Noise reduction

Further reducing the impacts of rail traffic noise on residents is an essential prerequisite for a shift in the mode of transport towards rail. We are therefore continuing to work with the Federal Government on implementing our noise reduction target. By 2050, we want to have alleviated rail traffic noise for all affected residents.

By the end of June 2025, we had put on-site noise remediation measures in place on a total of 2,358 km of track. Using about € 68 million, about 14 km of noise barriers No. 25 were built, and about 1,200 apartments were fitted with passive soundproofing measures No. 101 in the first half of 2025.