List of town tramway systems in Switzerland


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 are indicated in the 'Notes' column.
, c.1890
Name of System
& Operator
LocationTraction
Type
Date Date Notes
Strassenbahn Altdorf–FlüelenAltdorfElectric25 Aug 190626 Mar 1951
Trams in Basel
Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe
BaselElectric6 May 1892 Gauge:
Trams in Basel
Baselland Transport
BaselSteam4 Oct 18872 Jun 1905Gauge:
Trams in Basel
Baselland Transport
BaselElectric6 Oct 1902 Gauge:
Trams in Bern
Bernmobil
BernCompressed Air1 Oct 189015 Nov 1901Gauge:
Trams in Bern
Bernmobil
BernSteam17 May 18946 Feb 1902Gauge:
Trams in Bern
Bernmobil
BernElectric1 Jul 1902 Gauge:
Bex–BévieuxBexElectric10 Sep 189814 Jun 2002Once daily service on this section restored in 2007.
Bex–Villars–Bretaye railwayBexElectric Gauge:
Trams in Biel/BienneBiel/BienneHorse18 Aug 187730 Dec 1902
Trams in Biel/BienneBiel/BienneElectric31 Dec 19029 Dec 1948
Clarens–Chailly–BlonayClarensElectric23 Nov 191131 Dec 1955Gauge:
Trams in La Chaux de FondsLa Chaux de FondsElectric1 Jan 189715 Jun 1950
Trams in FribourgFribourgElectric28 Jul 189731 Mar 1965
Trams in Geneva
Transports Publics Genevois
GenevaHorse19 Jun 186221 Feb 1902Gauge:
Trams in Geneva
Transports Publics Genevois
GenevaSteam20 Jul 18772 Jan 1902Gauge:
Trams in Geneva
Transports Publics Genevois
GenevaElectric22 Sep 1894 Gauge:
Trams in LausanneLausanneElectric1 Sep 18966 Jan 1964
Lausanne Modern TramLausanneElectric2 Jun 1991 Line M1 is light rail; Line M2 is rapid transit
Trams in LocarnoLocarnoElectric3 Jul 190830 Apr 1960
Trams in Lugano
Azienda comunale del traffico Lugano
LuganoElectric1 Jun 189617 Dec 1959
Trams in Lugano
Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway
LuganoElectric27 Jun 191131 Dec 1964
Verkehrsbetriebe LuzernLuzernElectric8 Dec 189911 Nov 1961
Trams in Martigny-BourgMartignyElectric24 Oct 190631 Dec 1956
Meiringen–Reichenbach–Aareschlucht tramwayMeiringenElectric24 Aug 191216 Sep 1956Gauge:
Tramway BellavistaMendrisioHorse18911913 or 1938Gauge:
Mendrisio electric tramwayMendrisioElectric19 May 191031 Dec 1950Gauge:
Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramwayMontreuxVeveyElectric6 Jun 188819 Jan 1958Gauge:
Rollbahn MürrenMürrenHorse10 Jul 189431 Dec 1945
Trams in NeuchâtelNeuchâtelSteam16 Dec 189224 Dec 1902Gauge:
Trams in NeuchâtelNeuchâtelHorse22 Dec 189415 Jul 1897Gauge:
Trams in NeuchâtelNeuchâtelElectric16 May 1897 Gauge:
Verkehrsbetriebe St. GallenSt. GallenElectric20 May 18971 Oct 1957
Strassenbahn St. MoritzSt. MoritzElectric5 Jul 189618 Sep 1932
Verkehrsbetriebe der Stadt SchaffhausenSchaffhausenElectric11 May 190123 Sep 1966
Schwyzer StrassenbahnSchwyzElectric6 Oct 190015 Dec 1963
Spiezer VerbindungsbahnSpiezElectric2 Aug 190525 Sep 1960
Strassenbahn Stanstad-StansStansElectric28 Aug 189330 Sep 1903
Verkehrsbetriebe WinterthurWinterthurElectric30 Jul 18982 Nov 1951
Zuger Berg und StrassenbahnZugElectric20 Mar 190711 May 1959
Dolder Waldhaus–Dolder Grand HotelZürichElectric5 Jul 189931 Dec 1930
Trams in Zürich
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
ZürichHorse5 Sep 18824 Oct 1900Gauge:
Trams in Zürich
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
ZürichElectric8 Mar 1894 Gauge:
Stadtbahn GlattalZürichElectric10 Dec 2006 Gauge: