InTramCities with Gordon Stewart

Basel (Switzerland) : 9th October, 2019                                                                                        Map
In recent years, Basel's tram system has been extended beyond the city's limits into both France (St Louis Station) and Germany (Weil-am-Rhein Station) as well as being requipped with Bombardier Flexity trams for the BVB urban services company and Stadler Tango trams in their distinctive bright yellow and red livery for the BLT lines. BLT (Basel Land Transport) operates lines into the local canton and retains its autonomy although in practice the network is well integrated. Illustrating the proximity of international borders, one of BLT's lines briefly passes through French territory to reach Rodersdorf and prior to World War II, city routes also reached across borders.
This series covers the St Louis and Weil extensions, with a limited number of photos of the network within Basel itself. For detailed coverage, see the 2008 series.
Note : A temporary change to a number of routes was required for a short period in early October 2019 due to the renewal of the city centre junction at Bankverein (see here). Normal services resumed on October 10th  
Above : A Basel tram enters Germany. In the middle distance is the border control point between Switzerland and Germany, with storage warehouses at the port of Basel immediately behind.  Trams were extended into Germany in 2014. This tram will turn right out of Zollstrasse into Hauptstrasse in the Friedlingen area of Weil-am-Rhein which is separated from the main part of Weil by extensive railway lines and railfreight marshalling yards. The new line crosses the railway on a new bridge to terminate at Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof. There are plans to extend the line further, but, perhaps surprisingly, not directly into the town centre along Weil's own Hauptstrasse. Passengers turning left would shortly reach the pedstrian bridge over the River Rhein and arrive in France. Passengers turning left would shortly reach the pedestrian bridge over the River Rhein and arrive in France. Passengers turning left would shortly reach the pedstrian bridge over the River Rhein and arrive in France.
Tram Catalogue
Film No No Location View Dir Tram Notes
219013 1 Marktplatz Out In
Marktplatz
219013 2 Marktplatz In Out 6001
219013 3 Marktplatz In Out 6001
219013 4 Barfusserplatz Out In 5017 Kohlenberg
219013 5 Barfusserplatz In Out 5010
219013 6 Burgfelderhof In Out 5010 Burgfelderstrasse (Border Post)
219013 7 Saint-Exupery Out In 5035 Rue Saint-Exupery
219013 8 Saint-Exupery Out In 5035
219013 9 Saint-Exupery In Out 5032
219013 10 Saint-Exupery In Out 5032
219013 11 Saint-Exupery In Out 5032
219013 12 Saint-Exupery Out In 5010 Rue du Dr Marcel Hurst
219013 13 Saint-Exupery In Out 5017
219013 14 Saint-Exupery In Out 5017
219013 15 Place Mermoz Out In 5032 Rue Jean Mermoz
219013 16 Place Mermoz Out In 5032
219013 17 Place Mermoz Out In 5017 Avenue General de Gaulle
219013 18 Place Mermoz Out In 5017
219013 19 Place Mermoz In Out 5006 Rue Jean Mermoz
219013 20 Place Mermoz In Out 5006
219013 21 Soleil Out In 5006 Boulevard de l'Europe
219013 22 Soleil Out In 5006
219013 23 Soleil Out In 5006
219013 24 Soleil In Out 5028 Avenue General de Gaulle
219013 25 Soleil In Out 5028
219013 26 Soleil In Out 5028
219013 27 Gare de Saint-Louis Out In 5028 Private right of way
219013 28 Gare de Saint-Louis In Out 5031
219013 29 Gare de Saint-Louis In Out 5031
219013 30 Gare de Saint-Louis Out Out 5031
219013 31 Gare de Saint-Louis Out In 5031
219013 32 Soleil In Out 5008 Boulevard de l'Europe
219013 33 Place Mermoz In Out 5020 Rue Jean Mermoz
219013 34 Place Mermoz In Out 5020
219013 35 Place Mermoz Out In 5008 Place Mermoz
219013 36 Place Mermoz Out In 5008
219013 37 Place Mermoz Out In 5008 Rue Jean Mermoz
219013 38 Place Mermoz Out In 5008
219013 39 Place Mermoz Out In 5008
219013 40 Saint-Exupery In Out 5002 Rue Saint-Exupery
219013 41 Saint-Exupery In Out 5002
219013 42 Burgfelderhof In Out 5006 Burgfelderstrasse (Border post)
219013 43 Burgfelderhof Out In 5020 Private right of way (French side)
219013 44 Burgfelderhof Out In 5020
219013 45 Burgfelderhof Out In 5020 Burgfelderstrasse
219013 46 Waldighoferstrasse In Out 5035
219013 47 Waldighoferstrasse In Out 5035
219013 48 Felix Platter-Spital Out In 5006
219013 49 Felix Platter-Spital In Out 5028
219013 50 Felix Platter-Spital In Out 5028
219013 51 Im Westfeld In Out 510
219013 52 Im Westfeld Out In 5002
219013 53 Burgfelderplatz In Out 5031 Missionsstrasse
219013 54 Burgfelderplatz In Out 5031
219013 55 Burgfelderplatz Out In 328 Kannenfeldstrasse
219013 56 Burgfelderplatz Out In 328
219013 57 Burgfelderplatz In Out 5025 Spalenring
219013 58 Burgfelderplatz In Out 5025
219013 59 Bahnhof St Johann Out In 324 Voltastrasse
219013 60 Bahnhof St Johann In Out 5014 Vogesenplatz
219013 61 Bahnhof St Johann In Out 5014
219013 62 Voltaplatz Out In 5003 Voltastrasse
219013 63 Voltaplatz Out In 5003
219013 64 Voltaplatz In Out 5039
219013 65 Voltaplatz In Out 5039
219013 66 Voltaplatz In Out
Elsasserstrasse
219013 67 Voltaplatz Out In

219013 68 Voltaplatz Out In

219013 69 Voltaplatz Out In

219013 70 Mulhauserstrasse In Out

219013 71 Mulhauserstrasse In Out

219013 72 Voltaplatz Out In

219013 73 Voltaplatz In Out 5043 Voltastrasse
219013 74 Dreirosenbrucke West East 5043 Dreirosenbrucke
219013 75 Dreirosenbrucke In Out 312 Klybeckstrasse
219013 76 Dreirosenbrucke East West 5025 Horburgstrasse
219013 77 Dreirosenbrucke East West 5025
219013 78 Dreirosenbrucke Out In 302 Klybeckstrasse
219013 79 Dreirosenbrucke In Out 301
219013 80 Dreirosenbrucke In Out 301
219013 81 CIBA Out In 305
219013 82 CIBA Out In 305
219013 83 CIBA In Out 312
219013 84 CIBA In Out 312
219013 85 Kleinhuningen

305 Wiesendamm
219013 86 Kleinhuningen

305
219013 87 Kleinhuningen In Out 308 Gartnerstrasse
219013 88 Kleinhuningen In Out 308
219013 89 Kleinhuningeranlage Out In 301 Kleinhuningeranlage
219013 90 Kleinhuningeranlage In Out 314
219013 91 Kleinhuningeranlage In Out 314
219013 92 Riedlistrasse/Kessel Out In 314 Hauptstrasse (Friedlingen)
219013 93 Riedlistrasse/Kessel Out In 314
219013 94 Riedlistrasse/Kessel Out In 314
219013 95 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 316
219013 96 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 316
219013 97 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 316
219013 98 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 316
219013 99 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof In Out 317 Hauptstrasse (Weil-am-Rhein)
219013 100 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof In Out 317
219013 101 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof Out In 317
219013 102 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof In In 317
219013 103 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof Out In 317
219013 104 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof Out In 317 Weiher Weg
219013 105 Weil-am-Rhein Bahnhof Out In 317
219013 106 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 320
219013 107 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 311
219013 108 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 305 Hauptstrasse (Friedlingen)
219013 109 Riedlistrasse/Kessel In Out 305
219013 110 Riedlistrasse/Kessel Out In 320
219013 111 Riedlistrasse/Kessel Out In 311
219013 112 Riedlistrasse/Kessel Out In 311
219013 113 Dreilanderbrucke In Out 301 Zollstrasse
219013 114 Dreilanderbrucke In Out 301
219013 115 Dreilanderbrucke In Out 301
219013 116 Weil-am-Rhein Grenze In Out 323
219013 117 Drelanderbrucke Out Out 323
219013 118 Dreilanderbrucke Out Out 323
219013 119 Dreilanderbrucke Out In 305
219013 120 Dreilanderbrucke Out In 305
219013 121 Theater In Out 239 Theaterstrasse
219013 122 Theater Out In 6006
219013 123 Theater Out In 246
219013 124 Bahnhofeingang Gundelfingen Out In 5031 Guterstrasse
219013 125 Basel SBB In Out 5027 Centralbahnplatz
219013 126 Basel SBB Out In
Centralbahnstrasse
219013 127 Peter-Merian Out In
Peter Merian-weg
219013 128 Peter-Merian Out In

219013 129 Grosspeterstrasse Out In 5017 Munchensteinerstrasse
219013 130 Grosspeterstrasse In Out

219013 131 Heiliggeistkirche In Out
Thiersteinerallee
219013 132 Heiliggeistkirche In Out 5005
219013 133 Heiliggeistkirche Out In

219013 134 Tellplatz In Out
Guterstrasse
219013 135 Tellplatz In Out

219013 136 Tellplatz In Out 5035
219013 137 Tellplatz Out In 5002
219013 138 Tellplatz In Out 245
219013 139 Tellplatz In Out 245
219013 140 Tellplatz Out In

219013 141 Tellplatz Out In

219013 142 Tellplatz Out In

219013 143 Solothurnerstrasse In Out 5028
219013 144 Solothurnerstrasse In Out

219013 145 Bahnhofeingang Gundelfingen In Out 5010
219013 146 Solothurnerstrasse Out In 6006
219013 147 Solothurnerstrasse Out In 6006
219013 148 Solothurnerstrasse Out In 6006
219013 149 Bahnhofeingang Gundelfingen In Out

219013 150 Bahnhofeingang Gundelfingen Out In 5028
219013 151 Grosspeterstrasse In Out 5031 Munchensteinerstrasse
219013 152 Grosspeterstrasse Out Out

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