SBB starts station superstructure in Liestal
At the train station in Liestal, construction work begins on a new station building, a residential and commercial building, and a connecting building. SBB is investing CHF 52 million in this project.
A project by Burkard Meyer Architekten from Baden, which won an architectural competition and is based on the "Bahnhofcorso" neighborhood plan approved in 2017, will be implemented. Three new buildings with a total floor area of 10,600 square meters are being built on a site area of 4,400 square meters. The new station building will be constructed as a four-story, elongated block and connected to a six-story residential and commercial building by a connecting building.
According to the plans, the first floor of the station building will house a total of 480 sqm of various retail and restaurant uses as well as the SBB Travel Center, and the three floors above will provide 3,200 sqm for office and service uses. The basement will be connected to the new Oristal passenger underpass and will have an additional 270 sqm of retail space.
The residential and commercial building is divided into a public-oriented first floor with 260 sqm of retail space, an office floor (430 sqm) and five residential floors with a total of 23 residential units (1.5 to 4.5 rooms). According to SBB, the first floor uses will face Emma Herwegh Square to enliven it. The basement is connected to the new Sichtern pedestrian underpass and has 90 square meters of retail space.
The connecting structure will provide sheltered bus station waiting areas and a dry exit to the Sichtern passenger underpass and the new municipal bike station, SBB added.
Construction of the three new buildings will start in February of this year, and they are scheduled for completion at the end of 2024. The "Bahnhofcorso" neighborhood plan also includes a high-rise building. According to the SBB, this will follow in a second stage from 2026 at the earliest. (ah)
