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	Energy consumption within Switzerland The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Files Footnote Copy link
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	Electricity and fuel consumption in Switzerland	GWh	2,547	2,527	2,501	2,383	2,463	3.4	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	1,780	1,760	1,734	1,578	1,635	3.6	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram 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. Export widget Share Link copied
	Own consumption for traction current supply	GWh	126	126	140	190	192	0.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Diesel for rail traction	GWh	112	117	110	102	107	4.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	GWh	40	33	31	29	28	-3.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	GWh	270	279	280	285	297	4.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	GWh	219	212	207	198	205	3.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Heating oil	GWh	82.0	62.4	53.1	50.7	46.0	-9.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Natural gas	GWh	86.9	79.7	78.8	59.9	61.8	3.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Propane	GWh	9.4	6.5	6.3	4.4	11.1	151.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Biogas	GWh	0.2	1.4	2.0	5.0	6.2	25.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Wood	GWh	14.2	12.8	13.8	17.1	18.9	10.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	District heating	GWh	26.3	49.6	53.1	61.5	60.9	-0.9	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	8.54	8.44	7.90	12.13	11.86	-2.2	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	4.35	4.34	4.35	4.05	4.09	1.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	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	—	85,629	75,554	68,666	69,818	1.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption Footnote Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2, excluding Scope 3). Export widget Share Link copied
	Traction current The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	—	1,591	1,508	1,309	1,340	2.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Own consumption for traction current supply The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	—	0	0	0	0	—	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Own consumption for traction current supply Footnote The generation of electricity for the railway does not result in any direct or indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Export widget Share Link copied
	Diesel for rail traction	t	—	32,355	30,322	28,308	29,487	4.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	t	—	9,622	8,329	7,999	7,242	-9.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	t	—	4,413	255	259	270	4.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	t	—	37,648	35,140	30,791	31,479	2.2	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	14.65	15.45	14.47	22.21	21.72	-2.2	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 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. 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	171.7	188.2	188.0	189.6	186.5	-1.6	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 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. 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 Division	%	97.6	97.7	97.8	98.0	98.3	0.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Low-noise freight wagons SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)	%	93.6	93.7	97.3	98.0	98.8	0.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Noise barriers and walls The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	391	403	404	408	413	1.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	390	402	403	407	412	1.2	Diagram Footnote 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	658,744	732,741	674,051	617,496	643,583	4.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Gravel	t	22,100	62,900	41,574	49,612	63,996	29.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Ballast	t	530,000	536,500	510,261	460,729	466,495	1.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Line sleepers	t	47,403	64,260	54,573	50,335	55,072	9.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	39,771	58,164	47,836	45,773	50,478	10.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	5,009	3,759	4,302	2,557	2,913	13.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from steel	t	2,623	2,337	2,434	2,006	1,680	-16.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Points sleepers	t	14,430	14,988	13,670	12,154	16,188	33.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	11,448	11,874	11,492	10,356	14,287	38.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	2,982	3,114	2,178	1,798	1,901	5.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Rails	t	44,811	54,093	53,973	44,665	41,832	-6.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Lubricants	t	640	598	628	653	679	4.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Chemicals	t	165	168	177	147	149	0.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Acids, alkaline solutions, chemicals	t	79	74	74	60	67	11.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Paints, lacquers, thinners	t	83	92	101	86	80	-7.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Herbicides	t	2.8	2.2	1.9	1.3	1.8	34.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Road salt	t	367	8	13	6	2	-62.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Copy paper	t	321	281	192	166	136	-18.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Waste The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Files Footnote Copy link
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	Industrial waste	t	364,466	320,419	339,402	254,124	243,275	-4.3	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	268,260	231,518	242,669	165,459	149,496	-9.6	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	73,492	73,730	77,140	72,947	71,798	-1.6	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	15,641	6,195	11,898	9,798	16,453	67.9	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	3,755	5,074	3,865	2,401	2,149	-10.5	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	1,611	1,598	1,667	1,667	1,519	-8.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Wood Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Export widget Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	769	776	805	835	825	-1.2	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	372	454	513	393	222	-43.5	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	133	241	326	235	322	37.1	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	78	94	55	32	35	8.2	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	127	94	166	184	196	6.4	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	228	645	299	174	261	50.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Hazardous wastes	t	51,648	44,634	45,939	30,625	49,746	62.4	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	32,989	23,566	19,435	15,819	33,195	109.8	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	15,205	17,435	22,419	11,237	12,565	11.8	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	756	985	1,097	966	793	-17.8	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	835	759	807	792	1,203	52.0	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	605	618	768	534	595	11.5	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	572	533	560	527	694	31.6	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	393	417	394	334	255	-23.6	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	54	48	50	47	42	-10.2	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	241	273	408	369	404	9.4	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	12,655	11,863	12,866	9,617	10,088	4.9	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	10,898	10,316	11,429	8,662	9,201	6.2	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	1,162	954	849	489	443	-9.3	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	58	64	58	46	35	-22.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	PET The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	395	395	384	302	274	-9.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Aluminium The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	t	142	134	146	119	135	13.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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