TRAM TRAVELS

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)

Operational

May 6, 1885 - 1946: Basler Strassen-Bahnen (B.St.B).

City: Basel (Switzerland).
Total route length: 57.4 km (35.7 miles).

Track gauge: 1000 mm (metre gauge).
Opened: May 6, 1885.

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Other tram companies in Basel

Baselland Transport (BLT)
Operational

Tram museums in Basel

Museum Pro Bigsigthalbahn (BTB)
Open regularly

Restauranttram Dante Schuggi
Open regularly

Tram-Museum Basel (TMB)
Open regularly

Tram lines in operation

1Basel tram line 1: Dreirosenbrücke - Badischer Bahnhof
Operational

2Basel tram line 2: Binningen Kronenplatz - Riehen, Fondation Beyeler
Operational

3Basel tram line 3: Birsfelden Hard - Gare de Saint-Louis
Operational

6Basel tram line 6: Allschwil, Dorf - Riehen Grenze
Operational

8Basel tram line 8: Weil am Rhein Bhf - Neuweilerstr.
Operational

14Basel tram line 14: Dreirosenbrücke - Pratteln
Operational

15Basel tram line 15: Bruderholz - Messeplatz
Operational

16Basel tram line 16: Bruderholz - Schifflände
Operational

N14Basel night line N14
Operational

N6Basel night line N6
Operational

21Basel extra line 21: Badischer Bahnhof - Bahnhof St. Johann
Operational

Discontinued tram lines

4Basel tram line 4: Bahnhof SBB - Mustermesse
Closed

7Basel tram line 7: Bahnhof SBB - Binningen Kronenplatz
Closed

ModeBasel Mode-Express: Aeschenplatz - Fichtenwald
Closed

12Basel extra line 12: Theater - Rothausstr.
Closed

Basel tram line 5
Closed

Basel tram line 9
Closed

Basel tram line 18
Closed

Basel tram line 19
Closed

Basel tram line 22
Closed

Basel tram line 23
Closed

Basel tram line 24
Closed

Basel tram line 25
Closed

Basel tram line 26
Closed

Basel extra line 14E
Closed

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) stops

Aeschenplatz, Allschwil, Dorf, Badischer Bahnhof, Bahnhof SBB, Bahnhof St. Johann, Bankverein, Barfüsserplatz, Basel, Binningen Kronenplatz, Birsfelden Hard, Bruderholz, Burgfelderhof, Claraplatz, Dreirosenbrücke, Dreispitz, Eglisee, Fichtenwald, Freidorf, Gare de Saint-Louis, Heuwaage, Kunstmuseum, Markthalle, Marktplatz Basel, Messeplatz, Morgartenring, Mustermesse, Neuweilerstrasse, Pratteln, Riehen Grenze, Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Schifflände, St. Johanns Tor, and Weil am Rhein Bhf.


Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) depot

Depot Allschwilerstrasse, and Depot Wiesenplatz.


View the route map in high resolution. See the official route map.

Current trams in operation

Articulated tram: 602, 623, 624, 644, 654, 655, 659, 673, and 357.

Low-floor articulated tram: 314, 316, 322, 5009, and 5014.

Museum tram: 4, 181, 190, 205, 215, 281, 1069, 1077, 1193, and 423.

Railcar: 212, 414, 416, 420, 438, 470, 474, 476, 483, 489, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 499, and 500.

Sidecar: 1440, 1447, 1448, 141, 1453, 1464, 1468, 1471, 1486, 1492, 1499, and 1503.

Former trams in operation

Articulated tram: 601, 604, 605, 607, 610, 611, 620, 622, 655, 659, and 673.

Freight car: LORE 313.

Railcar: 54, 26, 30, 58, 160, 162, 170, 181, 190, 199, 205, 212, 213, 215, 409, 443, 451, 454, 463, 465, 470, and 476.

Service vehicle: 2019.

Sidecar: 281, 1045, 1046, 1069, 1077, 1187, 1193, 1223, 1335, 1343, 1407, 1465, 1468, 1475, and 1485.

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Links

Baselland Transport (BLT)
Language: German.

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
Language: English, French, German.

Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz (TNW)
Language: English, German.

See all links about trams in Basel.

Last updated: February 15, 2024.