SBB GmbH explained

SBB GmbH
Parent Company:Swiss Federal Railways
Headquarters:Konstanz
Locale:Baden-Württemberg

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 . 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).[1]

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.[2]

Operations

SBB GmbH operates the following services (Seehas and S62 also perate for Bodensee S-Bahn):[3] [4]

Rolling stock

SBB GmbH owns 20 Stadler FLIRT multiple units and 4 Stadler GTW 2/6 railcars.[5]

Notes and References

  1. S-Bahn Bodensee: https://s-bahn-bodensee.com/de/#
  2. THURBO S-Bahn network 2023: https://www.thurbo.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/2023_Liniennetzplan_Zuerich_Ostschweiz_Bodensee.pdf
  3. Web site: SBB GmbH website . 2023-12-23 . de.
  4. Web site: Fahrplan-Netzkarte 2024 [Railway network and services near Lake Constance 2024] ]. de . 2023-12-10 . 2023-12-18 . THURBO.
  5. Web site: Facts and Figures . 27 February 2021 . SBB GmbH Deutschland . de-DE.