Trolleybus city: Montreux-Vevey [Schweiz]
General Information
| City: | Montreux-Vevey (22.897 citizens) |
| Country: | Schweiz |
| Opened: | 18.04.1957 |
| Network: | 12,8 km |
| Length: | 12,8 km |
| Lines: | 1 |
| Vehicles: | 18 Trolleybusses |
| Operator: | Transports publics VMCV |
| Website: | www.vmcv.ch/ |
| Remarks: | Cross-country line from Vervey (15.784 inhabitants) over Montreux (22.897 inhabitants) to Villeneuve (2.759 inhabitants), operates all day in a 10-minutes frequency. |
Present State
This 12.8 kilometre route enjoys an all day 10 minute service. 9 vehicles a required for maintaining this service and thus it is that two of the total of 18 articulated Trolleybuses owned by this operator are sold to Salzburg.
routemap:
http://www.vmcv.ch/download/reseau_vmcv-2012.pdf
News for Montreux-Vevey
| Date | Headline |
|---|---|
| 05.04.2010 | Prolongment planned |
Lines
| line | route | length | frequency1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villeneuve - Montreux - Clarens - Vevey | 12,8 km | 10/10 |
1 frequency: minutes peak / off peak
Lines: 1
| numbers | quant. | vehicle | delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 3-14, 16-18 | 16 | Van Hool / Kiepe Elektrik | 1994-96 |
Vehicles: 18 Obusse
History
The year 1955 saw the start of the conversion from tram to Trolleybus. This tram route which opened on the 1st. of May 1988 between Vevey and Chillon and was extended in December 1903 from Chillon to Villeneuve has the honour of being the very first Tram route in Switzerland.
Plans for conversion to Trolleybuses had existed since 1938. The first part of the Trolleybus route from Montreux, Place-du-Marché to Territet went into operation on 18th. of April 1957 having been preceded by extensive testing with Trolleybus no. 18.
The 8th. of July 1957 saw the section Clarens, Dépôt to Montreux, Place-du-Marché go into operation and on 19.01.1958 the last tram was to run. From this date onwards the whole of the route was served by the Trolleybuses.
In all 18 solo Trolleybuses were ordered and in 1963 nine trailers were also purchased. During the 70's there was a 7½ minute headway and during the rush hours the Trolleybuses with trailers were in operation. The Solo Trolleybuses were replaced between 1994 and 1996 by 18 VanHool / Kiepe articulated Trolleybuses.
