Unofficial public transport maps

“Lars’ Transport Maps” is a project by a transport planner passionate about #train-travel and #mapdesign, offering a growing collection of unofficial #publictransport maps for European countries. The maps cover a wide range of services with particular depth given to the Swiss #rail network, featuring a detailed historical series since 1982.
Author

Ralph Straumann

Published

May 4, 2025

Lars’ Transport Maps is the project of a transport planner based in Switzerland who “love[s] travelling through Europe by train and creating transport maps”. The site features a growing collection of visually appealing, though unofficial, public transport maps. So, far the following countries are included:

The maps cover the regular train network, general train services, high-speed trains, long-distance trains, and night trains, among others. Many of the maps appear to receive annual updates.

Long-distance Rail in Switzerland 2025 (source: Lars’ Transport Maps)

The Swiss train network is covered in particularly great detail with an article and a series of maps tracing changes since 1982.

All the maps are worth exploring; personally, I found the French high-speed train network especially striking.