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)
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Basel (yellow trams link the suburbs)
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Bern
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Geneva
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Lausanne
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The first electric tramway in Switzerland, that became the Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramway, c.1890
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Zurich
Name of System
& Operator 		Location Traction
Type 		Date (From) Date (To) Route length Number of passengers Notes
Strassenbahn Altdorf–Flüelen Altdorf Electric 25 Aug 1906 26 Mar 1951     [1]
Trams in Basel
Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe 		Basel Electric 6 May 1892   72.9 km [2] 60.39 million (2019) [2]
  • [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Some tracks are shared with Baselland Transport
Trams in Basel
Baselland Transport 		Steam 4 Oct 1887 2 Jun 1905     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Electric 6 Oct 1902   64.96 km [4] 28.4 million (2021)
  • [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Some tracks shared with Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
Trams in Bern
Bernmobil
(Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern) 		Bern Compressed Air 1 Oct 1890 15 Nov 1901     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Steam 17 May 1894 6 Feb 1902     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Electric 1 Jul 1902   39.6 km [5] 47.9 million (2021) [6] [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Bex–Bévieux Bex Electric 10 Sep 1898 14 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]
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  • Mostly a railway, but some of its sections run on streets
Trams in Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne Horse 18 Aug 1877 30 Dec 1902     [3]
Electric 31 Dec 1902 9 Dec 1948     [3]
Clarens–Chailly–Blonay Clarens Electric 23 Nov 1911 31 Dec 1955     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Trams in La Chaux de Fonds La Chaux de Fonds Electric 1 Jan 1897 15 Jun 1950     [3]
Trams in Fribourg Fribourg Electric 28 Jul 1897 31 Mar 1965     [3]
Trams in Geneva
Transports Publics Genevois 		Geneva Horse 19 Jun 1862 21 Feb 1902     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Steam 20 Jul 1877 2 Jan 1902     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Electric 22 Sep 1894   50.5 km (2021) [10] 73.5 million (2021) [10] [3]
  • Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • additional 6 km under construction as the extension to St-Julien-en-Genevois[11]
Trams in Lausanne Lausanne Electric 1 Sep 1896 6 Jan 1964     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 550/600 V DC Overhead catenary
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Trams in Locarno Locarno Electric 3 Jul 1908 30 Apr 1960     [3]
Trams in Lugano
Azienda comunale del traffico Lugano 		Lugano Electric 1 Jun 1896 17 Dec 1959     [3]
Trams in Lugano
Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway (part) 		Electric 27 Jun 1911 31 Dec 1964     [3]
Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Luzern Electric 8 Dec 1899 11 Nov 1961     [3]
Trams in Martigny-Bourg Martigny Electric 24 Oct 1906 31 Dec 1956     [3]
Meiringen–Reichenbach–Aareschlucht tramway Meiringen Electric 24 Aug 1912 16 Sep 1956     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Tramway Bellavista Mendrisio Horse 1891 1913 or 1938     [12][13] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Mendrisio electric tramway Electric 19 May 1910 31 Dec 1950     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramway Montreux – Vevey Electric 6 Jun 1888 19 Jan 1958     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Rollbahn Mürren Mürren Horse 10 Jul 1894 31 Dec 1945     [3]
Trams in Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Steam 16 Dec 1892 24 Dec 1902     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Horse 22 Dec 1894 15 Jul 1897     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Electric 16 May 1897   8.85 km  
  • [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • The operator Transports publics Neuchâtelois considers the remaining line 215 to be light rail[14]
Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen St. Gallen Electric 20 May 1897 1 Oct 1957     [3]
Strassenbahn St. Moritz St. Moritz Electric 5 Jul 1896 18 Sep 1932     [3]
Verkehrsbetriebe der Stadt Schaffhausen Schaffhausen Electric 11 May 1901 23 Sep 1966     [3]
Schwyzer Strassenbahn Schwyz Electric 6 Oct 1900 15 Dec 1963     [3]
Spiezer Verbindungsbahn Spiez Electric 2 Aug 1905 25 Sep 1960     [3]
Strassenbahn Stanstad-Stans Stans Electric 28 Aug 1893 30 Sep 1903     [3]
Verkehrsbetriebe Winterthur Winterthur Electric 30 Jul 1898 2 Nov 1951     [3]
Zuger Berg und Strassenbahn Zug Electric 20 Mar 1907 11 May 1959     [3]
Dolder Waldhaus–Dolder Grand Hotel Zürich Electric 5 Jul 1899 31 Dec 1930     [3]
Trams in Zürich
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich 		Horse 5 Sep 1882 4 Oct 1900     [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".(?)
Electric 8 Mar 1894    125.1 km [15]  134 million (2021) [16]
  • [3] Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Includes figures for Stadtbahn Glattal
Stadtbahn Glattal Electric 10 Dec 2006       Gauge: Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

See also

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References

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Bibliography

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