List of town tramway systems in Switzerland information
This is a list of town tramway systems in Switzerland. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
Name of System & Operator
Location
Traction Type
Date (From)
Date (To)
Route length
Number of passengers
Notes
Strassenbahn Altdorf–Flüelen
Altdorf
Electric
25 Aug 1906
26 Mar 1951
[1]
Trams in Basel Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
Basel
Electric
6 May 1892
72.9 km [2]
60.39 million (2019) [2]
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Some tracks are shared with Baselland Transport
Trams in Basel Baselland Transport
Steam
4 Oct 1887
2 Jun 1905
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric
6 Oct 1902
64.96 km [4]
28.4 million (2021)
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Some tracks shared with Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
Trams in Bern Bernmobil (Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern)
Bern
Compressed Air
1 Oct 1890
15 Nov 1901
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Steam
17 May 1894
6 Feb 1902
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric
1 Jul 1902
39.6 km [5]
47.9 million (2021) [6]
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Bex–Bévieux
Bex
Electric
10 Sep 1898
14 Jun 2002
[3] Once daily service on this section restored in 2007.
Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway
Electric
17 km [7]
0.74 million (2021) [8]
[9] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Mostly a railway, but some of its sections run on streets
Trams in Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne
Horse
18 Aug 1877
30 Dec 1902
[3]
Electric
31 Dec 1902
9 Dec 1948
[3]
Clarens–Chailly–Blonay
Clarens
Electric
23 Nov 1911
31 Dec 1955
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Trams in La Chaux de Fonds
La Chaux de Fonds
Electric
1 Jan 1897
15 Jun 1950
[3]
Trams in Fribourg
Fribourg
Electric
28 Jul 1897
31 Mar 1965
[3]
Trams in Geneva Transports Publics Genevois
Geneva
Horse
19 Jun 1862
21 Feb 1902
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Steam
20 Jul 1877
2 Jan 1902
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric
22 Sep 1894
50.5 km (2021) [10]
73.5 million (2021) [10]
[3]
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
additional 6 km under construction as the extension to St-Julien-en-Genevois[11]
Trams in Lausanne
Lausanne
Electric
1 Sep 1896
6 Jan 1964
[3]
fr:Tramway de Lausanne
Electric
[3]
4.6 km of new tracks under construction between Lausanne and Renens. Opening expected in 2025.Tramway Lausannois
Line M1 is light rail;
Line M2 is rapid transit
Trams in Locarno
Locarno
Electric
3 Jul 1908
30 Apr 1960
[3]
Trams in Lugano Azienda comunale del traffico Lugano
Lugano
Electric
1 Jun 1896
17 Dec 1959
[3]
Trams in Lugano Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway (part)
Electric
27 Jun 1911
31 Dec 1964
[3]
Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern
Luzern
Electric
8 Dec 1899
11 Nov 1961
[3]
Trams in Martigny-Bourg
Martigny
Electric
24 Oct 1906
31 Dec 1956
[3]
Meiringen–Reichenbach–Aareschlucht tramway
Meiringen
Electric
24 Aug 1912
16 Sep 1956
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Tramway Bellavista
Mendrisio
Horse
1891
1913 or 1938
[12][13] Gauge: 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Mendrisio electric tramway
Electric
19 May 1910
31 Dec 1950
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramway
Montreux – Vevey
Electric
6 Jun 1888
19 Jan 1958
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Rollbahn Mürren
Mürren
Horse
10 Jul 1894
31 Dec 1945
[3]
Trams in Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Steam
16 Dec 1892
24 Dec 1902
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Horse
22 Dec 1894
15 Jul 1897
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric
16 May 1897
8.85 km
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
The operator Transports publics Neuchâtelois considers the remaining line 215 to be light rail[14]
Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Electric
20 May 1897
1 Oct 1957
[3]
Strassenbahn St. Moritz
St. Moritz
Electric
5 Jul 1896
18 Sep 1932
[3]
Verkehrsbetriebe der Stadt Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Electric
11 May 1901
23 Sep 1966
[3]
Schwyzer Strassenbahn
Schwyz
Electric
6 Oct 1900
15 Dec 1963
[3]
Spiezer Verbindungsbahn
Spiez
Electric
2 Aug 1905
25 Sep 1960
[3]
Strassenbahn Stanstad-Stans
Stans
Electric
28 Aug 1893
30 Sep 1903
[3]
Verkehrsbetriebe Winterthur
Winterthur
Electric
30 Jul 1898
2 Nov 1951
[3]
Zuger Berg und Strassenbahn
Zug
Electric
20 Mar 1907
11 May 1959
[3]
Dolder Waldhaus–Dolder Grand Hotel
Zürich
Electric
5 Jul 1899
31 Dec 1930
[3]
Trams in Zürich Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
Horse
5 Sep 1882
4 Oct 1900
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric
8 Mar 1894
125.1 km [15]
134 million (2021) [16]
[3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Includes figures for Stadtbahn Glattal
Stadtbahn Glattal
Electric
10 Dec 2006
Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
^"Vevey–Altdorf–Flüelen". Eingestellte Bahnen der Schweiz. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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