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Basel has long held an important place as a rail hub.

Three railway stations — those of the German, French and Swiss networks — lie within the city ( although the Swiss ( Basel SBB ) and French ( Bâle SNCF ) stations are actually in the same complex, separated by Customs and Immigration facilities ).

Basel Badischer Bahnhof is on the opposite side of the city.

Basel's local rail services are supplied by the Basel Regional S-Bahn.

The largest goods railway complex of the country is located just outside the city, spanning the municipalities of Muttenz and Pratteln.

The new highspeed ICE railway line from Karlsruhe to Basel was completed in 2008 while phase I of the TGV Rhin-Rhône line, opened in December 2011, has reduced travel time from Basel to Paris to about 3 hours.