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Basel SBB station

Basel SBB
Central pass-through railway station
Station Bazel SBB CFF FFS 20060716.jpg
Main north entrance
Other names French: Bâle CFF, Bâle SNCF
Location Centralbahnplatz
CH-4002 Basel, BS
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°32′51″N 7°35′23″E / 47.54750°N 7.58972°E / 47.54750; 7.58972Coordinates: 47°32′51″N 7°35′23″E / 47.54750°N 7.58972°E / 47.54750; 7.58972
Elevation 278 m (912 ft)
Owned by SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways)
Operated by
  • SBB CFF FFS
  • DB (Deutsche Bahn)
  • SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de fer français)
Line(s)
Platforms 9
Tracks 23 (German: Gleise: 16 pass-through (2 non-stop), 3 terminal, 4 SNCF terminal)
Connections TWN: Bahnhof SBB/SNCF, Bahnhofeingang Gundelfingen
Train
Regio S-Bahn Basel S 1 S 3 RE S 6
Tram
BVB, BLT
Bus
BVB
Airport
Every 8/15 minutes BVB bus no. 50 to/from EuroAirport in 0:20h
Construction
Structure type at-grade
Depth 0
Platform levels 1 (3 passenger levels)
Parking underground
Bicycle facilities openair, covered, secured (Velobahnhof)
Architect
Other information
Fare zone
Website Bahnhof Basel SBB
History
Opened 19 December 1854 (1854-12-19) (wooden construction)
Rebuilt
  • 4 June 1860 (1860-06-04) (total rebuilt)
  • 24 June 1907 (1907-06-24) (total rebuilt)
  • 1998/99 (1998/99) (railway control center)
  • 2003 (2003) (renovation, Passarelle, underground car/bicycle park)
Previous names Centralbahnhof (1854–1902), Schweizer Bundesbahnhof (1902bis)
Key dates
1902-03 (1902-03) Demolition of the first non-wooden station
1902-07 (1902-07) Provisional railway station in place
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 112,900 per working day
Rank 3 of 1735
Services
Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Lyon
TGV
Terminus
TGV Terminus
toward Paris-Lyon
TGV
toward Brussels Hbf
EuroCity
toward Zürich Hbf
toward Strasbourg
TER Alsace 1 Terminus
toward Mulhouse
TER Alsace 15 Terminus
Location
Basel SBB is located in Switzerland
Basel SBB
Basel SBB
Location within Switzerland

Basel SBB railway station (German: Bahnhof Basel SBB, or in earlier times Centralbahnhof or Schweizer Bahnhof) is the central railway station in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Opened in 1854, and completely rebuilt in 1900–1907, it is Europe's busiest international border station. As its name suggests, Basel SBB is owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). The other major railway station in Basel is Basel Badischer Bahnhof, which is on the north side of the Rhine from the city centre.

Trains operated by SBB CFF FFS use Basel SBB to link Basel with destinations within Switzerland and Italy, as do Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express (ICE) trains to and from Germany, Zürich and Interlaken, most SNCF TGV trains to and from Paris, and some regional trains to and from Alsace. Additionally, the station is served by three lines of the Basel S-Bahn.

The 1907 neo-baroque station building is a heritage site of national significance. It also contains Bâle SNCF (shown in SBB CFF FFS online timetables as Basel SBB Gl. 30-35, and in other online timetables as Basel SNCF), which is located through a border crossing and is used by other trains to and from France. Directly outside the station building is the Centralbahnplatz, which is a major hub of the Basel tramway network, and the Basel terminus of a direct bus service to the EuroAirport.


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