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Basel SBB Railway Station

Basel SBB railway station 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.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Basel Central Station”, “Basel Federal Station”, “Basel SBB railway station”, and “RailCity Basel”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, FAL.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kunstmuseum Basel and Basel Zoo.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
The houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in . is situated 1 km northeast of Basel SBB Railway Station.

Zoo
Photo: TeamBurton, Public domain.
Zoo Basel is a non-profit zoo in the city of , . Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. is situated 790 metres west of Basel SBB Railway Station.

Fountain
Photo: Caahlo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 250 metres north of Basel SBB Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Basel-Gundeldingen and Binningen.

Suburb
Photo: Laloom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Canton of Basel-Landschaft in . It is nestled in a valley, on a plateau, and on two hills overlooking the city of .

Suburb
Photo: Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Basel SBB Railway Station

Latitude
47.54762° or 47° 32′ 51″ north
Longitude
7.58964° or 7° 35′ 23″ east
Elevation
281 metres (922 feet)
Operator
SBB
Abbreviation
“BS”
IATA airport code
ZDH
UIC ID
8500010
United Nations Location Code
CH BBS
Open location code
8FV9GHXQ+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3080746011
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
2661333
Wiki­data ID
Q667201
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Basel SBB Railway Station” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բազել SBB երկաթուղային կայարան”
  • Chinese: “巴塞尔瑞士车站”
  • Danish: “Bahnhof Basel SBB”
  • Danish: “Basel SBB Banegård”
  • Danish: “Basel SBB”
  • Dutch: “Basel SBB”
  • Dutch: “Station Basel SBB”
  • Dutch: “Station Bazel SBB”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة باسيل سب”
  • Esperanto: “Basel SBB”
  • French: “Bâle CFF”
  • French: “Basel SBB”
  • French: “gare de Bâle CFF”
  • French: “Gare de Bâle CFF”
  • French: “Gare de Bâle SBB”
  • German: “Bahnhof Basel SBB”
  • German: “Basel SBB”
  • German: “Basel Schweizer Bahnhof”
  • German: “Bundesbahnen Basel”
  • Hungarian: “Basel Hauptbahnhof”
  • Italian: “stazione di Basilea FFS”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Basilea”
  • Japanese: “バーゼルSBB駅”
  • Japanese: “バーゼル中央駅”
  • Korean: “바젤 SBB역”
  • Polish: “Basel SBB”
  • Portuguese: “Estação ferroviária Basel SBB”
  • Russian: “Базель SBB”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Basilea SBB”
  • Spanish: “Estacion de Basilea-SBB”
  • Spanish: “Estación de Basilea-SBB”
  • Swiss German: “Bahnhof Basel SBB”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Bahnhof Basel SBB”
  • Turkish: “Basel SBB Garı”
  • Ukrainian: “Базель SBB”

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