Trolleybuses in Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne trolleybus system
	File:Trolleybus des TPB Bienne.JPG A Swisstrolley articulated trolleybus in Biel/Bienne
Operation
Locale	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Open	1940
Status	Open
Routes	2
Operator(s)	Verkehrsbetriebe Biel/Transports publics biennois (VB/TPB)
Overview
Website	VB/TPB (German) (French)

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The Biel/Bienne trolleybus system (German: Trolleybus System Biel; French: Réseau trolleybus de Bienne) is part of the public transport network of the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The system also serves the neighbouring municipality of Nidau.

Opened on 19 October 1940, the system gradually replaced the Biel/Bienne tramway network.

Lines

The present system is made up of the following lines:

Line 1	Eisbahn/Patinoire – Zentralplatz/Place Central – Bahnhof/Gare – Orpundplatz – Vorhölzli/Bois-Devant
Line 4	Löhre/Mauchamp – Orpundplatz – Zentralplatz/Place Central – Bahnhof/Gare – Nidau, Bahnhof/Gare

Numbers	Quantity	Manufacturer	Electrical equipment	Model	Year built
81–90	10	NAW / Hess	Kiepe	BGT-N2	1997
51–60	10	Hess	Kiepe	BGT-N2C	2008

Berna-built trolleybus in Biel, 1979.jpg

Berna trolleybus 43 from 1951, on Line 3 in 1979
Verkehrsbetriebe Biel Trolley 69.jpg

Volvo-articulated trolleybus No. 69 from 1988, on line 1 in 2007
Swisstrolley Biel.jpg

The Swisstrolley prototype No. 80 (since sold), in Biel/Bienne in 2008
Trolleybus de Biel-Bienne.JPG

A Swisstrolley 2 from 1997

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