Project DESTINATE results: Decision-support tools for implementing cost-efficient railway noise abatement measures

摘要

DESTINATE IS A European research and innovation project funded by the railway joint undertaking Shift2Rail. The DESTINATE project contributes to the Shift2Rail initiative's objectives to improve trains (e.g. quieter and more comfortable) and attract more users to rail by: 1. Enhancing attractiveness and comfort for rail users through improved interior noise prediction and perception-based evaluation of mitigation measures with innovative approaches like auralisation and visualisation (A&V) 2. Reducing railway noise annoyance: With A&V of passing trains and simulation of mitigation measures it is possible to systematically investigate perception of rail noise mitigation alternatives. In combination with cost assessment, this is expected to lead to an efficient reduction of railway noise annoyance.