ROUTES
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Tramways de Fribourg (TF), predecessor of Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF)
| 1 | Tilleul - Schoenberg |
| 2 | Tilleul - Gare - Charmettes |
| 3 | Tilleul - Cimetière |
| 4 | Tilleul - Gare - Vignettaz / Hôpital |
| 5 | Tilleul - Viaduc de Grandfey |
FUNICULAR ROUTE
| NStP | Neuveville - Saint Pierre |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramways - 6.7 km.
- Funicular - 121 m.
HISTORY
- Tramways: 27 July 1897 - 31 March 1965.
- Funicular: 4 Feb. 1899 - today.
GAUGE
- Tramways: 1000 mm.
- Funiculars: 1200 mm.
SOURCES
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 1st ed., 1984.
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 2nd ed., 2000.
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz / Railatlas Suisse. Köln (Germany): Schweers + Wall, 2004.
- Jacques, P.J. "The tramways of Fribourg (Switzerland)", The Modern Tramway, July 1961 (24:283), p.261-263.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
- Club du tramway de Fribourg
- Funiculars of Switzerland: NStP - Fribourg / Neuveville-Saint Pierre
- Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF)
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