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ROUTES
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: BERNMOBIL
| 3 | Bern Bahnhof - Weissenbühl |
| 6 | Fischermätteli - Mattenhof - Bern Bahnhof - Zytglogge - Helvetiaplatz - Murifeld - Muri bei Bern - Gümligen - Worb |
| 7 | Bümpliz - Loryplatz - Mattenhof - Bern Bahnhof - Zytglogge - Helvetiaplatz - Murifeld - Ostring |
| 8 | Brünnen Westside Bahnhof - Bethlehem - Loryplatz - Mattenhof - Bern Bahnhof - Zytglogge - Helvetiaplatz - Murifeld - Saali |
| 9 | Wabern - Schönegg - Bern Bahnhof - Zytglogge - Kursaal - Breitenrain - Guisanplatz (BEA-Expo) |
FUNICULARS
GURTENBAHN
Operator: Gurtenbahn Bern AG
| Wabern - Gurten Kulm |
GURTENBAHN
Operator: Drahtseilbahn Marzili-Stadt Bern AG
| Bundeshaus (Swiss Federal Parliament) - Marzili |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Urban tramway: 33.4 km.
- Gurtenbahn (funicular): 1059 m.
- Marzilibahn (funicular): 105 m.
HISTORY
- City trams: compressed air: 1890-1901; steam: 1894-1914; electricity: 1902 - today.
- LRT: steam: 1898 - 1910; electricity: 1910 - 12 Dec. 2010 (integrated into the municipal system).
- Gurtenbahn: 12 Sept. 1899 - today.
- Marzilibahn: 18 July 1885 - today.
GAUGE
- City trams/LRT: 1000 mm.
- Gurtenbahn: 1000 mm.
- Marzilibahn: 750 mm. (until 1974); 900 mm. (1974 - today)
TRAM PRESERVATION
There is a Tram Museum in Bern, operated by Tramverein Bern (TVB). It has a large collection of preserved trams, some of which regularly run as musum trams through city tracks.
SOURCES
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 1st ed., 1984.
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 2nd ed., 2000.
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz / Railatlas Suisse Köln (Germany): Schweers + Wall, 2004.
- Moglestue, A. "Bern is boldly branching out again: Bern Tram West", Tramways & Urban Transit, March 2011 (74:879), p.106-107.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.82: Bern, Switzerland." Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2014 (77: 919), p.294-298.
- Russell, M. "Bern tramways at 125." Tramways & Urban Transit, Feb. 2016 (79: 938), p.76-77.
- Russell, M. "Steaming through Bern." Tramways & Urban Transit, Oct. 2011 (74: 886), p.412-413.
- Thompson, A. "Bern: Growing for the future." Tramways & Urban Transit, Feb. 2024 (87:1034), p.53-56 .
- Wansbeek, C.J. "Bern: The Swiss tram revival reaches the capital", Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2004 (67:797), p.173-177.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
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