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1,687 GWh Consumption of traction current

Rail power consumption by SBB passenger and freight transport

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47,735 t Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption

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	Energy consumption within Switzerland								Files Footnote Copy link
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	Electricity and fuel consumption in Switzerland	GWh	2,562	2,520	2,479	2,458	2,543	+3.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Rail power consumption by SBB passenger and freight transport	GWh	1,646	1,692	1,660	1,655	1,687	+1.9%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Rail power consumption by SBB passenger and freight transport Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Related Links Proportion of traction current from renewable sources Share Link copied
	Infrastructure network rail power consumption	GWh	90	67	91	103	105	+1.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Infrastructure network rail power consumption Footnote Own use of rail power by infrastructure network for point heaters, installations, the electrical traction of engineering and work trains and for overhead contact line losses. Share Link copied
	Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure	GWh	189	145	140	131	190	+45.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure Footnote Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure for operating the power plants and for losses in the transmission grid, in the frequency converters and in the pump drive. Share Link copied
	Fuel for rail traction	GWh	108	105	94	94	89	-5.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil diesel	GWh	108	105	94	85	69	-19.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Fossil diesel Footnote Fuel is pure diesel or a diesel-HVO mix; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure fossil diesel. Share Link copied
	Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)	GWh	0	0	0	9	21	+130.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) Footnote Fuel is HVO in a 25% mix with diesel; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure HVO. Share Link copied
	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	GWh	28	31	28	26	25	-4.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	GWh	298	290	285	282	275	-2.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	GWh	204	191	181	167	168	+0.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Heating oil	GWh	45.3	57.9	43.9	31.7	31.2	-1.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Natural gas	GWh	59.8	45.4	43.6	41.4	34.6	-16.4%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Propane	GWh	11.2	7.7	5.8	4.7	6.1	+29.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Biogas	GWh	7.4	5.9	4.8	8.0	13.4	+67.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Wood	GWh	18.9	20.8	22.6	24.6	25.1	+2.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	District heating	GWh	61.0	53.5	60.3	56.5	57.2	+1.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Specific energy consumption of railway passenger transport	kWh/100 Pkm	11.94	9.01	7.75	7.61	7.60	-0.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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. Share Link copied
	Long-Distance Services	kWh/100 Pkm	9.46	6.98	6.01	5.95	5.94	-0.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Regional Services	kWh/100 Pkm	17.66	14.14	12.00	11.64	11.69	+0.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Regional Services Footnote Including standard gauge subsidiaries of SBB Regional Services. Share Link copied
	Specific energy consumption for railway freight traffic	kWh/100 net tonne-km	4.14	4.13	4.09	4.05	3.96	-2.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Specific energy consumption for railway freight traffic Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Share Link copied

	Greenhouse gas emissions within Switzerland								Footnote Copy link
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	Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption	t CO₂e	69,608	67,973	60,367	53,315	47,735	-10.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption Footnote Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2, excluding Scope 3). Share Link copied
	Traction current	t CO₂e	1,180	1,211	1,204	1,194	1,331	+11.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Traction current Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including SBB Cargo International Ltd. Share Link copied
	Own use of rail power by energy infrastructure	t CO₂e	0	0	0	0	150	—	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fuel for rail traction	t CO₂e	29,399	28,537	25,690	23,334	18,849	-19.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fuel for road vehicles, machines and equipment	t CO₂e	8,277	8,287	7,611	7,108	6,819	-4.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Electricity for buildings and facilities	t CO₂e	235	228	224	222	217	-2.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Thermal energy for buildings and facilities	t CO₂e	30,453	29,662	25,572	21,383	20,287	-5.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Specific greenhouse gas emissions from railway passenger transport	g CO₂e/100 Pkm	21.6	16.3	13.0	13.1	7.6	-41.9%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Specific greenhouse gas emissions from 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). Decrease as a result of the increase in proportion of hydro power for rail power from 90% to 100%. Related Links CSN EN 16258 Share Link copied
	Long-Distance Services	g CO₂e/100 Pkm	17.1	12.6	10.1	10.3	5.9	-42.0%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Long-Distance Services Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking. 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). Decrease as a result of the increase in proportion of hydro power for rail power from 90% to 100%. Share Link copied
	Regional Services	g CO₂e/100 Pkm	32.0	25.6	20.1	20.1	11.7	-41.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Regional Services Footnote SBB’s point of view as a railway undertaking; including standard gauge subsidiaries. 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). Decrease as a result of the increase in proportion of hydro power for rail power from 90% to 100%. Share Link copied
	Specific greenhouse gas emissions from railway freight traffic	g CO₂e/100 tonne-km	193.6	192.4	197.6	177.1	152.6	-13.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Specific greenhouse gas emissions from 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). Decrease as a result of the increase in proportion of hydro power for rail power from 90% to 100% and in the share of HVO in diesel from 8% to 24%. Share Link copied

	Noise protection								Files Footnote Copy link
Noise protection Files n020pe-sbb-noise-protection-2025.pptx Footnote Fleet at year-end. Share Link copied
	Low-noise rolling stock SBB Passenger Services	%	98.3	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.7	+0.1%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Low-noise freight wagons SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)	%	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.8	99.8	+0.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Noise barriers and walls	km	417	422	425	427	427	-0.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Noise barriers and walls Footnote Construction length. Share Link copied
	of which SBB infrastructure	km	416	421	424	426	426	-0.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Stock consumption								Footnote Copy link
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	Track construction materials	t	643,632	642,313	602,158	499,944	565,057	+13.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Gravel	t	63,996	59,349	64,215	59,481	64,340	+8.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Ballast	t	466,495	465,499	426,900	336,733	390,702	+16.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Line sleepers	t	55,072	61,186	59,905	54,054	56,386	+4.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	50,478	56,308	55,363	50,751	51,588	+1.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	2,913	3,057	2,257	1,407	2,093	+48.7%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from steel	t	1,680	1,821	2,285	1,896	2,705	+42.6%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Points sleepers	t	16,188	13,092	12,719	11,951	15,836	+32.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from concrete	t	14,287	11,152	10,512	11,110	13,545	+21.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	produced from wood	t	1,901	1,940	2,207	841	2,291	+172.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Rails	t	41,881	43,187	38,419	37,725	37,794	+0.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Liquid fuels and propellants	1,000 l	18,109	19,379	16,674	15,322	14,727	-3.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil diesel	1,000 l	13,464	13,268	12,020	10,999	9,248	-15.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Fossil diesel Footnote Fuel is pure diesel or a diesel-HVO mix; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure fossil diesel. Share Link copied
	Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)	1,000 l	2	0	0	938	2,160	+130.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) Footnote Fuel is HVO in a 25% mix with diesel; shown here is the calculated quantity of pure HVO. Share Link copied
	Fossil petrol	1,000 l	120	324	269	221	201	-9.0%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Fossil heating oil	1,000 l	4,523	5,787	4,386	3,164	3,118	-1.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Lubricants	t	568	472	461	503	438	-12.9%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	of which switch and pin lubricants	t	17	17	19	20	18	-11.5%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	of which wheel flange oil	t	44	42	39	43	41	-3.2%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Herbicides	t	1.9	1.4	0.8	0.6	1.0	+72.3%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Waste								Files Footnote Copy link
Waste Files n030pe-sbb-waste-2025.pptx Footnote Data on SBB AG and SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland). Share Link copied
	Industrial waste	t	243,543	267,820	258,644	260,015	280,295	+7.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Track excavation waste (ballast, sand and gravel)	t	149,496	181,835	175,903	176,582	196,356	+11.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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). Share Link copied
	Metals	t	71,956	64,261	61,666	57,437	60,948	+6.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Metals Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Concrete sleepers	t	16,453	15,207	15,389	20,537	15,976	-22.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Concrete sleepers Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Building materials, excavation	t	1,894	2,253	1,804	1,385	1,692	+22.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Building materials, excavation Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Wood	t	1,520	1,341	1,332	1,670	1,488	-10.9%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Wood Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard	t	797	852	822	888	774	-12.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Paper, cardboard Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Plastic, rubber	t	219	226	316	272	307	+12.8%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Plastic, rubber Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Electronic waste	t	328	449	316	130	155	+19.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Electronic waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Organic waste, compost	t	35	73	41	35	34	-2.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Organic waste, compost Footnote Waste disposal: composting, fermentation. Share Link copied
	Glass	t	196	207	162	152	124	-18.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Glass Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Residual waste materials	t	649	1,116	894	926	2,440	+163.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Hazardous wastes	t	51,476	55,369	59,608	46,672	35,580	-23.8%	Diagram Download Copy link
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	Heavily contaminated spoil	t	33,200	39,570	39,616	33,989	19,328	-43.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Heavily contaminated spoil Footnote Waste disposal: landfill. Share Link copied
	Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers)	t	13,976	11,983	16,477	9,194	12,818	+39.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Contaminated old wood (wooden sleepers) Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Cleaning residue	t	866	852	880	843	971	+15.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Cleaning residue Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Chemicals	t	1,335	895	654	380	396	+4.2%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Chemicals Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Used oil, transformer oil	t	746	736	614	755	676	-10.5%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Used oil, transformer oil Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Slurry	t	769	733	599	613	662	+8.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Slurry Footnote Waste disposal: thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Accumulators, batteries	t	265	276	364	446	408	-8.4%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Accumulators, batteries Footnote Waste disposal: recycling. Share Link copied
	Contaminated containers	t	44	49	51	63	52	-17.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Contaminated containers Footnote Waste disposal: recycling or thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Other hazardous waste	t	275	276	353	390	269	-31.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Other hazardous waste Footnote Waste disposal: recycling, thermal recovery or landfill. Share Link copied
	Public refuse	t	10,153	10,998	12,274	12,609	12,005	-4.8%	Diagram Footnote Link Download Copy link
Public refuse Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for disposal. Related Links Waste management Share Link copied
	Combustible waste	t	9,264	10,073	11,190	11,397	10,744	-5.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Combustible waste Footnote Volume of waste sent by SBB for thermal recovery. Share Link copied
	Paper, cardboard	t	444	345	416	378	300	-20.6%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
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	Glass	t	35	59	78	203	312	+53.7%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Glass Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	PET	t	274	359	407	452	494	+9.3%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
PET Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied
	Aluminium	t	135	162	184	179	156	-13.1%	Diagram Footnote Download Copy link
Aluminium Footnote Collected and reused by type. Share Link copied