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Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern AG (abbr. VBL, English: Lucerne Transit Agency) is the main provider of public transport in the Swiss city of Lucerne.It operates 8 Hybrid buses, 3 electric buses, 34 double-articulated trolleybuses, 30 articulated trolleybuses and 76 buses for a total of 159 buses [1] on 23 daytime routes, as well as 11 overnight services [2] (known as Nachstern) and one funicular service.
The Lucerne trolleybus system (Alemannic German: Trolleybussystem Luzern) forms part of the public transport network of Lucerne, which is the capital city of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Opened in 1941, the system had replaced the Lucerne tramway network by 1961. [1]
The Lucerne S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Luzern) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail network focusing on Lucerne in Central Switzerland.. Opened on 12 December 2004, the network forms part of the Central Switzerland S-Bahn project (German: S-Bahn Zentralschweiz), which also includes the Zug Stadtbahn (German: Stadtbahn Zug).
Lucerne railway station (German: Bahnhof Luzern) is a major hub of the rail network of Switzerland, in the city of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne.It is a terminal station serving domestic and international traffic on several rail lines, and is situated in a city centre and waterfront location on the south side of Lake Lucerne.
The company provides public transport routes to 32 places along the shore of the lake, with interchange to both main line and mountain railways at various points. Whilst much usage of these services is tourist or leisure oriented, the company also continues to provide practical public transport links between the smaller lakeside communities.
Switzerland has an extensive and reliable public transport network. Due to the clock-face schedule, the different modes of transports are well-integrated. There is a national integrated ticketing system for public transport, which is organized in tariff networks (for all train and bus services and some boat lines, cable cars and funiculars).
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: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Tramway Bellavista: Mendrisio: Horse 1891 1913 or 1938
Lucerne's city transit system is fully integrated into the coherent and integrated fare network system called passepartout encompassing all kind of public transport in the cantons of Lucerne, Obwalden, and Nidwalden. [citation needed] A funicular, Gütschbahn, links the city to Château Gütsch, 90 m above.