Talk:List of IATA-indexed train stations

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[edit] SBB in Mulhouse

Can someone explain this entry to me please:

• ZDH SBB Rail Station, Basel, Switzerland and Mulhouse, France

According to my atlas, the cities of Basel and Mulhouse are some 30km apart. I've been to the railway stations in the centres of both cities, and they are quite distinct stations which are also presumably 30km apart. I know that Basel and Mulhouse do share an airport, and I'm wondering if this is what is causing the confusion. Certainly the above needs either removing or explaining better. -- Chris j wood 00:07, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)

No response to this in over a month. Also the Airport code database referenced in our article IATA airport code knows nothing of IATA code ZDH. So I'm removing this dubious entry. If you know better, please replace and quote a source. -- Chris j wood 16:54, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Probably the railway station in Basle. Basel#Transportation says "Three railway stations—those of the German, French and Swiss networks—lie within the city (although the Swiss (Basel SBB) and French (Basel SNCF) stations are actually in the same complex, separated by Customs and Immigration facilities)." --Henrygb 23:36, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

When searching http://www.world-airport-codes.com i saw three codes for Basel BSL and MLH appeared to be the Euro-airport and ZBA to be Basel Bad railstation and nothing on ZDH. Amadeus.net however shows ZDH to be "Sbb Rail Svc (ZDH), Basel Mulhouse, Switzerland" and ZBA "Basel Bad Rail Stn (ZBA), Basel Mulhouse, Switzerland". The air system happens to label it as a single city because of the airport. I don't think a single city can span across a border. For example Niagara Falls, USA is a different city to Niagara Falls, Canada even if it is just a wide river in between. So our article is correct concering ZDH. BIL 13:51, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps I can clarify as a resident of Basel. BSL, MLH and EAP refer to EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, which because it is jointly in both France and Switzerland has multiple codes.

From Basel SBB station you can through-book flights via Zürich airport (I can't confirm the code).

Basel also has a second station, Basel Badische Bahnhof, which belongs to DB (German Railways), and this, as a "German" station, will allow through booking via Frankfurt airport.

"I don't think a single city can span across a border". Perhaps not in the sense of the same municipal authority covering both sides of the border, but it can in the sense of the built-up area stradling borders. Basel conurbation spans 3 countries, and the city is served by 3 different national railway companies (SBB, DB and SNCF).

TiffaF 13:00, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rail&Fly

Rail&Fly is the common name for the use of the codesharing between trainstations and airlines. reg. Mion 06:47, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

With respect, it is not "the common name", and is totally unknown in North America. The only hits on a Google search are for a branded service of Deutche Bahn. It is inappropriate to use here, as "AirTrain" and "Train-to-the-plane" would also be inappropriate. I will remove it again; if I am reverted, I will not re-revert, but I will apply {{limitedgeographicscope}}. --CComMack (t•c) 22:39, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, this is the english version of wikipedia, the term Rail & Fly, is coined in Germany, Greece, Scandanavia, The Netherlands, (you can buy cheaper tickets in Belgium to train to Amsterdam and board the plane there) in other countrys the name Rail & Fly is converted into the local language. Bottom line is that IATA which is an airline organisation had a reason to number trainstations. The fact that the system isn't used under this name in North America is not a proper reason to remove it. and what is {{tl|limitedgeographicscope} ? reg Mion 08:22, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

The branded name from Deutche Bahn is AiRail Service. This is an EU wide integration plan document. http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:uGoT5IbWa4gJ:158.169.134.71/comm/transport/air/raiff/doc/2004_annex4_operational_integration.pdf+rail%26fly+france&hl=nl&gl=nl&ct=clnk&cd=5 reg. Mion 08:35, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Eurostar : http://www.qatarairways.com/950.2003.0.0.1.0.htm Fly Rail . Mion 09:57, 22 July 2006 (UTC)