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Basel SBB railway station
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December 5, 2024
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In the 19th century, traffic and industrialization changed Basel: in 1832, a steamship docked here for the first time. Eight years later, the first railway in Switzerland ran on the Saint-Louis–Basel route, and a station was opened within the city walls in 1845. Soon, trains were running daily to Paris and Frankfurt.
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•December 5, 2024
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The Basel SBB train station (usually called Basel SBB, less often Centralbahnhof or Schweizer Bahnhof) is the largest border station in Europe and the …
•November 16, 2021
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The Basel SBB station shopping center with its around 50 shops, restaurants and service providers is open 365 days a year from early to late.
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