Emissions and energy use of Finnish railway traffic in 2013
PASSENGER TRAFFIC CO [t/a] HC [t/a] NOx [t/a] PM [t/a] CH4 [t/a] N2O [t/a] SO2 [t/a] CO2 [t/a] Fuel consumption [t/a] Fuel consumption [m3/a] Use of electricity [MWh/a](2
Electric locomotives(1 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,00 0,0 0,0 0,0 367 144
Diesel locomotives 16 6,6 138 2,7 0,61 0,14 0,038 9 999 3 166 3 747
Shunting/ diesel locomotives 0,49 0,23 3,5 0,087 0,0085 0,0024 0,00057 151 48 57
Local traffic 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,00 0,0 0,0 0,0 94 885
TOTAL 16,8 6,8 142 2,8 0,61 0,14 0,039 10 151 3 214 3 804 462 029
FREIGHT TRAFFIC CO [t/a] HC [t/a] NOx [t/a] PM [t/a] CH4 [t/a] N2O [t/a] SO2 [t/a] CO2 [t/a] Fuel consumption [t/a] Fuel consumption [m3/a] Use of electricity [MWh/a]
Electric locomotives 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 195 821
Diesel locomotives 188 81 1 470 28 3,5 1,0 0,24 61 905 19 603 23 199
Shunting/ diesel locomotives 59 28 423 10 1,0 0,29 0,069 18 159 5 750 6 805
TOTAL 247 108 1 893 39 4,5 1,3 0,30 80 064 25 353 30 004 195 821
LOCOMOTIVES CO [t/a] HC [t/a] NOx [t/a] PM [t/a] CH4 [t/a] N2O [t/a] SO2 [t/a] CO2 [t/a] Fuel consumption [t/a] Fuel consumption [m3/a] Use of electricity [MWh/a]
Electric locomotives 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 7 898
Diesel locomotives 5,3 2,5 44 0,75 0,10 0,028 0,0065 1 707 541 640
TOTAL 5,3 2,5 44 0,75 0,10 0,028 0,0065 1 707 541 640 7898,3
  CO [t/a] HC [t/a] NOx [t/a] PM [t/a] CH4 [t/a] N2O [t/a] SO2 [t/a] CO2 [t/a] Fuel consumption [t/a] Fuel consumption [m3/a] Use of electricity [MWh/a]
Electric locomotives 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 665 748
Diesel locomotives 269 118 2 079 42 5,2 1,5 0,35 91 922 29 108 34 448
TOTAL 269 118 2 079 42 5,2 1,5 0,35 91 922 29 108 34 448 665 748
(1 Use phase emissions of electrict ltrains are zero
(2 The amount of electrical energy taken from the contact wire by the locomotives
Source: RAILI 2013 model
Last Update: November 14th 2018
VTT, Kari Mäkelä
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