The invention is a sleeper having a sleeper body (10), and the sleeper body (10) has a top side (15) and a bottom side opposite the top side (15), and intended rail laying band regions are on the top side (15), and at least two intended seating regions, each being applicable for a respective rail fastening (18), corresponding to and overlapping with each of the intended rail laying band regions. In the sleeper body (10) a through-opening (14) arranged between adjacent intended seating regions corresponding to the same rail laying band region, extending farther in both lateral directions than one or more intended rail laying band regions, encompassed by the sleeper body (10), and interconnecting the top side (15) and the bottom side of the sleeper body (10) is formed in the sleeper body (10).