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There are currently around 200 police officers of the TPO on duty at train stations and on trains. Chur GR, Switzerland, April 23, 2022. (2/2)

The SBB is currently the only railway company with its own transport police. It also works for various other licensed transport companies. Based on the applicable law, other transport companies could also set up a transport police force. Alternatively, the security service can also be assigned to a private security service. The competencies of the private security services are somewhat less extensive than those of the transport police. Security services may question individuals and carry out ID checks, as well as stop, check, evict and demand a bailout from individuals who behave in violation of the regulations. The employees of the transport police may also provisionally arrest people and confiscate objects. Chur GR, Switzerland, April 23, 2022. (1/2)

Einsatzfahrzeug der Eisenbahnpolizeiabteilung "Polizia Ferroviaria" der italienischen Polizei "Polizia di Stato"

radiowóz włoskiej policji kolejowej "Polizia Ferroviaria", Polizia di Stato

Radio patrol car of the railway police division "Polizia Ferroviaria" of the Italian State Police "Polizia di Stato"

Jeep Renegade I
Polizia Ferroviaria
Milano - Centrale
Polizia di Stato

Patrouillenwagen der Transportpolizei der Schweizer Bundesbahn (SBB)

radiowóz policji kolejowej w Szwajcarii, Szwajcarii Koleje Państwowe (SBB)

Radio patrol car of the Railway Police of the Swiss State Railway Company (SBB)

Volkswagen Transporter T6

A mobile patrol of the SBB transport police from Chur at station Bad Ragaz. Switzerland, April 15, 2021.

Two Transport Police officers on patrol at Wittenberge depot.

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An re-enacting officer of the Schutzpolizei at Wittenberge depot. The Transport Police (Schutzpolizei) was the transit police of the German Democratic Republic, the members of which were commonly called 'TraPos'. It was a division of the Volkspolizei and dealt with all modes of transit but primarily with trains and railways. It comprised around 8.500 officers, organised at the national level and at the district level with each of the German railway divisions (RBD), Berlin, Cottbus, Dresden, Erfurt Halle, Magdeburg and Schwerin. They wore dark-blue uniforms and hats instead of the standard green of the Volkspolizei. They were organised into 16 companies and equipped with small arms and RPG-7 shoulder-fired anti-tank grenade launchers. The Transportpolizei supervised all larger railway stations and controlled passengers, particularly on the Inner-German border and in Berlin. Before the installation of the Berlin wall, they controlled the S-Bahn in West Berlin, and on the inter-zonal routes between East and West Berlin there was always an escort patrol group to control passengers. Between 1953 and 1957, the Transportpolizei was subordinate to the Ministry of State Security (Stasi). Since March 1957, they were transferred to the Volkspolizei. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, the Transportpolizei was disbanded, with 1,200 employees transferring to the West German Federal Police.

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The Swiss Federal Railways SBB operate their own transport police. Previously, the design was in silver and blue only. The yellow color is new. Switzerland, May 1, 2019.

The Swiss Federal Railways SBB operate their own transport police. Switzerland, March 8, 2018.

The transport police of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB has a current staff of 190 policewomen and policemen. Station St. Margrethen, Switzerland, Aug 29, 2016.