Private company

SBB GmbH

Logo: SBB CFF FFS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Swiss railway company operating in Germany

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.2 It is headquartered in Constance.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • HeadquartersConstance1
  • Websitewww.sbb-deutschland.de
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900GAUHTWZHVRIJ093
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressNeuffenstraße 34, 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Stuttgart, HRB 7491383

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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.2

Corporate structure

SBB GmbH is part of a group headed by Swiss Federal Railways. 18 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Swiss Federal Railways Bern, Switzerland
    • SBB GmbH Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
    • RegionAlps Subsidiary · 70% · Martigny
    • Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia Subsidiary · 50% · Bellinzona
    • AlpTransit Gotthard AG Subsidiary · Lucerne
    • Cisalpino Subsidiary · Muri bei Bern
    • Login Berufsbildung Subsidiary · Olten, Switzerland
    • Rail Europe Subsidiary · White Plains, New York, United States
    • SBB Cargo Subsidiary · Olten
    • SSG Subsidiary
    • THURBO Subsidiary · Kreuzlingen
    • Lyria Stake · 26% · Paris
    • EUROFIMA Stake · 5% · Basel, Switzerland
    • Elvetino Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • Foundation for the historical heritage of SBB Subsidiary · Windisch, Switzerland
    • SBB Insurance AG Subsidiary · Triesen, Liechtenstein
    • SBB Transport Police Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • SBB-Fachstelle Baukultur & Denkmalpflege Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • Buix railway station Owned · Buix, Switzerland
    • Dietlikon railway station Owned · Dietlikon, Switzerland
    • Pfäffikon SZ railway station Owned · Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
    • St-Gingolph railway station Owned · Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

SBB GmbH was formed in 2005 from the merger of two companies: a different SBB GmbH, and EuroTHURBO. 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).

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on SBB GmbH, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

As of the December 2023 timetable change, SBB GmbH operates the following services (Seehas and S62 also operate for Bodensee S-Bahn):

Basel S-Bahn:

S5: half-hourly service between Weil am Rhein and Steinen, with peak service to Zell (Wiesental)

S6: half-hourly service between Zell (Wiesental) and Basel Bad Bf

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Schaffhausen S-Bahn:

S62 Rhyhas: half-hourly service between Singen (Hohentwiel) and Schaffhausen

S64: half-hourly service between Erzingen (Baden) and Schaffhausen

Bodensee S-Bahn

S6 Seehas: half-hourly service between Engen and Konstanz

From Wikipedia’s article on SBB GmbH, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded SBB GmbH1

Timeline

  1. 2005Founded Founded1

Sources

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