List of town tramway systems in Switzerland

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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.

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Basel (green trams in the city) Barfusserplatz 5.JPG
Basel (green trams in the city)
Basel (yellow trams link the suburbs) Bale tram 082005.JPG
Basel (yellow trams link the suburbs)
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Bern
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Geneva
Lausanne Lausanne metro Renens CFF.jpg
Lausanne
The first electric tramway in Switzerland, that became the Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve tramway, c.1890 Vevey - Tram.jpg
The first electric tramway in Switzerland, that became the Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramway, c.1890
Zurich Zurich Be 4-6 Tram 2000 2024 Kreuzbuehlstrasse.jpg
Zurich
Name of System
& Operator		LocationTraction
Type		Date (From)Date (To)Route lengthNumber of passengersNotes
Strassenbahn Altdorf–Flüelen Altdorf Electric25 Aug 190626 Mar 1951   [1]
Trams in Basel
Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe 		Basel Electric6 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 		Steam4 Oct 18872 Jun 1905   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric6 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 Air1 Oct 189015 Nov 1901   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Steam17 May 18946 Feb 1902   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric1 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 Electric10 Sep 189814 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 Horse18 Aug 187730 Dec 1902   [3]
Electric31 Dec 19029 Dec 1948   [3]
Clarens–Chailly–Blonay Clarens Electric23 Nov 191131 Dec 1955   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Trams in La Chaux de Fonds La Chaux de Fonds Electric1 Jan 189715 Jun 1950   [3]
Trams in Fribourg Fribourg Electric28 Jul 189731 Mar 1965   [3]
Trams in Geneva
Transports Publics Genevois 		Geneva Horse19 Jun 186221 Feb 1902   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Steam20 Jul 18772 Jan 1902   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric22 Sep 1894 50.5 km (2021) [10] 73.5 million (2021) [10] [3]
Trams in Lausanne Lausanne Electric1 Sep 18966 Jan 1964   [3]
fr:Tramway de Lausanne Electric     [3]
Trams in Locarno Locarno Electric3 Jul 190830 Apr 1960   [3]
Trams in Lugano
Azienda comunale del traffico Lugano 		Lugano Electric1 Jun 189617 Dec 1959   [3]
Trams in Lugano
Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway (part)		Electric27 Jun 191131 Dec 1964   [3]
Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Luzern Electric8 Dec 189911 Nov 1961   [3]
Trams in Martigny-Bourg Martigny Electric24 Oct 190631 Dec 1956   [3]
Meiringen–Reichenbach–Aareschlucht tramway Meiringen Electric24 Aug 191216 Sep 1956   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Tramway Bellavista Mendrisio Horse18911913 or 1938   [12] [13] Gauge: 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Mendrisio electric tramway Electric19 May 191031 Dec 1950   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramway Montreux – Vevey Electric6 Jun 188819 Jan 1958   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Rollbahn Mürren Mürren Horse10 Jul 189431 Dec 1945   [3]
Trams in Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Steam16 Dec 189224 Dec 1902   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Horse22 Dec 189415 Jul 1897   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric16 May 1897 8.85 km 
Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen St. Gallen Electric20 May 18971 Oct 1957   [3]
Strassenbahn St. Moritz St. Moritz Electric5 Jul 189618 Sep 1932   [3]
Verkehrsbetriebe der Stadt Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Electric11 May 190123 Sep 1966   [3]
Schwyzer Strassenbahn Schwyz Electric6 Oct 190015 Dec 1963   [3]
Spiezer Verbindungsbahn Spiez Electric2 Aug 190525 Sep 1960   [3]
Strassenbahn Stanstad-Stans Stans Electric28 Aug 189330 Sep 1903   [3]
Verkehrsbetriebe Winterthur Winterthur Electric30 Jul 18982 Nov 1951   [3]
Zuger Berg und Strassenbahn Zug Electric20 Mar 190711 May 1959   [3]
Dolder Waldhaus–Dolder Grand Hotel Zürich Electric5 Jul 189931 Dec 1930   [3]
Trams in Zürich
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich 		Horse5 Sep 18824 Oct 1900   [3] Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)(?)
Electric8 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 Electric10 Dec 2006   Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

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References

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  2. 1 2 https://www.bvb.ch/wp-content/bvb/Dokumente/Geschaeftsberichte/2021/BVB_Geschaeftsbericht_2021.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Buckley, pp. 23–24.
  4. ↑ https://www.blt.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/blt/PDF_Content/Geschaeftsberichte/Geschaeftsbericht_BLT_2021_DS_web.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ "BERNMOBIL Geschäftsbericht - Angebot".
  6. ↑ "BERNMOBIL Geschäftsbericht - BERNMOBIL in Zahlen".
  7. ↑ Transports Publics du Chablais. "Caractéristiques essentielles des lignes TPC" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Transports Publics du Chablais. "Rapport de Gestion TPC 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bex-Villars-Bretaye". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  10. 1 2 https://www.tpg.ch/sites/default/files/2022-05/FINAL_TPG_RAPPORT_ANNUEL_2021_WEB.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  11. ↑ "Tram Genève - Plan-Les-Ouates - Saint-Julien".
  12. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. 2012. pp. 58–59.
  13. ↑ "Tramway Bellavista" (in German). Eingestellte Bahnen der Schweiz. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  14. ↑ TransN (2020). "Rapport de Gestion 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  15. ↑ VBZ. "Linien Zahlen & Fakten" . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  16. ↑ VBZ. "VBZ Facts & Figures" . Retrieved 24 August 2022.

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