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	Energy consumption within Switzerland								Files Footnote Copy link
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	Electricity and fuel consumption in Switzerland	GWh	2,502	2,383	2,472	2,456	2,384	-2.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Traction current	GWh	1,734	1,578	1,646	1,692	1,660	-1.9%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Traction current 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
	Own use for traction current supply	GWh	140	190	189	145	140	-3.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Diesel for rail traction	GWh	110	102	107	106	96	-9.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	GWh	31	29	28	31	28	-8.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	GWh	280	285	298	290	281	-3.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	GWh	207	198	204	192	179	-7.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Heating oil	GWh	53.1	50.7	46.0	58.9	43.3	-26.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Natural gas	GWh	78.8	59.9	60.9	47.8	44.5	-6.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Propane	GWh	6.3	4.4	11.1	7.6	5.8	-24.4%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Biogas	GWh	2.0	5.0	6.3	3.5	2.3	-33.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Wood	GWh	13.8	17.1	18.9	20.8	22.6	+8.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	District heating	GWh	53.1	61.5	61.0	53.5	60.3	+12.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Specific energy consumption of railway passenger transport	kWh/100 Pkm	7.90	12.13	11.86	9.01	7.77	-13.8%	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
	Specific energy consumption for railway freight traffic	kWh/100 net tonne-km	4.35	4.05	4.09	4.11	4.07	-0.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Greenhouse gas emissions within Switzerland								Footnote Copy link
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	Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption	t	75,669	68,773	70,985	70,271	62,053	-11.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Traction current	t	1,508	1,309	1,344	1,391	1,361	-2.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Own use for traction current supply	t	0	0	0	0	0	—	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Own use for traction current supply Footnote The generation of electricity for the railway does not result in any direct or indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Share Link copied
	Diesel for rail traction	t	30,322	28,308	29,487	29,289	26,587	-9.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	t	8,444	8,106	8,571	8,538	7,884	-7.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	t	255	259	272	264	256	-3.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	t	35,140	30,791	31,311	30,789	25,964	-15.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Specific greenhouse gas emissions of railway passenger transport	g/100 Pkm	14.5	22.2	21.7	16.5	14.2	-13.8%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
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 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/100 Pkm	11.3	18.1	17.2	12.7	11.1	-13.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Regional Services	g/100 Pkm	23.1	31.4	32.2	26.0	22.0	-15.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Specific greenhouse gas emissions of railway freight traffic	g/100 net tonne-km	188.0	189.6	186.5	185.4	191.4	+3.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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 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

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Noise protection Files n020pe-sbb-noise-protection-2023.pptx Footnote Fleet at year-end. Share Link copied
	Low-noise rolling stock SBB Passenger Services	%	97.8	98.0	98.3	98.5	98.6	+0.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Low-noise freight wagons SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)	%	97.3	98.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	+0.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Noise barriers and walls	km	404	412	417	422	425	+0.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure	km	403	411	416	421	424	+0.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Stock consumption								Footnote Copy link
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	Track construction materials	t	674,051	617,496	643,583	642,251	625,166	-2.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Gravel	t	41,574	49,612	63,996	59,349	64,215	+8.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Ballast	t	510,261	460,729	466,495	465,499	449,960	-3.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Line sleepers	t	54,573	50,335	55,072	61,186	59,905	-2.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	47,836	45,773	50,478	56,308	55,363	-1.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	4,302	2,557	2,913	3,057	2,257	-26.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from steel	t	2,434	2,006	1,680	1,821	2,285	+25.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Points sleepers	t	13,670	12,154	16,188	13,092	12,719	-2.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	11,492	10,356	14,287	11,152	10,512	-5.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	2,178	1,798	1,901	1,940	2,207	+13.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Rails	t	53,973	44,665	41,832	43,125	38,368	-11.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Liquid fuels and propellants	1,000 l	19,448	18,275	18,109	19,617	16,840	-14.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil diesel	1,000 l	14,094	13,178	13,459	13,506	12,315	-8.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Diesel-biodiesel blend	1,000 l	0	0	8	0	0	—	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil petrol	1,000 l	138	120	120	324	269	-17.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil heating oil	1,000 l	5,216	4,977	4,523	5,787	4,256	-26.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Lubricants	t	612	589	568	472	461	-2.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	of which switch and pin lubricants	t	16	18	17	17	19	+16.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	of which wheel flange oil	t	40	43	44	42	39	-5.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Herbicides	t	1.9	1.4	1.9	1.4	0.8	-41.4%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Waste								Files Footnote Copy link
Waste Files n030pe-sbb-waste-2023.pptx Footnote Data on SBB AG and SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland). Share Link copied
	Industrial waste	t	339,402	254,124	243,275	266,171	250,255	-6.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Track excavation waste (ballast, sand and gravel)	t	242,669	165,459	149,496	181,835	175,903	-3.3%	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	77,140	72,947	71,798	63,821	59,883	-6.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Concrete sleepers	t	11,898	9,798	16,453	14,393	9,399	-34.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Concrete sleepers Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Building materials, excavation	t	3,865	2,401	2,149	2,172	1,882	-13.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Wood	t	1,667	1,667	1,519	1,324	1,153	-12.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Wood Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard	t	805	835	825	810	760	-6.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Paper, cardboard Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Plastic, rubber	t	513	393	222	225	283	+25.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Plastic, rubber Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Electronic waste	t	326	235	322	424	287	-32.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Electronic waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Organic waste, compost	t	55	32	35	73	40	-45.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Organic waste, compost Footnote Waste disposal: composting, fermentation. Share Link copied
	Glass	t	166	184	196	207	147	-29.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Glass Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Other industrial waste	t	299	174	261	886	520	-41.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Other industrial waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Hazardous wastes	t	45,939	30,625	49,746	65,979	57,612	-12.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Heavily contaminated spoil	t	19,435	15,819	33,195	39,566	39,611	+0.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Heavily contaminated spoil Footnote Waste disposal: landfill. Share Link copied
	Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers)	t	22,419	11,237	12,565	22,913	14,900	-35.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers) Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Cleaning residue	t	1,097	966	793	774	707	-8.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Cleaning residue Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Chemicals	t	807	792	1,203	754	419	-44.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Used oil, transformer oil	t	768	534	595	550	473	-14.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Used oil, transformer oil Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Slurry	t	560	527	694	634	551	-13.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Slurry Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Accumulators, batteries	t	394	334	255	262	336	+28.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Contaminated containers	t	50	47	42	46	49	+7.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Other hazardous waste	t	408	369	404	481	566	+17.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Public refuse	t	12,866	9,617	10,088	10,641	10,834	+1.8%	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	11,429	8,662	9,201	9,724	10,024	+3.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Combustible waste Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard	t	849	489	443	345	391	+13.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Paper, cardboard Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	Glass	t	58	46	35	59	71	+20.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Glass Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	PET	t	384	302	274	354	188	-46.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Aluminium	t	146	119	135	160	160	+0.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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