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1578 GWh Consumption of traction current

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	Electricity and fuel consumption	GWh	2,577	2,547	2,518	2,485	2,332	-6.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Traction current The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	GWh	1,815	1,780	1,760	1,734	1,578	-9.0	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Own consumption for traction current supply	GWh	131	126	126	140	190	35.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Diesel for rail traction	GWh	106	112	116	108	102	-5.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	GWh	40	40	32	31	30	-2.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	GWh	258	270	272	264	268	1.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	GWh	227	219	212	206	196	-4.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Heating oil	GWh	82.2	82.0	60.7	51.6	49.0	-5.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Natural gas	GWh	94.9	86.9	81.0	79.0	59.9	-24.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Propane	GWh	7.1	9.4	6.5	6.3	4.4	-29.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Biogas	GWh	0.1	0.2	1.4	1.8	4.2	128.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Wood	GWh	6.3	14.2	12.8	13.8	17.1	24.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	District heating	GWh	36.6	26.3	49.6	53.1	61.6	15.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Specific energy consumption of railway passenger transport The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	kWh/100 Pkm	8.58	8.54	8.44	7.90	12.13	53.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram 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. Export widget Share Link copied
	Specific energy consumption of railway freight traffic The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	kWh/100 net tonne-km	4.45	4.35	4.34	4.35	4.05	-7.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Specific energy consumption of railway freight traffic Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Export widget Share Link copied
	Greenhouse gas emissions within Switzerland The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Footnote Copy link
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	Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	136,165	133,719	131,327	123,491	116,537	-5.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption Footnote Direct emissions plus upstream emissions (greenhouse gas emissions by upstream industrial processes such as manufacture, storage or transport of raw materials, semi-manufactured products or products; “grey” energy). Export widget Share Link copied
	Traction current The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	12,533	12,028	11,893	11,714	10,661	-9.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Own consumption for traction current supply	t	1,935	1,856	1,859	2,068	2,804	35.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Diesel for rail traction	t	42,840	45,260	46,872	43,674	41,117	-5.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	t	13,655	14,214	14,333	12,506	11,663	-6.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	t	3,875	2,696	2,173	1,549	1,570	1.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	t	61,327	57,664	54,196	51,980	48,723	-6.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Specific greenhouse gas emissions of railway passenger transport The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	g/100 Pkm	14.36	14.65	15.45	14.47	22.21	53.5	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Specific greenhouse gas emissions of 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 standard EN 16258 ("Well-to-Wheel", without shunting and without construction, maintenance and dismantling of energy producing plants). Related Links CSN EN 16258 . Export widget Share Link copied
	Specific greenhouse gas emissions of railway freight traffic The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	g/100 net tonne-km	153.1	171.7	188.2	188.0	189.6	0.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Specific greenhouse gas emissions of 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 standard EN 16258 ("Well-to-Wheel", without shunting and without construction, maintenance and dismantling of energy producing plants). Export widget Share Link copied

	Noise protection The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Files Copy link
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	Low-noise rolling stock SBB Passenger Traffic	%	97.6	97.6	97.7	97.8	97.7	-0.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Low-noise freight wagons SBB Cargo	%	92.9	93.6	93.7	97.3	98.9	1.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Noise barriers and walls (construction length)	km	383	391	403	404	408	1.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure	km	382	390	402	403	407	1.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Stock consumption The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Footnote Copy link
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	Track construction materials	t	597,913	660,273	730,238	670,128	611,265	-8.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Gravel	t	29,462	22,100	62,900	41,574	49,612	19.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Ballast	t	468,873	530,000	536,500	510,261	460,729	-9.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Line sleepers	t	44,171	47,403	64,260	54,573	50,335	-7.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	33,983	39,771	58,164	47,836	45,773	-4.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	5,892	5,009	3,759	4,302	2,557	-40.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from steel	t	4,296	2,623	2,337	2,434	2,006	-17.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Points sleepers	t	13,307	14,430	14,988	13,670	12,154	-11.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	9,463	11,448	11,874	11,492	10,356	-9.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	3,844	2,982	3,114	2,178	1,798	-17.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Rails	t	42,100	46,340	51,590	50,050	38,434	-23.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Lubricants	t	670	640	598	628	653	4.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Chemicals	t	158	165	168	177	147	-16.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Acids, alkaline solutions, chemicals	t	70	79	74	74	60	-18.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Paints, lacquers, thinners	t	85	83	92	101	86	-14.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Herbicides The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	3.0	2.8	2.2	1.9	1.3	-27.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Road salt	t	284	367	8	13	6	-53.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Copy paper	t	359	321	281	192	166	-13.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Waste The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Footnote Copy link
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	Industrial waste	t	357,477	364,466	320,419	339,402	254,124	-25.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Track excavation waste (ballast, sand and gravel) The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	253,820	268,260	231,518	242,669	165,459	-31.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram 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). Export widget Share Link copied
	Metals The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	80,420	73,492	73,730	77,140	72,947	-5.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Concrete sleepers The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	17,526	15,641	6,195	11,898	9,798	-17.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Building materials, excavation The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	2,620	3,755	5,074	3,865	2,401	-37.9	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Wood The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	1,259	1,611	1,598	1,667	1,667	0.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Paper, cardboard The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	524	769	776	805	835	3.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Plastic, rubber The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	454	372	454	513	393	-23.3	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electronic waste The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	279	133	241	326	235	-28.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Organic waste, compost The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	98	78	94	55	32	-41.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Glass The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	146	127	94	166	184	11.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other industrial waste The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	331	228	645	299	174	-41.9	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Hazardous wastes	t	61,800	51,648	44,634	45,939	30,625	-33.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Heavily contaminated spoil The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	40,081	32,989	23,566	19,435	15,819	-18.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers) The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	18,592	15,205	17,435	22,419	11,237	-49.9	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cleaning residue The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	860	756	985	1,097	966	-11.9	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Chemicals The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	579	835	759	807	792	-2.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Used oil , transformer oil The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	760	605	618	768	534	-30.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Slurry The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	447	572	533	560	527	-5.9	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Accumulators, batteries The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	327	393	417	394	334	-15.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Contaminated containers The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	53	54	48	50	47	-6.3	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other hazardous waste The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	100	241	273	408	369	-9.6	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Public refuse The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	11,893	12,655	11,863	12,866	9,617	-25.3	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Public refuse Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for disposal. Related Links Waste management. Export widget Share Link copied
	Combustible waste The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	10,148	10,898	10,316	11,429	8,662	-24.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Combustible waste Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for thermal recovery. Export widget Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	1,279	1,162	954	849	489	-42.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Glass The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	44	58	64	58	46	-21.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link

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