European Union data indicating the annual average night-time noise level (Lnight) from major railways. The data results from strategic noise mapping required by the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) for areas with populations over 250,000 and rail routes with more than 60,000 train passages per year. The dataset is provided by the Government Digital Service.
Use Cases
- Modeling population exposure to night-time railway noise based on the Lnight metric.
- Assessing compliance with the Environmental Noise Directive for major rail corridors.
- Analyzing noise pollution in urban agglomerations with over 250,000 inhabitants.
- Creating noise contour maps for strategic environmental planning around railways.
Strengths
- Data is derived from a legally mandated strategic noise mapping process under EU Directive 2002/49/EC.
- Focuses on high-impact areas: agglomerations with populations of at least 250,000 and major rail routes.
- Provides a specific noise metric (Lnight) for the defined night period (2300-0700).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Strategic noise mapping analysis undertaken to meet the requirements of the Environmental Noise Directive.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- unknown
- Geography
- European Union (specifically agglomerations with >250,000 population and major Network Rail routes)