List of trolleybus systems in Switzerland

!Location

!Date (from)

!Date (to)

!Notes

| 8 September 1940

| 21 May 1977

| Connected Altstätten and Berneck. Known as the Rheintal or Rhine Valley system, after the operator's name, Rheintalische Verkehrsbetriebe.Murray, Alan. "Farewell to a Rural Trolleybus". Trolleybus Magazine No. 94, May-June 1977. p. 65. National Trolleybus Association (UK). Had unusual voltage of 1000 V.

| 31 July 1941

| 30 June 2008At a referendum held on 17 June 2007, the cantonal electorate rejected a proposal by trolleybus supporters for retention of the trolleybus system. The electorate accepted a counter-proposal by the cantonal authority to purchase motorbuses to replace the trolleybus fleet. Consequently, the only then-remaining trolleybus line closed in June 2008: [http://www.regierungsrat.bs.ch/07-06-17-kant-schlussresultat.pdf Referendum results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203032906/http://www.regierungsrat.bs.ch/07-06-17-kant-schlussresultat.pdf |date=2007-12-03 }}

| Operated by BVB. See also Trolleybuses in Basel.

| Bern

| 29 October 1940

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| Operated by Bernmobil. See also Trolleybuses in Bern.

| Biel/Bienne

| 19 October 1940

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| Operated by VB/TPB. See also Trolleybuses in Biel/Bienne.

| 1 September 1948

| 14 April 1984

| Connected Les Hauts-Geneveys, Cernier, Dombresson and Villiers.

| Fribourg

| 1 February 1949

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| Operated by TPF. See also Trolleybuses in Fribourg.

| 4 January 1912

| 21 May 1932

| See also Fribourg–Farvagny trolleybus system.

| Geneva

| 11 September 1942Box, Roland. "A Short History of the Genève System." Trolleybus Magazine No. 278, March-April 2008, p. 26. National Trolleybus Association (UK).

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| Operated by TPG. See also Trolleybuses in Geneva.

| 23 December 1949

|(21 May 2014)

| Operated by TRN. See also Trolleybuses in La Chaux-de-Fonds. All service has been suspended since 2014, but most wiring remained in place in 2021, and reopening (with new vehicles) is planned – originally for 2023Trolleybus Magazine No. 358 (July–August 2021), p. 162. National Trolleybus Association (UK). {{ISSN|0266-7452}}.{{cite news |title=Les trolleybus de retour en 2024 à La Chaux-de-Fonds |trans-title=Trolleybuses to return to La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2024 |lang=fr |url=https://www.rtn.ch/rtn/Actualite/Region/20230112-Les-trolleybus-de-retour-en-2024-a-La-Chaux-de-Fonds.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |publisher=RTN |date=12 January 2023}} but later delayed to 2025.Trolleybus Magazine No. 378 (November–December 2024), p. 255. National Trolleybus Association (UK). {{ISSN|0266-7452}}.

| Lausanne

| 2 October 1932

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| Operated by TL. See also Trolleybuses in Lausanne.

| Lucerne

| 7 December 1941

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| Operated by VBL. See also Trolleybuses in Lucerne.

| 25 April 1954

| 28 June 2001Trolleybus Magazine No. 240 (November-December 2001), p. 141.

| Operated by ACT. See also Trolleybuses in Lugano.

| Montreux–Vevey

| 18 April 1957

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| Connects Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve. Operated by VMCV. See also Trolleybuses in Montreux/Vevey.

| Neuchâtel

| 16 February 1940

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| System included an interurban line to Cernier (Val-de-Ruz) until 1969. Operated by TN. See also Trolleybuses in Neuchâtel.

| St. Gallen

| 18 July 1950

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| Operated by VBSG. See also Trolleybuses in St. Gallen.

| Schaffhausen

| 24 September 1966

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| Operated by VBSH. See also Trolleybuses in Schaffhausen.

| 19 August 1952

| 13 March 1982

| Connected Thun and Beatenbucht. Operated by STI.

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| Winterthur

| 28 December 1938

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| Operated by Stadtbus Winterthur. See also Trolleybuses in Winterthur.

| Zürich

| 27 May 1939

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| Operated by VBZ. See also Trolleybuses in Zürich.