Plant for producing metallic hot-rolled strip, with a hot-rolling train for undertaking one or more rolling passes, wherein the hot-rolling train comprises at least two roll stand n-1, n roll stands arranged in succession in conveying direction of the hot-rolled strip, and with a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises at least one first upper fast-cooling spray bar (SK1o) for delivery of a cooling medium onto the upper side of the hot-rolled strip between the n-1th roll stand and the nth roll stand, and wherein the cooling device comprises at least one first lower fast-cooling spray bar (SK1u) for delivery of a cooling medium onto a lower side of the hot-rolled strip between the n-1th roll stand and the nth roll stand, characterised in that the cooling device is arranged for covering > 30 percent of the length of the hot-rolled strip between the n-1th roll stand and the nth roll stand with the cooling medium; and the first upper fast-cooling spray bar (SK1o) and/or the first lower fast-cooling spray bar (SK1u) is or arranged directly behind the outlet of the n-1th roll stand; and the nozzle outlet from the fast-cooling spray bars (SK1o, SK1u) has such a configuration that the issuing coolant directly after leaving the outlet-side rolling gap can act on the hot-rolled strip so that the coolant flow acts from a spacing of less than 500 mm, preferably less than 400 mm, particularly preferably less than 350 mm, on the hot-rolled strip and the cooling of the hot-rolled strip commences in terms of space directly after leaving the n-1th roll stand; and the rolling train has a tracking system, wherein the tracking system tracks the position of the hot-rolled strip and the control device of the fast-cooling spray bars (SK1o, SK1u) receives a signal for the start as soon as the hot-rolled strip start transits the rolling gap and a time-delayed signal for the stop ensues as soon as the hot-rolled strip has left the rolling gap so that the cooling of the hot-rolled strip commences in terms of space directly after leaving the n-1th roll stand. with a hot-rolling train for undertaking one or more rolling passes, wherein the hot-rolling train comprises at least two roll stand n-1, n roll stands arranged in succession in conveying direction of the hot-rolled strip, and with a cooling device, wherein the cooling device comprises at least one first upper fast-cooling spray bar (SK1o) for delivery of a cooling medium onto the upper side of the hot-rolled strip between the n-1th roll stand and the nth roll stand, and wherein the cooling device comprises at least one first lower fast-cooling spray bar (SK1u) for delivery of a cooling medium onto a lower side of the hot-rolled strip between the n-1th roll stand and the nth roll stand, characterised in that the cooling device is arranged for covering > 30 percent of the length of the hot-rolled strip between the n-1th roll stand and the nth roll stand with the cooling medium; and the first upper fast-cooling spray bar (SK1o) and/or the first lower fast-cooling spray bar (SK1u) is or arranged directly behind the outlet of the n-1th roll stand; and the nozzle outlet from the fast-cooling spray bars (SK1o, SK1u) has such a configuration that the issuing coolant directly after leaving the outlet-side rolling gap can act on the hot-rolled strip so that the coolant flow acts from a spacing of less than 500 mm, preferably less than 400 mm, particularly preferably less than 350 mm, on the hot-rolled strip and the cooling of the hot-rolled strip commences in terms of space directly after leaving the n-1th roll stand; and the rolling train has a tracking system, wherein the tracking system tracks the position of the hot-rolled strip and the control device of the fast-cooling spray bars (SK1o, SK1u) receives a signal for the start as soon as the hot-rolled strip start transits the rolling gap and a time-delayed signal for the stop ensues as soon as the hot-rolled strip has left the rolling gap so that the cooling of the hot-rolled strip commences in terms of space directly after leaving the n-1th roll stand.