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Trams in Bern

Bern tramway network
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A Siemens Combino 2 tram in Bern, 2010.
Operation
Locale Bern, Switzerland
Pneumatic/steam era: 1890 (1890)–1902 (1902)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge
Propulsion system(s) Pneumatic / Steam
Electric tram era: since 1901 (1901)
System Libero (since 2004)
Status Operational
Routes 5
Operator(s) Bernmobil (since 2000)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electricity
Electrification 600 V DC
Route length 33.4 km (20.8 mi)
Stops 71
Passengers (2011) 45.9 million
Website Bernmobil (German)

The Bern tramway network (German: Berner Strassenbahn-Netz or Tram) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland. In operation since 1890, it presently has five lines, one of which incorporates the Bern–Worb Dorf railway ().

The trams on the network run on 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge track. Initially, they were powered by compressed air, but from 1894, the air trams were supplemented by steam trams. Since 1901, the trams have been powered by electricity, at 600 V DC.

The network is operated by a public transport corporation, the Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern (SVB), which, since 2000, has marketed itself mainly under the trading name Bernmobil. The SVB also operates most of Bern's motor buses, and the Bern trolleybus system. Like the other public transport services in the region, the tramway network is part of the Tarifverbund Bern-Solothurn (), which is equivalent to a passenger transport executive or transit district.

On 18 July 1889, the Eidgenössische Amt für Verkehr (Confederate Office of Transport) (EAV) granted the Berner Tramway-Gesellschaft (Bernese Tramway Company) (BTG) an 80-year concession for the operation of tramways in Bern.


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