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Baselland Transport

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Transport company based in Oberwil1

Baselland Transport AG (BLT) is a Swiss public transport operator in the cantons of Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Solothurn and in France. The BLT was founded in 1974, and is owned by the Canton of Basel-Land, located to the south of the city. It transports some 48 million passengers per year, using a fleet of 64 buses and 100 trams over a network of 165 kilometres (103 mi) of bus routes and 65 kilometres (40 mi) of tram routes.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1974Founded1
  • Industrypublic transport1
  • HeadquartersOberwil1
  • Websitewww.blt.ch
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Baselland Transport AG (BLT) is a Swiss public transport operator in the cantons of Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Solothurn and in France. The BLT was founded in 1974, and is owned by the Canton of Basel-Land, located to the south of the city. It transports some 48 million passengers per year, using a fleet of 64 buses and 100 trams over a network of 165 kilometres (103 mi) of bus routes and 65 kilometres (40 mi) of tram routes.2

Corporate structure

Baselland Transport sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Baselland Transport Oberwil
    • Bubendorf railway station Owned · Bubendorf, Switzerland
    • Hirschlang railway station Owned · Niederdorf, Switzerland
    • Hölstein railway station Owned · Hölstein, Switzerland
    • Hölstein Süd railway station Owned · Hölstein, Switzerland
    • Hölstein Weidbächli railway station Owned · Hölstein, Switzerland
    • Lampenberg-Ramlinsburg railway station Owned · Ramlinsburg, Switzerland
    • Liestal Gräubern railway station Owned · Liestal, Switzerland
    • Niederdorf railway station Owned · Niederdorf, Switzerland
    • Oberdorf BL railway station Owned · Oberdorf, Switzerland
    • Oberdorf BL Winkelweg railway station Owned · Oberdorf, Switzerland
    • Talhaus railway station Owned · Bubendorf, Switzerland
    • Waldenburg railway station Owned · Waldenburg, Switzerland

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Baselland Transport reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Bubendorf railway station
  • Hirschlang railway station
  • Hölstein Süd railway station
  • Hölstein Weidbächli railway station
  • Hölstein railway station
  • Lampenberg-Ramlinsburg railway station
  • Liestal Gräubern railway station
  • Niederdorf railway station
  • Oberdorf BL Winkelweg railway station
  • Oberdorf BL railway station
  • Talhaus railway station
  • Waldenburg railway station

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

History

BLT was formed in 1974, through the joining together of four tram and railway companies. These were:

Birsigtalbahn (BTB)

Birseckbahn (BEB)

Trambahn Basel-Aesch (TBA)

Basellandschaftliche Ueberlandbahn (BUeB)

Information

Bus Network: 115.940 km

Tram Network 65.162 km

Railway network: 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi)

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Rolling stock (2002): Approx 30 Buses, 100 trams

Passenger figures (2002): 39,782,620

Gauge: 1000mm (trams), 750mm (Waldenburg railway)

Depots: Hüslimatt, Dreispitz

From Wikipedia’s article on Baselland Transport, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Baselland Transport, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • tram

Listed on Wikidata.1

Tram

BLT operates a modern fleet of entirely Stadler rolling stock.

From Wikipedia’s article on Baselland Transport, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Also owns

  • Bubendorf railway station
  • Hirschlang railway station
  • Hölstein Süd railway station
  • Hölstein Weidbächli railway station
  • Hölstein railway station
  • Lampenberg-Ramlinsburg railway station
  • Liestal Gräubern railway station
  • Niederdorf railway station
  • Oberdorf BL Winkelweg railway station
  • Oberdorf BL railway station
  • Talhaus railway station
  • Waldenburg railway station

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Basellandschaftliche Überlandbahn1
  2. Succeeded Birseckbahn1
  3. Succeeded Birsigtalbahn1
  4. Succeeded Trambahn Basel-Aesch1
  5. Succeeded Waldenburgerbahn1

Timeline

  1. 1974Founded Founded1

Sources

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