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Annoyance in Response to Vibrations from Railways.

Laura Maclachlan¹, Mikael Ögren², Elise van Kempen³

¹Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Box 414, 40530 Göteborg, Sweden. laura.maclachlan@amm.gu.se.

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|September 12, 2018

Summary

Annoyance from rail vibrations decreases with distance from the track. Freight and diesel trains cause moderate to high annoyance up to 400m, while passenger trains cause significant annoyance up to 200m.

Keywords:

annoyance rail railway proximity train vibration

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Area of Science:

Environmental Health
Transportation Science
Epidemiology

Background:

Rail transport expansion increases exposure to environmental stressors like ground-borne vibrations.
Health impacts of rail vibration exposure are not well understood.
Understanding vibration annoyance is crucial for urban planning and public health.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between annoyance from rail vibrations and residential distance from railways.
To report initial findings from the EpiVib epidemiological study on rail vibration health effects.
To stratify annoyance levels by train type and distance.

Main Methods:

A large-scale epidemiological study (EpiVib) involving 6894 participants aged 18-80.
Self-reported questionnaire data collected from individuals living within 1 km of a railway in west Sweden.
Analysis of vibration annoyance association with distance, stratified by train type (freight, passenger, diesel, maintenance).

Main Results:

A positive association exists between proximity to railways and reported vibration annoyance.
Freight and maintenance vibrations are moderately to highly annoying up to 400m; diesel trains up to 300m.
Passenger and fast train vibrations are significantly annoying up to 200m, but not highly annoying after adjustments.

Conclusions:

Heavier, slower trains (freight, diesel) cause annoyance at greater distances than faster passenger trains.
Findings have implications for property, transport, and infrastructure planning near rail lines.
Further research into long-term health effects of rail vibrations is warranted.