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Geneva tramway network | |||
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Operation | |||
Locale | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Open | 1862 | ||
Status | Open | ||
Lines | 5 | ||
Operator(s) | Transports Publics Genevois | ||
Infrastructure | |||
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge | ||
Electrification | 600 V DC Catenary | ||
Stock | 46 Duewag-Vevey 39 Bombardier Cityrunner 32 Stadler Tango | ||
Statistics | |||
Route length | 44.33 km (27.55 mi)(2022) | ||
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Website | http://www.tpg.ch Transports Publics Genevois (in French) |
The Geneva tramway network (French: Réseau tramway de Genève) is a network of tramways forming the core element of the public transport system in Geneva, Switzerland. It is operated by Transports Publics Genevois (TPG), and is supplemented by the Geneva trolleybus system and the Geneva bus system.
Opened in 1862, the network had grown sufficiently by 1920 to serve large parts of the surrounding countryside. However, by 1960 it had contracted to just one line. Since 1995, it has been greatly expanded. It presently has five tram lines, and further expansions are planned. The network extends into France, with line 17 going to Annemasse, making Geneva one of the only cities in the world with a tram system that crosses an international border (the only others being Strasbourg, between France and Germany, and Basel, between France, Germany and Switzerland).