services. Share Link copied
	Long-Distance Services	kWh/100 Pkm	9.90	9.38	6.96	6.03	5.97	-1.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Regional Services	kWh/100 Pkm	17.13	17.59	14.20	12.01	11.65	-3.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Specific energy consumption for railway freight traffic	kWh/100 net tonne-km	4.05	4.09	4.11	4.07	4.03	-1.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Specific energy consumption for railway freight traffic Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Share Link copied

	Greenhouse gas emissions within Switzerland								Footnote Copy link
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	Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption	t CO₂e	67,381	69,608	68,623	61,207	53,783	-12.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption Footnote Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2, excluding Scope 3). Share Link copied
	Traction current	t CO₂e	1,140	1,180	1,211	1,204	1,175	-2.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Traction current Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Share Link copied
	Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure	t CO₂e	0	0	0	0	0	—	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure Footnote The generation of electricity for the railway does not result in any direct or indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Share Link copied
	Fuel for rail traction	t CO₂e	28,209	29,399	29,187	26,530	23,971	-9.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	t CO₂e	7,837	8,277	8,287	7,611	7,108	-6.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	t CO₂e	225	235	228	224	222	-1.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	t CO₂e	29,909	30,453	29,662	25,572	21,233	-17.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Specific greenhouse gas emissions from railway passenger transport	g CO₂e/100 Pkm	22.2	21.7	16.5	14.2	14.0	-1.9%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Specific greenhouse gas emissions from railway passenger transport Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including standard gauge subsidiaries of SBB Regional Services. The calculation of these specific emissions follows the EN 16258 standard (“Well-to-Wheel”, without shunting and without construction, maintenance and dismantling of energy producing plants). Calculated on the basis of 90% hydro power and 10% nuclear power. Related Links CSN EN 16258 Share Link copied
	Long-Distance Services	g CO₂e/100 Pkm	18.1	17.2	12.7	11.1	10.9	-1.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Regional Services	g CO₂e/100 Pkm	31.4	32.2	26.0	22.0	21.3	-3.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Regional Services Footnote Excluding Zentralbahn. Share Link copied
	Specific greenhouse gas emissions from railway freight traffic	g CO₂e/100 tonne-km	189.6	186.5	185.4	191.4	171.5	-10.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Specific greenhouse gas emissions from railway freight traffic Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking, including SBB Cargo International Ltd. The calculation of these specific emissions follows the EN 16258 standard (“Well-to-Wheel”, without shunting and without construction, maintenance and dismantling of energy producing plants). Calculated on the basis of 90% hydro power and 10% nuclear power. Share Link copied

	Noise protection								Files Footnote Copy link
Noise protection Files n020pe-sbb-noise-protection-2024.pptx Footnote Fleet at year-end. Share Link copied
	Low-noise rolling stock SBB Passenger Services	%	98.0	98.3	98.5	98.6	98.6	+0.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Low-noise freight wagons SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)	%	98.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.8	+1.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Noise barriers and walls	km	412	417	422	425	427	+0.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Noise barriers and walls Footnote Construction length. Share Link copied
	of which SBB infrastructure	km	411	416	421	424	426	+0.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Stock consumption								Footnote Copy link
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	Track construction materials	t	617,496	643,583	642,251	602,106	525,155	-12.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Gravel	t	49,612	63,996	59,349	64,215	53,400	-16.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Ballast	t	460,729	466,495	465,499	426,900	370,000	-13.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Line sleepers	t	50,335	55,072	61,186	59,905	52,634	-12.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	45,773	50,478	56,308	55,363	50,751	-8.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	2,557	2,913	3,057	2,257	1,407	-37.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from steel	t	2,006	1,680	1,821	2,285	476	-79.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Points sleepers	t	12,154	16,188	13,092	12,719	11,951	-6.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	10,356	14,287	11,152	10,512	11,110	+5.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	1,798	1,901	1,940	2,207	841	-61.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Rails	t	44,665	41,832	43,125	38,368	37,170	-3.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Liquid fuels and propellants	1,000 l	18,275	18,109	19,617	16,982	15,632	-7.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil diesel	1,000 l	13,178	13,464	13,506	12,328	11,232	-8.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Fossil diesel Footnote Fuel is pure diesel or a diesel-HVO mix; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure fossil diesel. Share Link copied
	Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)	1,000 l	0	2	0	0	1,016	—	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) Footnote Fuel is HVO in a 25% mix with diesel; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure HVO. Share Link copied
	Fossil petrol	1,000 l	120	120	324	269	221	-17.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil heating oil	1,000 l	4,977	4,523	5,787	4,386	3,164	-27.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Lubricants	t	589	568	472	461	503	+9.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	of which switch and pin lubricants	t	18	17	17	19	20	+4.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	of which wheel flange oil	t	43	44	42	39	43	+7.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Herbicides	t	1.4	1.9	1.4	0.8	0.6	-30.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Waste								Files Footnote Copy link
Waste Files n030pe-sbb-waste-2024.pptx Footnote Data on SBB AG and SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland). Share Link copied
	Industrial waste	t	255,409	243,807	268,659	260,630	247,066	-5.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Track excavation waste (ballast, sand and gravel)	t	165,459	149,496	181,835	175,903	176,582	+0.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Track excavation waste (ballast, sand and gravel) Footnote Quantity of track excavation waste that cannot be cleaned on site and immediately reused as ballast. It is handed over to Swiss waste management companies, which process and reuse around 80% of it, for example as chips for concrete; the remaining 20% has to be landfilled. To these quantities must be added the portion of the track excavation waste that is so heavily polluted that it must be disposed of in hazardous waste landfills (see section on hazardous waste). Share Link copied
	Metals	t	73,775	71,955	64,894	63,474	56,108	-11.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Metals Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Concrete sleepers	t	9,798	16,453	15,207	15,389	8,076	-47.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Concrete sleepers Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Building materials, excavation	t	2,472	2,159	2,459	1,981	1,407	-29.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Building materials, excavation Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Wood	t	1,672	1,520	1,341	1,332	1,550	+16.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Wood Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard	t	835	797	852	822	1,887	+129.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Paper, cardboard Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Plastic, rubber	t	392	219	226	314	258	-17.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Plastic, rubber Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Electronic waste	t	256	328	449	316	123	-61.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Electronic waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Organic waste, compost	t	32	35	73	41	33	-18.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Organic waste, compost Footnote Waste disposal: composting, fermentation. Share Link copied
	Glass	t	184	196	207	162	145	-10.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Glass Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Other industrial waste	t	534	649	1,116	895	898	+0.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Other industrial waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Hazardous wastes	t	30,928	51,476	55,369	59,608	46,251	-22.4%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Heavily contaminated spoil	t	15,834	33,200	39,570	39,616	33,989	-14.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Heavily contaminated spoil Footnote Waste disposal: landfill. Share Link copied
	Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers)	t	11,266	13,976	11,983	16,477	9,098	-44.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers) Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Cleaning residue	t	1,067	866	852	880	773	-12.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Cleaning residue Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Chemicals	t	951	1,335	895	654	313	-52.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Chemicals Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Used oil, transformer oil	t	570	746	736	614	683	+11.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Used oil, transformer oil Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Slurry	t	559	769	733	599	594	-0.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Slurry Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Accumulators, batteries	t	354	265	276	364	421	+15.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Accumulators, batteries Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Contaminated containers	t	50	44	49	51	58	+12.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Contaminated containers Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Other hazardous waste	t	277	275	276	353	323	-8.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Other hazardous waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Public refuse	t	9,621	9,878	10,782	12,047	12,904	+7.1%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Public refuse Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for disposal. Related Links Waste management Share Link copied
	Combustible waste	t	8,664	8,989	9,857	10,963	10,293	-6.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Combustible waste Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard	t	489	444	345	416	350	-15.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Paper, cardboard Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	Glass	t	46	35	59	78	190	+144.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Glass Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	PET	t	302	274	359	407	1,889	+364.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
PET Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	Aluminium	t	120	135	162	184	182	-0.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Aluminium Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied