List of trolleybus systems in Switzerland
This is a list of trolleybus systems in Switzerland. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
Alphabetical list by principal city
[edit]Location | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
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Altstätten | 8 September 1940 | 21 May 1977 | Connected Altstätten and Berneck. Known as the Rheintal or Rhine Valley system, after the operator's name, Rheintalische Verkehrsbetriebe.[1] Had unusual voltage of 1000 V. |
Basel | 31 July 1941 | 30 June 2008[2] | Operated by BVB. See also Trolleybuses in Basel. |
Bern | 29 October 1940 | Operated by Bernmobil. See also Trolleybuses in Bern. | |
Biel/Bienne | 19 October 1940 | Operated by VB/TPB. See also Trolleybuses in Biel/Bienne. | |
Cernier, Val-de-Ruz | 1 September 1948 | 14 April 1984 | Connected Les Hauts-Geneveys, Cernier, Dombresson and Villiers. |
Fribourg | 1 February 1949 | Operated by TPF. See also Trolleybuses in Fribourg. | |
Fribourg – Farvagny | 4 January 1912 | 21 May 1932 | See also Fribourg–Farvagny trolleybus system. |
Geneva | 11 September 1942[3] | Operated by TPG. See also Trolleybuses in Geneva. | |
La Chaux-de-Fonds | 23 December 1949 | (21 May 2014) | Operated by TRN. See also Trolleybuses in La Chaux-de-Fonds. All service has been suspended since 2014, but most wiring remained in place in 2021, and reopening in 2024 (with new vehicles) is planned.[4][5] |
Lausanne | 2 October 1932 | Operated by TL. See also Trolleybuses in Lausanne. | |
Lucerne | 7 December 1941 | Operated by VBL. See also Trolleybuses in Lucerne. | |
Lugano | 25 April 1954 | 28 June 2001[6] | Operated by ACT. See also Trolleybuses in Lugano. |
Montreux–Vevey | 18 April 1957 | Connects Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve. Operated by VMCV. See also Trolleybuses in Montreux/Vevey. | |
Neuchâtel | 16 February 1940 | System included an interurban line to Cernier (Val-de-Ruz) until 1969. Operated by TN. See also Trolleybuses in Neuchâtel. | |
St. Gallen | 18 July 1950 | Operated by VBSG. See also Trolleybuses in St. Gallen. | |
Schaffhausen | 24 September 1966 | Operated by VBSH. See also Trolleybuses in Schaffhausen. | |
Thun | 19 August 1952 | 13 March 1982 | Connected Thun and Beatenbucht. Operated by STI. |
Val-de-Ruz – see Cernier | |||
Vevey – see Montreux–Vevey | |||
Winterthur | 28 December 1938 | Operated by Stadtbus Winterthur. See also Trolleybuses in Winterthur. | |
Zürich | 27 May 1939 | Operated by VBZ. See also Trolleybuses in Zürich. |
Trolley freight
[edit]In addition to trolleybus systems, one trolley-freight (or trolleytruck) system existed, on a route between Mühleberg and Gümmenen, from 1918 to 1922. It had just two trolley-truck vehicles and was used during construction of a power station.[7]
See also
[edit]- List of trolleybus systems, for all other countries
- List of town tramway systems in Switzerland
- List of light-rail transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
- Trolleybus usage by country
Sources
[edit]Books and periodicals
[edit]- Murray, Alan. 2000. "World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia" (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Dölling, Gerhard (Ed.). 1993. "Strassenbahnatlas Schweiz 1993" (ISBN 3-926524-13-8). Berlin: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Strassenbahn e.V.
- Peschkes, Robert. 1993. "World Gazetteer of Tram, Trolleybus and Rapid Transit Systems, Part Three: Europe" (ISBN 0-948619-01-5). London: Rapid Transit Publications.
- Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
- Blickpunkt Strassenbahn. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Strassenbahn e.V. (Germany). Bimonthly.
References
[edit]- ^ Murray, Alan. "Farewell to a Rural Trolleybus". Trolleybus Magazine No. 94, May-June 1977. p. 65. National Trolleybus Association (UK).
- ^ At a referendum held on 17 June 2007, the cantonal electorate rejected a proposal by trolleybus supporters for retention of the trolleybus system. The electorate accepted a counter-proposal by the cantonal authority to purchase motorbuses to replace the trolleybus fleet. Consequently, the only then-remaining trolleybus line closed in June 2008: Referendum results Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Box, Roland. "A Short History of the Genève System." Trolleybus Magazine No. 278, March-April 2008, p. 26. National Trolleybus Association (UK).
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 358 (July–August 2021), p. 162. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ "Les trolleybus de retour en 2024 à La Chaux-de-Fonds" [Trolleybuses to return to La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2024] (in French). RTN. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine No. 240 (November-December 2001), p. 141.
- ^ Murray (2000), p. 128.
External links
[edit]Media related to Trolleybuses in Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons