List of Swiss tariff networks
This list of Swiss tariff networks for public transport contains those with Swiss Federal Railways' participation.[1]
History
Switzerland has had a national integrated ticketing system for over a hundred years.[citation needed] This, however, was limited to the regional and mainline services, as well as some tourist traffic. It was known that the not uniform pricing schedule and the participation of the individual companies could both be limited to certain parts of the entire network (single tickets, multi-journey tickets, season tickets, half-price tickets collective, etc.). In an effort to include local traffic therefore resulted in regional tariff networks, which initially covered only the subscriptions in the narrow context of larger cities. Thus, it was no longer necessary for commuters to purchase two or three passes for their commute. To provide this benefit also to other passengers, integral tariff networks emerged that cover the whole range of tickets. These grew into regional or national associations.
The first regional integrated ticketing system in Switzerland was the Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz (TNW). lit. 'Tariff Association of Northwestern Switzerland', which was introduced in 1987. The first and only[citation needed] transport association is the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV, lit. 'Zurich Transport Network'), which is in operation since 1990.[2] The stated aim is to establish a pan-Switzerland ticketing system.[citation needed]
Tables
Key to tables
- Logo: The current logo of the tariff association
- Abbreviations: The abbreviations often begin with either "T"/"TV" for Tarifverbund, or "CT" for Communauté tarifaire and Comunità tariffale, respectively (lit. 'Tariff Association').
- Full name and marketing name: Shows the official name first in one of the four languages of Switzerland, followed by the marketing name, if any, in guillemets.
- Regions: Areas included in the respective tariff network.
- Population: The number of residents connected to the network (as of 2007).[3]
- Network length: The length of the entire route network in kilometers (and miles).[3]
- Number of stops: The number of stops of a composite (as of 2007).[3]
Networks with comprehensive ticket offerings
Logo | Abbreviation | Full name and marketing name | Regions | Population | Network length | Number of stops |
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CTIFR | Tarifverbund Freiburg[citation needed] «frimobil»[4] |
Cantons of Fribourg and Vaud (only Broye district) | 260,000 | unknown | 900 | |
CTGE | Tarifverbund Genf[citation needed] «unireso»[5] |
Canton of Geneva | 445,000 | 450 km (280 mi) | 1,522 | |
CTM | Comunità tariffale Ticino e Moesano «Arcobaleno» |
Canton of Ticino and the Moesano district of the canton of Grisons (Graubünden) | 329,955 | 1,314 km (816 mi) | 1,613 | |
CTV | Communauté tarifaire vaudoise «mobilis» |
Canton of Vaud | 310,000 | 400 km (250 mi) | 771 | |
OTV | Tarifverbund Ostwind[6][citation needed] | Cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Schaffhausen,[a] St. Gallen, Thurgau; Principality of Liechtenstein; Some regions in the cantons of Zurich and Schwyz and southern Baden Württemberg (Germany) |
750,000 | 2,700 km (1,700 mi) | 2,704 | |
TNW | Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz «TNW» |
Cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau (only Rheinfelden and Laufenburg counties), Solothurn (only Dorneck and Thierstein counties) | 545,000 | 1,919 km (1,192 mi) | 1,009 | |
TV-BE/SO | Tarifverbund Bern-Solothurn[citation needed] «Libero»[8] |
Canton of Bern, southwestern part of the canton of Solothurn | 670,000 | 1,620 km (1,010 mi) | 1,710 | |
TVAG | Tarifverbund A-Welle[citation needed] «A-Welle»[9] |
Canton of Aargau (with the exception of the Laufenburg and Rheinfelden districts), eastern part of the canton of Solothurn | 607,000 | unknown | 1,576 | |
TVLU | Tarifverbund Luzern/Obwalden/Nidwalden[citation needed] «Passepartout»[10] |
Cantons of Lucerne, Obwalden and Nidwalden | 430,000 | 900 km (560 mi) | 1,200 | |
TVOEng | Tarifverbund Oberengadin[11][citation needed] | Canton of Grisons (Graubünden) | unknown | unknown | 62 | |
TVSZ | Tarifverbund Schwyz[citation needed] «Schwyzerpass»[12] |
Canton of Schwyz (with the exception of the Höfe and March districts) | 75,000 | 270 km (170 mi) | 360 | |
TVZG | Tarifverbund Zug[citation needed] «Zugerpass»[13] |
Canton of Zug | 110,000 | 220 km (140 mi) | 323 | |
ZVV | Zürcher Verkehrsverbund | Canton of Zurich (and adjacent areas of the cantons of Aargau, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Zug) |
1,310,000 | 3,513 km (2,183 mi) | 2,543 |
Networks offering transit passes only
Logo | Abbreviation | Full name and marketing name | Regions | Population | Network length | Number of stops |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CTJU | Tarifverbund Jura[citation needed] «vagABOnd»[14] |
Canton of Jura | 90,000 | 342 km (213 mi) | 318 | |
CTNE | Tarifverbund Neuenburg[citation needed] «Onde Verte»[15][16] |
Canton of Neuchâtel (Neuenburg) | 200,000 | 600 km (370 mi) | 619 | |
TVBI | Tarifverbund Biel/Bienne[citation needed] «ZigZag»[17] |
Agglomeration of Biel/Bienne, regions of Grenchen, Bernese Jura, Seeland | 265,000 | unknown | 700 | |
TVBO | Tarifverbund Berner Oberland[citation needed] «BeoAbo»[18] |
Bernese Oberland | unknown | unknown | unknown | |
TVWZ | Tarifverbund Wirtschaftsraum Zürich[citation needed] «Z-Pass»[19] |
Canton of Zurich and the surrounding cantons | 1,700,000 | unknown | unknown |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Simpler travel with the fare networks". Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "ZVV: Portrait". ZVV. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Jahresbericht 2007/2008 Verkehrschronik" [Information service for public transport (LITRA)] (PDF) (in German). p. 73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Frimobil". Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Unireso : mobilité et transports pour Genève et régions
- ^ "OSTWIND – Home". Tarifverbund OSTWIND.
- ^ "Der Flextax – ein Ende mit Schrecken" (in German). Schaffhauser Nachrichten. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Libero". Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ A-Welle
- ^ ÖV-News | Aktuelle Mitteilungen | Passepartout Archived 26 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Engadin Bus". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Home – Tarifverbund Schwyz TVSZ
- ^ Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe ZVB
- ^ Bienvenue sur notre site internet
- ^ Onde Verte – Votre communaute tarifaire
- ^ "Transports Publics du Littoral Neuchâtelois". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ ABO zigzag – Home
- ^ BeoAbo – Tarifverbund Berner Oberland: Das Abo fürs Berner Oberland
- ^ "The Z-Pass connects regional transport networks". Z-Pass. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009.