6th May, 1895: in Basel runs the first electric tram
The construction of the electric streetcar system begins in summer 1894. The interest of the press during the construction work is huge. In October the insulators are mounted at the houses, the first poles are put up in November at the central place, in spring 1895 the catenaries are stretched and on the 8th April the first test run takes place. The journey on the tramline from "Centralbahnhof - Marktplatz - Mittlere Brücke - old Baden railway station" (today Riehenring) costs 20 cents and lasts a total of 16 minutes. The maximum driving speed amounts to 15 km/h.

1895-1903: associations and suburban municipalities want the tram
Obliged from the great council to a quick extension, the government of two comprehensive projects in 1895-1898 works out to the net extension. The lines intended in the project enclose approx. 20 km of new stretches by which all accommodations rich in population receive a tram connection. In 1903 the basic scaffolding of the tram net stands in 1897: Centralbahnhof - Wettsteinbrücke - Bad. Bahnhof, Aeschenplatz - Birsfelden-Schulstr., Barfüsserplatz - Missionsstr., Claraplatz - Kleinhünningen 1900: Aeschenplatz - Heiliggeistkirche, Barfüsserplatz - Allschwilerstr., Schifflände - St. Louis Grenze - Bahnübergang (until 1918 Germany), 1902: Münchensteinerstr. - Dornach (Birseckbahn), Centralbahnstr. - Güterstr. - Heiliggeistkirche 1903: Centralbahnstr. - Steinenring - Missionsstr.