I’m extremely distraught and heartbroken after losing my suitcase on Monday afternoon while travelling from Biel to Bern. I put it in the luggage storage area as I usually do. The train only stopped in Lyss, was a BLS train, not SBB, and was almost empty. When we arrived in Bern, I was in a hurry to catch my next train and only realised about 10 minutes after getting off that I’d left my suitcase behind. I immediately ran back, and the train was still there. I checked a few compartments but couldn’t remember exactly where I had been sitting, and I couldn’t find it. About an hour later, once the train was back in Biel, I requested an express search, but they found nothing. I also immediately filed a lost and found report, contacted the police, and called Lyss to ask if it had been handed in. Nothing so far. I’m struggling to understand how it could disappear so quickly, within about 15 minutes of me getting off, especially at the final station where the platforms were almost empty. The suitcase was also very old, beaten up and half broken, so I can’t imagine someone deliberately wanting to steal it. I’m wondering if someone could have taken it in Lyss, but there were barely any people on the train. It’s now been 3 days and I have no more hope. If staff or another passenger had found it, would I normally have been notified by now? Wouldn’t it have shown up during the express search? Has anyone had a similar experience with lost luggage on a BLS/SBB train? Is there anything else I should be doing to increase my chances of getting it back? And does the police ever check camera footage in situations like this? I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences. I’m trying not to give myself false hope, but I also don’t want to immediately give up that it’s lost forever. Is it very common in switzerland for luggage to be stolen? submitted by /u/EagleReasonable4052
Originally posted by u/EagleReasonable4052 on r/Switzerland