Trams in Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel tramway
The Neuchâtel-Boudry tramway at the Neuchâtel station
Operation
LocaleNeuchâtel, Switzerland
Open16 September 1892 (1892-09-16)
StatusOpen
Lines1
Operator(s)Transports publics Neuchâtelois
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification600 V DC, overhead lines
Statistics
Route length8.85 km (5.50 mi)
Overview
km
8.86
Neuchâtel Place Pury
Neuchâtel Evole
Neuchâtel Champ-Bougin
6.96
Neuchâtel Port de Serrières
Neuchâtel Serrières-Ruau
4.57
Auvernier
profile error (+0.04)
Colombier Bas des Allées
3.14
Colombier
Colombier Chésards
1.46
Areuse
Cortaillod Chantier
Cortaillod
Boudry Tuilière
0.00
Boudry
Websitehttp://www.tnneuchatel.ch/ Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs (TN) (in French)

The Neuchâtel tramway (French: Tramway de Neuchâtel, or (locally) Tram) is a tramway forming part of the public transport system in Neuchâtel, a city in Switzerland.

Opened in 1892, the tramway has waxed and waned over the years. Currently, it comprises only one 8.85 km (5.50 mi) long interurban line, which runs via Auvernier and Colombier to Boudry, and is designated as line 5. All of the system's urban tram lines were converted to trolleybuses, the last such closure and conversion taking place in 1976, leaving just interurban line 5 (present line 215).

The tramway is currently operated by Transports publics Neuchâtelois (transN) (formerly Compagnie des Tramways de Neuchâtel), which also runs three funiculars, the Neuchâtel trolleybus system and various conventional bus lines.