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

Location	Date (From)	Date (To)	Notes
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 1000V.
Basel	31 July 1941	30 June 2008[2]	Operated by BVB. See also Trolleybuses in Basel.
Berne / 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 / Genève	11 September 1942[3]		Operated by TPG. See also Trolleybuses in Geneva.
La Chaux-de-Fonds	23 December 1949		Operated by TRN. See also Trolleybuses in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Lausanne	2 October 1932		Operated by TL. See also Trolleybuses in Lausanne.
Lucerne / Luzern	7 December 1941		Operated by VBL. See also Trolleybuses in Lucerne.
Lugano	25 April 1954	28 June 2001[4]	Operated by ACT. See also Trolleybuses in Lugano.
Montreux	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	19 January 1958		Connects Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve. Operated by VMCV. See also Trolleybuses in Montreux/Vevey.
Winterthur	28 December 1938		Operated by Stadtbus Winterthur. See also Trolleybuses in Winterthur.
Zurich / Zürich	27 May 1939		Operated by VBZ. See also Trolleybuses in Zürich.

Trolley freight

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.^[5]

See also

• 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

Books and periodicals

• 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

1. Murray, Alan. "Farewell to a Rural Trolleybus". Trolleybus Magazine No. 94, May-June 1977. p. 65. National Trolleybus Association (UK).
2. 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
3. Box, Roland. "A Short History of the Genève System." Trolleybus Magazine No. 278, March-April 2008, p. 26. National Trolleybus Association (UK).
4. Trolleybus Magazine No. 240 (November-December 2001), p. 141.
5. Murray (2000), p. 128.

External links

• Media related to Trolleybuses in Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons