A Stadler FLIRT at Basel Badischer Bahnhof in 2006 | |
Overview | |
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Parent company | Swiss Federal Railways |
Headquarters | Konstanz |
Locale | Baden-Württemberg |
Dates of operation | 2005 (2005)– |
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Website | www |
SBB GmbH, also known as SBB Deutschland, is a railway company that operates services in Germany and the cantons of Basel-City and Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways, the state railway company of Switzerland. It operates various S-Bahn services in Baden-Württemberg near the border with Switzerland, some of which service stations in Switzerland.
History
SBB GmbH was formed in 2005 from the merger of two companies: a different SBB GmbH, and EuroTHURBO [de]. Swiss Federal Railways founded the original SBB GmbH in 2002 to operate the S5 and S6 services of the Basel S-Bahn. That company was based in Lörrach, near Basel. THURBO, itself a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways with support from the canton of Thurgau, founded EuroTHURBO in 2003 to handle THURBO's cross-border operations on the Seehas route, which belongs to Bodensee S-Bahn (Lake Constance S-Bahn).
In addition to the Seehas and Basel S-Bahn services, the company began operating the Schaffhausen S-Bahn service between Erzingen and Schaffhausen in 2018, and between Singen (Hohentwiel) and Schaffhausen in 2022.
Operations
As of the December 2023 timetable change, SBB GmbH operates the following services (Seehas and S62 also perate for Bodensee S-Bahn):
- Basel S-Bahn:
- S5: half-hourly service between Weil am Rhein and Steinen, with peak service to Zell (Wiesental)
- S6: half-hourly service between Zell (Wiesental) and Basel Bad Bf
- Schaffhausen S-Bahn:
- S62 Rhyhas: half-hourly service between Singen (Hohentwiel) and Schaffhausen
- S64: half-hourly service between Erzingen (Baden) and Schaffhausen
- Bodensee S-Bahn
Rolling stock
SBB GmbH owns 20 Stadler FLIRT multiple units and 4 Stadler GTW 2/6 railcars.
References
- S-Bahn Bodensee: https://s-bahn-bodensee.com/de/#
- THURBO S-Bahn network 2023: https://www.thurbo.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/2023_Liniennetzplan_Zuerich_Ostschweiz_Bodensee.pdf
- "SBB GmbH website" (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- "Fahrplan-Netzkarte 2024 [Railway network and services near Lake Constance 2024]" (PDF) (in German). THURBO. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- "Facts and Figures". SBB GmbH Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2021.