Trams in Bern

Bern tramway network
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+3⁄8 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+3⁄8 in) Propulsion system(s) Electricity Electrification 600 V DC Route length 33.4 km (20.8 mi) Stops 71 2011 45.9 million Website Bernmobil (in German)
Overview Legend Worb Dorf 6 Gümligen Saali 8 Ostring 7 Bern Wankdorf 9 Egghölzli Guisanplatz Brunnadernstrasse Zytglogge Zytglogge Bärenplatz Bern Bahnhof 3 Hirschengraben Kocherpark Kaufm. Verband Weissenbühl 3 Fischermätteli 6 Bern Europaplatz Bümpliz Unterführung Gurtenbahn Bern Stöckacker Wabern 9 Bümpliz 7 Brünnen Bahnhof 8 This diagram: view talk edit

The Bern tramway network (German: Berner Strassenbahn-Netz) 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 [de].

The trams on the network run on 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 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 [de], which is equivalent to a passenger transport executive or transit district.