Basel SBB railway station

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The Basel SBB station ( usually Basel SBB, rare Central railway station or train station in Switzerland called ) is the largest border station in Europe. Trains from Basel to Switzerland ( and Italy) and the vast majority of long-distance trains and some regional trains to Germany as well as most TGV to Paris and some regional trains to Alsace from Basel SBB train station. More trains to France leave from Basel SNCF, the Alsatian station, which is affiliated to the SBB train station, but has its own reception rooms and station platforms. The regional Deutsche Bahn trains run normally from the German Railway Station, the second largest train station in Basel, as well as some isolated remote connections.

The representative building with neo-baroque façade was built in 1905-1907 by Emil Faesch and Emanuel La Roche.

  • 3.1 International long-distance traffic
  • 3.2 National Highway
  • 3.3 Tri-National regional transport
  • 4.1 International long-distance traffic
  • 4.2 Inner Swiss long-distance transport
  • 4.3 Tri-national Regio -S- Bahn Basel

Location

The station area is located on the southern outskirts in a drawn-out area between Zoologischer Garten in the west and the Brüglinger level in the east. At the station area boundaries run from four districts together; according to Statistical Office the area but is divided into two districts: the train station itself is located in the district Gundeldingen, most tracks in the East ( goods station ) and the Central railway square outside the station (including BIS Tower ) are attributed to St. Alban quarter. The Elizabeth plant in front of the Central Railway Square is already one of the suburbs while the market hall opposite the French station still belongs to the ring - quarters.

History

The first railroad, the Chemin de fer Strasbourg- Basel ( StB ) reached Basel in 1844, and in 1845 built the first station on the railway Alsatian city area within the city walls. Basel was thus the first Swiss city through the new means of transport developed (see also Bahnhof Basel SNCF).

After the arrival of the railway was discussed passionately in Basel on the pros and cons of the railway and a continuation of the railway in the Central Plateau and the Gotthard.

From the north, also approached the Rhine Valley railway line Mannheim -Karlsruhe city and reached the Rhine in 1851 Haltingen ( Town of Weil am Rhein) at the Swiss border.

1853, the railway company was Swiss Central Railway (SCB ) founded with the purpose to establish a connection to the city of Basel to the economic centers of the Central Plateau cantons and later perhaps also expand the transport axis from Lucerne to the Gotthard in Basel.

The Viaduktstrasse in Basel - including the viaduct, which is adjacent to the parking lot of the Basel Zoo - until 1902 the trackbed of the former railway Alsatian. Today, the viaduct is the tram lines 1 and 8, and car traffic. A plaque on the bridge railing recalls.

Temporary station of the Swiss Central Railway from 1854

In 1854, construction began on the future trunk line through the Hauenstein. Until the opening of the first path portion from Basel to Liestal controversial question of the location and the design of the Basel train station remained unresolved.

In order to still be able to record the railway operation on 19 December 1854 established the Central Railway at Angel Lane / Long Lane a simple temporary timber construction according to plans of architect Ludwig Directorate Maring. On opening day, the buildings were created down to the wooden railway hall.

This modest, with temporary facilities provided station consisted of individual buildings and was used only during almost six years. The railway system was composed of the reception building, a goods shed, a wagon and locomotive shed and a turntable at the end of the track. Since the station building was on the northeast side next to the railway tracks, the train station was not considered a terminal station.

The station was only the starting point of the routes of the SCB and had no connection to the French station still on the created in 1855 the German railway station Rhine Valley line.

Central Station of 1860

On June 29, 1857 Grand Council of Basel approved the construction of a compound of the French line with the Central railway and the construction of a continuous rail station on the field before the Elisabethen bulwark. The cost of the land purchase, the city bore.

Beginning in 1859 began the SCB with the construction of the designed by Maring station facilities, which included the offset against the Gundeldinger quarters freight station and two locomotive sheds next to the passenger station. A locomotive hall was for the SCB, which determines other for the French Eastern Railway.

On June 4, 1860, the railway operations in the new Basel Central Station could be included. But it took until May 1861 to all facilities were complete. The train station was a community station. The central reception building standing with his northern front against the Central train newly created space. The right and left were the boarding halls, each with two tracks to the east of the Swiss trains and to the west for the French trains. On the south side, opposite the reception building, the goods shed and two large warehouses with access from the goods road were.

Further changes for the Central station of Basel permitted in the following years, the management of substantial growth in traffic:

  • On November 3, 1873, the connection path between the German railway station and Central station in Basel was put into operation.
  • On August 2, 1875, built by the Central Railway and the Northeastern Railway as a collaborative work via Bözberg Pratteln and Rheinfelden opened a new route between Basel and Zurich.
  • Since 25 September 1875, the Juratrain formed with the lines to Biel and dent, with the meeting place in Delsberg, a connection from Basel in Switzerland and the West in the Franche Comté.

The additional traffic capacity of the Central railway station was no longer enough. The first relief measure of the station in 1875 the cutting and forming of freight trains in a temporary rail yard on the open field " on the Wolf », east laid. About this time began talks with the aim to replace for city traffic obstructive crossings on the Alsace and Central railway station by lowering the train and by road overpasses. In 1874 they built for pedestrians makeshift wooden walkways at the Margaret Street and the Heumattstrasse, which were later replaced by iron structures. Since 1879 the Pfeffingerstrasse led passing under the railway station in the area of ​​present-day Peter- Merian- bridge.

After the referendum on the nationalization of the railways in Switzerland in 1898, the Federal Council decided

  • The construction of a new Central station at its previous location
  • The lowering of the whole plant to 2.7 meters
  • The laying of the Alsatian line in deep level, in a wide arc around the city
  • The relocation of the entire freight and warehouse operations according to the temporary marshalling yard Wolf

Provisional Central Station from 1902

The final project for a new Central station in Basel in 1899 elaborated. On March 16, 1900, the Federal Council mandated the plans approved. The lowering of the entire station area and the access lines demanded careful planning. First, the freight was moved to the Wolf Station and on 12 May 1901, conducted in depth and in a wide arc Alsatian railway was opened.

The temporary station was on the vacant, sunken area south of the station it was built and put into operation on June 2, 1902. Tapping was also carried forth from the south, from the goods road. This does not only different roads were extended, but also two tram lines. The provisional remained until 24 June 1907 in operation, temporary facilities and access roads were cut and then bound by the two tram lines in the road freight. Approximately at the site of the station access road underpass was built into Gundeldinger quarters.

1902-1903 the old station was canceled.

Bahnhof Basel SBB from 1907

In 1902, the Swiss Central Railway into the newly created Swiss Federal Railways. The new station, which is referred to henceforth as the Swiss federal railway station or Basel SBB, one of the first major structures of the SBB.

Designed by E. Faesch and E. La Roche new Basel Station was put into operation on June 24, 1907.

The station building is distinguished by its extraordinary length, as the Basel SNCF train station is " attached " with its customs system for the international transfer on its western side.

The asymmetrical layout of the station facing outwards, representative of that time look of the federal buildings. The interiors are built wide and high. The reception building is aligned with the central axis of the Central Railway Square and shows a huge glass-fronted Tudor arched windows between two clock towers with curly hoods. Behind the facade could be a railhead suspect what Basel but this is not the case. By the inputs into the watch towers, the travelers reach the main hall under a With wood steel arch construction. Large murals of the 1920s promote the tourist destinations in Switzerland. The billet and money exchange offices are let into the side wall space. It used to be found here also the baggage and hand luggage storage, today these additional benefits can be found by means of escalators and stairs in the basement. In the eastern part was located on site of the present travel center the baggage claim area. The wing on the northwest side of the restaurants first / second class were (now Migros ) and third grade (now Brasserie / kiosk). The station was famous for his station buffets. However, these were gradually abandoned in the 1990s. In addition to a remaining specialty restaurant now occupy other commercial uses the high, decorated with murals rooms. A separate entrance west of the central place at the Central railway road leads to the moving after the Alsace trains in Basel Bahnhof SNCF.

The platform allocation corresponded initially nor the private railway age, because the platform was separated by use directions. The station was originally owned 10 tracks, of which the three head rails were 1-3 previously reserved for the local traffic. The tracks 1-10 are covered by a five-aisled hall track. The hall was created in 1905 by Buss AG, Pratteln near Basel and has a width of 93 m and a length of 120 m ( tracks 1/2), 230 m ( tracks 3/4 ) or 200 m ( tracks 5 to 10). The track 4 is continuous up to the French station and go there in the track 30 on, in which the upper line of the French driving voltage of 25 000 V 50 Hertz on the Swiss of 15,000 volts 16.7 hertz can be switched. On the southern side of the station there is a double track line in the lower register, which connects the yard of Basel and Muttenz with French lineage and primarily through freight trains serving.

Because of the lowering of the tracks, it was difficult to expand the station with other tracks. It succeeded, on the south side the platform system with the additional tracks 11 and 12, with an extension of the pedestrian underpass to Gundeldinger district, and 2003 to supplement the construction of the footbridge, with the tracks 14 and 15. So that capacity in connection with the introduction of the interval timetable of 1982 and the railway in 2000 could be increased. In June 2008, the tracks 16 and 17 were put into operation finally.

In 2003, the new passerelle architects Cruz and Ortiz could be opened up into quarters Gundeldingen the platforms to each other at the western end of the platform hall of the main hall on the tracks. This pedestrian mall with shops has a length of 185 m, 30 m wide and replaces the underpass. The old tunnel is now used for operational and logistical purposes. The Passerelle is a part of the new commercial concept Rail City SBB.

The construction of the Passerelle the Rail Center and the course information from the ticket hall in the former baggage hall were laid. The switch pavilion of customer service in the main hall from 1987 could be removed it, and since then, the cleared- hall fully develop its wide spatial impression.

1998 and 1999, a new interlocking building was commissioned by the SBB. The architects of this striking building were Herzog & de Meuron. From this building the entire rail operation of the SBB in Basel and on the routes to running, Sissach, Laufenburg and Brugg is currently monitored and controlled remotely.

Compounds

Every day, the SBB train station about 1000 trains - and nearly the same number of trains arrive at the station. On average, leaving almost every 90 seconds or reached a passenger train to Basel SBB train station. In addition there are freight trains on the drive-through tracks and mail trains at the entrance and exit to the underground postal station.

International long-distance traffic

Hourly depart from Basel SBB ICE to Berlin or Hamburg and several other German cities. Several times a day, at € Citys to Milan and TGV to Paris. Individual days lead connections to Brussels. Night connections exist among other things, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Prague, Berlin and Hamburg. The longest direct connection was through the night train Basel - Moscow realized, but this was set on December 13, 2013.

National Highway

Several times hourly public intercity trains to Zurich, Olten and Bern. At least hourly Zurich -Chur, Olten -Lucerne -Bellinzona -Lugano, Olten-Bern-Interlaken/Visp-Brig and Delsberg-Biel-Neuenburg-Lausanne/Genf be achieved.

Tri-National regional transport

As a border station and the regional transport to Germany, France and Switzerland is aligned. The network of Regio S- Bahn Basel ranges from Frick / running castle in the east, Olten in the south, Pruntrut in the west to Mulhouse in the northwest and cell in the meadow valley to the northeast.

Objectives of passenger trains

International long-distance traffic

  • ICE Basel Bad Bf - Freiburg im Breisgau - Frankfurt - Berlin / Hamburg / Cologne / Kiel / Amsterdam
  • TGV Mulhouse ( Alsace ) - Paris
  • EC St Louis ( Haut Rhin ) - Mulhouse - Colmar - Strasbourg - Luxembourg - Namur - Brussels
  • EC Hamburg - Chur
  • CNL After Hamburg / Berlin / Cologne / Dresden / Prague / Amsterdam / Copenhagen
  • D Poznan - Warsaw - Brest - Minsk - Moscow - Belorusskaia

Inner Swiss long-distance transport

  • IC / ICE / TGV Zurich HB
  • IC / EC Zurich HB - Country Quart - Chur
  • ICN running - Delsberg - Biel / Bienne - Neuchâtel - Lausanne / Geneva
  • IR Liestal - Sissach - Aarau - Lenzburg - Zurich HB - Thalwil - Pfäffikon - Brick Bridge - Sargans - Country Quart - Chur
  • IR Rheinfelden - Stone Säckingen - Frick - Brugg AG - Baden - Zurich HB
  • IR Rheinfelden - Frick - Brugg AG - Baden - Dietikon - Zurich Altstetten - Zurich Oerlikon - Zurich Airport
  • IR Olten - Lucerne - Arth -Goldau - Schwyz - Erstfeld - Göschenen - Airolo - Biasca - Bellinzona - Cadenazzo - Locarno

Tri-national Regio -S- Bahn Basel

  • S 1 Mulhouse - Basel SBB - Rheinfelden - Frick / running Castle (CH)
  • S 6 Basel SBB - Basel Bad Bf - Riehen - Lörrach - Schopfheim - cell in the meadow valley
  • RE Basel SBB - Basel Bad Bf - Freiburg - Offenburg ( individual traits )
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