This is a list of trolleybus systems in Switzerland. It includes all trolleybus systems, past and present.
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. |
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]