Noise reduction

Reducing the impacts of rail traffic noise on local 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. We want to have alleviated rail traffic noise for half of the local residents affected by 2030 and for all affected local residents by 2050.

By the end of June 2026, we had implemented on-site noise remediation measures on a total of 2,445 km of track. As part of the noise remediation program of the Federal Government, we spent about € 52 million in the first half of 2026 to install about 7.5 km of noise barriers and fit more than 700 apartments with passive soundproofing measures.