Again and again, delayed trains from Germany arrive in Basel, disrupting the Swiss timetable - now the country is pulling the ripcord: Two trains that previously continued their journey will in future terminate at the border.
Due to the constant delays of trains from Germany, Switzerland is canceling the onward journey from Basel for two connections: from today, Eurocity 7 from Hamburg and Eurocity 9 from Dortmund will only travel as far as Basel. Previously, the trains continued their journey to Interlaken Ost and Zurich. Passengers now have to change trains at Basel SBB station to continue their journey.
It has happened before that trains have ended in Basel - if they are 20 minutes late or more, they have already been removed from service by Switzerland. Now the end of the journey in Basel is fixed until at least the next timetable change in mid-December.
On the return journey from Zurich and Interlaken via Basel to Germany, however, passengers can continue to rely on through trains: The E6 and E8 connections start there as before. The route is already served by Swiss trains.
According to SBB, more than 40 direct trains connect destinations in Germany and Switzerland every day, most of which run without a scheduled change in Basel. Depending on the destination, many trains also run via Schaffhausen or Bregenz on Lake Constance.
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