Low-floor trains.
SBB is expanding its range of low-floor services in phases in various regions of Switzerland. Together with barrier-free access to stations and adapted platform heights, this enables all our customers with limited mobility to access our trains independently.
In accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Equality for People with Disabilities, in force since 2004, all buildings, facilities and vehicles must feature disabled-friendly access by the end of 2023 at the latest.
Overview of the current fleets of SBB and its subsidiaries.
Regional services.
DOMINO.
- Automatic gap bridging (sliding step)
- Disabled WC facilities
- Audio and visual customer information
- Emergency alarm points
- Wheelchair spaces: >2
Regions used:
Valais (RegionAlps)
- Brig–Sion–Martigny–St.Maurice-St Gingolph
Glarus (Glarnersprinter)
- Glarus–Ziegelbrücke–Zürich HB
Réseau Régional Vaudois (REV)
- RER11 Yverdon-les-Bains–Villeneuve
- RER21 Payerne–Lausanne
Other (SBB)
DTZ (Double-deck multiple-unit train).
- Automatic gap bridging (sliding step)
- Two wheelchair spaces per set in the middle of the train (2nd class)
- Disabled WC facilities
- Audio and visual customer information
- Emergency alarm points
Regions used:
Zurich (S-Bahn Zürich)
FLIRT.
- Automatic gap bridging (sliding step)
- Disabled WC facilities
- Audio and visual customer information
- Emergency alarm points
- Wheelchair spaces: >2
Regions used:
Basel (Basel Regio S-Bahn)
- S1 Basel SBB–Rheinfelden–Laufenburg/Frick
- S3 Olten–Basel SBB–Délemont
- S5 Weil am Rhein–Lörrach–Steinen
- S6 Basel SBB–Lörrach–Zell im Wiesental
Lucerne (Luzern S-Bahn)
- S 18 Luzern–Sursee
Zug (Stadtbahn Zug)
- S1 Baar–Zug–Luzern
- S2 Zug–Art-Goldau–Erstfeld
REV (Réseau Express Régional Vaudois)
- RER 1 Yverdon-les-Bains–Villeneuve
- RER 3 Allaman–Villeneuve
Tessin (TILO)
- S10 Tilo Biasca–Chiasso
- S20 Tilo Bellinzona–Locarno
- S30 Tilo Bellinzona–Luino
Other (SBB)
- Genève–La Plaine
- Delémont–Porrentruy
- Delémont–Glovelier
- Olten–Solothurn
- Luzern–Olten
- S26 Lenzburg–Rotkreuz
- S27 Baden–Waldshut (Saturday and Sunday)
- S27 Baden–Zurzach (Saturday and Sunday)
- S8 Sursee–Olten
GTW-SBB «Seetaler».
- Automatic gap bridging (retracting step).
- Audio and visual customer information
- Wheelchair spaces: >2
Regions used:
Lucerne (Luzern S-Bahn-Seetal-Linie)
S9 Lenzburg–Luzern
Aargau (S-Bahn Aargau)
S28 Lenzburg–Zofingen
GTW-THURBO.
- No gap bridging
- Audio and visual customer information
- Two wheelchair spaces per entrance
With suitable platform height: boarding/alighting assistance from Thurbo driver with the help of a mobile folding ramp. - Hand signal required
Regions used:
- Eastern Switzerland (THURBO)
Check accessibility of stops at www.thurbo.ch
SPATZ.
- Automatic gap bridging (retracting step)
- Disabled WC facilities
- Audio and visual customer information
- Wheelchair spaces: >2
Regions used:
Zentralbahn
- Interlaken Ost–Meiringen
- S4 Luzern–Stans
- S5 Luzern–Sarnen–Giswil
Please note: Independent access to low-floor trains is not possible at all stations. In order for this to be possible, a station must have step-free platform access, the correct platform height (55cm) and a way of bridging the gap between the platform and the train (using a sliding or retracting step or folding ramp). At stations with support facilities, customers may arrange help in advance by calling the SBB Call Center Handicap. Not guaranteed: In the event of a rolling stock problems, a replacement train may be used that does not have wheelchair access.
Long-distance services.
IC 2000 (SBB double-deck trains).
- Short sliding step (a small gap remains)
- Disabled WC facilities
- Audio customer information
- Ten wheelchair spaces in 1st class
- Registration in advance with SBB Call Center Handicap
- Boarding/alighting assistance with folding ramp
Please note: the majority of long-distance services use high-floor trains. It is usually necessary to arrange assistance in advance through the SBB Call Center Handicap.
