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Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland.The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented by the inner sections of the Zurich S-Bahn, along with urban trolleybus and bus lines, as well as two funicular railways, one rack railway and passenger boat lines on the ...
The Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich (StStZ) came into existence in 1896, when the city of Zurich purchased the Elektrische Strassenbahn Zürich (ESZ). However privately owned tram systems had operated in the city since 1882, and private and public operation of tram systems within the city continued in parallel until 1931, with the StStZ gradually acquiring the private sector companies.
The Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV, Zurich Transport Network) is the largest public transportation network in Switzerland. It covers the canton of Zurich and adjacent areas. . All modes of public transportation (rail, light rail, bus, trolleybus, lake passenger liner, funicular) within a chosen number of zones can be used freely with a ticket that is valid for a certain amount of time (one hour ...
Tram 2000: Be 8/8 1976-1986 Units comprising pairs of motor cars permanently coupled back-to-back with a drivers cab at each end of the unit, and doors on both sides. [11] [12] 51-58 Tram 2000: Be 4/4 1994 Motor cars, with a cab at one end and doors on both sides. [11] [13] 201-204 Tram 2000: Bt 1981-1982
Those tram systems that operated on other than standard gauge track (where known) are indicated in the 'Notes' column. Basel (green trams in the city) Basel (yellow trams link the suburbs) Bern Geneva Lausanne The first electric tramway in Switzerland, that became the Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve tramway , c.1890 Zurich
VBZ trams of line 2, here at the Farbhof stop, also use tracks of Limmattalbahn. The Limmattal light rail line (German: Limmattalbahn) is a metre gauge tram line in the Limmat Valley between Zürich Altstetten and Killwangen which started service in 2022. The line is 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi) long and serves 27 stops.
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In 1992, a consortium of Swiss rolling stock manufacturers proposed a new design of low-floor articulated tram. The design was targeted for Zürich and Basel, but manufacturers hoped other tram operators would be interested. The design of the tram was created by Pininfarina, an Italian coachbuilder. The design is based on short body segments ...