page_title: Central station
section_title: Switzerland
hierarchical_section_title: Central station / Examples of central stations / Europe / Switzerland
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Station Bazel (SBB CFF FFS). Zelfgenomen foto. Bazel
context_page_description: Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the city centres themselves. As a result, "Central Station" is often, but not always, part of the proper name for a railway station that is the central or primary railway hub for a city.
context_section_description: Similar to principal stations in Germany, the most important station in Zürich is called Hauptbahnhof (Main Railway Station), which in some sources is translated to central station in English.
  Additionally, Basel SBB railway station was originally known as the Centralbahnhof or, in English, Basle Central Station and is still sometimes referred to today as the Centralbahnhof or Basel/Basle Central Station.
  In Switzerland, Hauptbahnhof is abbreviated to HB.
caption: Basel Central Station
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