List of aerial tramways in Switzerland

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This is a list of publicly available aerial tramways in Switzerland (excluding other types of aerial lifts), according to official timetables 2004.

Not all Swiss aerial tramways are open all year. Some of them are sections of aerial lift systems that consist also of other types of aerial lifts besides the tramway in this list. For example, the aerial tramway Blauherd - Rothorn is part of the Zermatt - Sunnegga - Blauherd - Rothorn system, its section Zermatt - Sunnegga being a funicular and Sunnegga - Blauherd a gondola lift.


Western Switzerland and Valais


Bernese Oberland


Central Switzerland


Ticino


Eastern Switzerland and Zurich


Grisons (Graubünden)

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  2. ↑ "Aerial cableway "Dragon Ride" | Pilatus Bahnen Luzern Schweiz". www.pilatus.ch. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
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