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{{Short description|Public transport company in Geneva, Switzerland}}
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{{Infobox Public transit
|name=Transports publics genevois
|image=TPG Genf Logo.svg
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|image2=Tram_Tango_TPG.jpg
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|caption2=A [[Stadler Tango]] tramcar used by TPG.
|locale= Geneva, Switzerland and surrounding area
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|transit_type= Rail, bus
|headquarters=
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| track_gauge=   {{Track gauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| el= 600 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[Overhead line|Catenary]]
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[[File:LignesCompletesNew.png|thumb|250px|Schematic Network Map of trams in Geneva]]
[[File:Trolleybusnetz Genf 2023.png|thumb|250px|right|Network Map of the trolleybusses in Geneva]]
[[File:Geneva Van Hool ExquiCity trolleybus at Place Bel-Air (2017).jpg|thumb|right|A [[trolleybus]] of TPG]]
'''Geneva Public Transport'''<ref>"[http://www.gva.ch/en/Portaldata/1/Resources/fichiers/publications/publications_informative/transports-gratuits_EN.pdf FREE TICKET! Public transport to Geneva] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702024449/http://www.gva.ch/en/Portaldata/1/Resources/fichiers/publications/publications_informative/transports-gratuits_EN.pdf |date=2015-07-02 }}." Geneva Public Transport. Retrieved on 16 August 2011.</ref> ({{langx|fr|'''Transports publics genevois'''}}, '''TPG''') operates most of the public transportation system in [[canton of Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], including the city of [[Geneva]]. The agency's head office is in [[Grand-Lancy]], [[Lancy]].<ref>"[http://www.tpg.ch/fr/contact/index.php Contact] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817060733/http://www.tpg.ch/fr/contact/index.php |date=2011-08-17 }}." Geneva Public Transport. Retrieved on 16 August 2011. "Adresse postale Transports publics genevois Case postale 950 Route de la Chapelle 1 1212 Grand-Lancy 1"</ref>

The TPG operates [[trams in Geneva|tram]]s, [[trolleybus]]es and [[bus]]es for the canton of Geneva and also serves some regions in neighbouring [[France]]. [[Léman Express|Local rail services]] are provided by the ''[[Swiss Federal Railways|CFF]]'' (Swiss Federal Railways) and the [[SNCF]], and passenger ferries across the lake by the ''[[Mouettes Genevoises Navigation]]''. The TPG shares a common fare system ([[Unireso]]) with these services and some in neighbouring France so that a single ticket can be used for any public transport within its zones and times of validity.

==Timeline==
The TPG is the successor organization to the ''Compagnie Genevoise des Tramways Électriques'' (Geneva Electric Tramway Company), or CGTE, which operated trams throughout the canton and parts of neighbouring France from 1900 until 1 January 1977.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} TPG. [http://www.tpg.ch/fr/au-sujet-des-tpg/histoire/index.php History of TPG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207145840/http://www.tpg.ch/fr/au-sujet-des-tpg/histoire/index.php |date=2008-12-07 }}</ref><ref name="tm-278">Box, Roland (March–April 2008). "A Short History of the Genève System". ''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 278, pp. 26-35. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.</ref>

In December 2003, the TPG began road-testing a {{convert|24|m|ft|1|adj=on}}, [[Articulated bus|double-articulated]], mega-trolleybus manufactured by [[Carrosserie Hess|Hess]] and [[Vossloh Kiepe]].<ref name="tm-254">''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 254 (March–April 2004), p. 48. ISSN 0266-7452.</ref> The bus can carry 150 passengers. It entered passenger service in January 2004 on line 10 to the [[Geneva Cointrin International Airport|airport]].<ref name="tm-254"/> This vehicle was created by adding a middle section to a trolleybus that was originally a single-articulated, {{convert|18|m|ft|1|adj=on}} vehicle.  In 2005–06, TPG purchased ten all-new double-articulated trolleybuses from [[Carrosserie Hess|Hess]], length {{Convert|24.7|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}, and they are numbered 781-790.  As of late 2006, TPG's fleet included 92 trolleybuses, all articulated (of which eleven were double-articulated).<ref name="tm-271">''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 271 (January–February 2007), p. 22.</ref>

As of 27 April 2008, the TPG network includes 6 tramway routes, 38 cantonal bus routes, 15 intercantonal ([[Vaud|Canton of Vaud]]) and international (France) bus routes and 12 nighttime bus routes.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} TPG. [http://www.tpg.ch/fr/horaires-et-reseau/horaires/par-ligne/index.php Timetables by route] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203235240/http://www.tpg.ch/fr/horaires-et-reseau/horaires/par-ligne/index.php |date=2008-12-03 }}</ref>

In December 2010, Line 18 opened, from Avanchet to Coutance; it was extended as far as [[CERN]] in May 2011, closed in December 2011 and replaced by Line 14. In December 2012, the tramway was again split into line 14 (Meyrin-Gravière &ndash; P+R Bernex) and line 18 (CERN &ndash; Carouge).

===Tramway Cornavin - Onex - Bernex (TCOB)===
Construction started in November 2008 and finished in December 2011. Line 14 originally ran from P+R Bernex to Meyrin-Gravière or CERN,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/geneve-tram-extension-opens.html|accessdate=28 December 2011|title=Railway Gazette: Genève tram extension opens|quote=Genève inaugurated its latest tram extension on December 10. The 6·5 km double-track Line 14 from Cornavin to Bernex with 13 stops has been under construction since 2008|work=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref> but has since then been split into Line 14 (P+R Bernex &ndash; Meyrin-Gravière) and Line 18 (Carouge &ndash; CERN) in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tpg.ch/nouveautes_9_decembre |accessdate=8 January 2013 |title=Site officiel des TPG: les nouveautés du réseau au 9 décembre 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119021046/http://www.tpg.ch/nouveautes_9_decembre |archivedate=19 January 2013 }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Switzerland|Transport}}
*[[Trams in Geneva]]
*[[Trolleybuses in Geneva]]
*[[Buses in Geneva]]
*[[Transport in Switzerland]]
*[[List of bus operating companies#Switzerland|List of bus operating companies in Switzerland]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.snotpg.ch/ Unofficial Fan website] news, resources and history of TPG and CGTE.

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