Keeping it quiet below the streets of Zurich

When designing the cross-city Durchmesserlinie project in Zürich, engineers chose to use low vibration track (LVT) high attenuation ballastless track in order to provide proper vibration and noise protection for the urban districts above the Weinberg tunnel. Details of the rail construction project are presented in this article.

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• Authors:
  • Rubi, Thomas
  • Gerber, Tobias
  • Trovato, Marco
  • Hengelmann, Anabel
  • Laborenz, Peter
  • Ziegler, Armin
• Publication Date: 2012-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 44-47
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 168
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballastless track; Case studies; Mechanical vibration; Noise control; Railroad construction; Railroad tracks; Subways
• Geographic Terms: Zurich (Switzerland)
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01444438
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 2012 8:59AM