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Basel (170,000 inh.; 400,000 inh. in metropolitan area)

Tramway
- urban network operated by BVB (green trams); interurban lines 10, 11 and 17 operated by BLT (yellow trams)
- 1000 mm gauge
- network length 88.5 km
- 10 lines
- rolling stock: Schindler & Duewag high-floor trams; BVB: Combino (Siemens); BLT: Tango (Stadler)

- Cross-border extension to Weil am Rhein in Germany opened 14 Dec 2014 (2.5 km)
- Cross-border extension to Saint-Louis in France opened 10 Dec 2017 (3.3 km) - possible later extension to Basel-Mulhouse Airport

BVB

BLT

TNW (Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz)

Tram Projects

 Robert Schwandl:

   TRAM ATLAS SCHWEIZ & ÖSTERREICH (3rd edition)

 Feb. 2023 , Robert Schwandl Verlag, ISBN 3-936573-72-5 (More info)

Detailed geographically correct maps of all Swiss and Austrian tram and trolleybus systems, illustrated with numerous colour photos and enhanced with basic data about routes, lines, rolling stock, etc.

Basel Tram at Wikipedia

Tramclub Basel