This list of Swiss tariff networks for public transport contains those with Swiss Federal Railways' participation. Within each tariff network, tickets and subscriptions apply to nearly all public transport, including rail, bus, some ships and some cable cars.
History Switzerland has had a national integrated ticketing system for over a hundred years. 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 (TNW). , which was introduced in 1987. The first and only transport association is the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV, ), which is in operation since 1990. The stated aim is to establish a pan-Switzerland ticketing system.
Tables Key to tables Logo: The current logo of the tariff association Abbreviations: The abbreviations often begin with either "T"/"TV" for , or "CT" for and , respectively (). 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). Network length: The length of the entire route network in kilometers (and miles). Number of stops: The number of stops of a composite (as of 2007).
Networks with comprehensive ticket offerings Logo Abbreviation Full name and marketing name Regions Population Network length Number of stops CTIFRTarifverbund Freiburg«frimobil»Cantons of Fribourg and Vaud (only Broye district) CTGETarifverbund Genf«unireso»Unireso : mobilité et transports pour Genève et régionsCanton of Geneva CTMComunità tariffale Ticino e Moesano«Arcobaleno»Canton of Ticino and the Moesano district of the canton of Grisons () CTVCommunauté tarifaire vaudoise«mobilis»Canton of Vaud OTVTarifverbund Ostwind"OSTWIND – Home". Tarifverbund OSTWIND.Cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Thurgau;Principality of Liechtenstein;Some regions in the cantons of Zurich and Schwyz and southern Baden Württemberg (Germany) TNWTarifverbund Nordwestschweiz«TNW»Cantons of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau (only Rheinfelden and Laufenburg counties), Solothurn (only Dorneck and Thierstein counties) TV-BE/SOTarifverbund Bern-Solothurn«Libero»Canton of Bern, southwestern part of the canton of Solothurn TVAGTarifverbund A-Welle«A-Welle»A-Welle Canton of Aargau (with the exception of the Laufenburg and Rheinfelden districts), eastern part of the canton of Solothurn TVLUTarifverbund PassepartoutÖV-News | Aktuelle Mitteilungen | Passepartout Cantons of Lucerne, Obwalden and Nidwalden TVOEngTarifverbund OberengadinCanton of Grisons () TVSZTarifverbund Schwyz«Schwyzerpass»Home – Tarifverbund Schwyz TVSZCanton of Schwyz (with the exception of the Höfe and March districts) TVZGTarifverbund Zug«Zugerpass»Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe ZVBCanton of Zug ZVVZürcher VerkehrsverbundCanton of Zurich(and adjacent areas of the cantons of Aargau, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Zug)
Networks offering transit passes only Logo Abbreviation Full name and marketing name Regions Population Network length Number of stops CTJUTarifverbund Jura«vagABOnd»Bienvenue sur notre site internetCanton of Jura CTNETarifverbund Neuenburg«Onde Verte»Onde Verte – Votre communaute tarifaireCanton of Neuchâtel () TVBITarifverbund Biel/Bienne«ZigZag»ABO zigzag – HomeAgglomeration of Biel/Bienne, regions of Grenchen, Bernese Jura, Seeland TVBOTarifverbund Berner Oberland«BeoAbo»BeoAbo – Tarifverbund Berner Oberland: Das Abo fürs Berner OberlandBernese Oberland TVWZTarifverbund Wirtschaftsraum Zürich«Z-Pass»Canton of Zurich and the surrounding cantons
See also Transport in Switzerland Rail transport in Switzerland Federal Office of Transport
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External links SBB website (Fare networks)