On the go in northwestern Switzerland with Regio-S-Bahn Basel.
Thanks to its state-of-the-art components and customer-friendly rail stations, Basel’s Regio-S-Bahn connects city and countryside in northwestern Switzerland.
Timetables
Network map.
- Basel’s Regio-S-Bahn lines connect a number of cities with their neighbouring regions.
- You can download the current route map (PDF format) here.
Pocket timetable.
- The free Regio-S-Bahn Basel pocket timetable shows all connections for S-Bahn and RegioExpress trains in the greater Basel area.
- Pocket timetables are available at rail stations or can be downloaded here (PDF format).
Rolling stock
Basel’s Regio-S-Bahn FLIRT trains.
FLIRT stands for Flexible Lightweight Innovative Regional Train.
A four-part FLIRT vehicle includes:
- 141 2nd-class seats.
- 20 1st-class seats.
- 19 folding seats.
- Maximum speed of 160 km/h.
- Weight of 120 tonnes.
- Total length of 74 metres.
Information and media
Always up to date.
You can find further current information about public transport in our press releases.
The history of Basel’s Regio-S-Bahn.
Wolfgang Fleischer from the Mobility Office at the canton of Basel-Stadt’s Building and Traffic Department has written a history of the city’s Regio-S-Bahn covering the period from the late 1960s to today. It can be downloaded here (PDF format, in German).
Current projects
Herzstück Regio S-Bahn Basel.
The term "Herzstück Regio S-Bahn Basel" means a new, powerful connection between the three stations SBB, Badischer Bahnhof and later even St. Johann.
Information on the project can be found here
