In 2000, about 265,000 persons in Switzerland were exposed to harmful or annoying railway noise. Since 2001, an extensive concept of noise remediation has been implemented for their protection which will be finalised in 2015. Mainly it comprises measures regarding rolling stock, realisation of noise barriers, and the installation of soundproof windows. Thus, approx. 170,000 persons can be protected from excessive railway noise while keeping mostly to the deadlines and costs planned initially. However, the minimum objective concerning the number of people to be protected as established by law is just missed. Therefore additional measures have been planned in Switzerland. The railway sound emissions will be reduced with priority by introducing emission limit values for existing railroad freight cars starting from 2020 and by measures to promote quiet rolling stock and a quiet infrastructure. 230 m Franken are available for the implementation of these measures. Due to this noise remediation concept, more than 50,000 persons can be protected additionally against railway noise above the immission limit values.
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