Trolleybuses in Biel/Bienne
# Trolleybuses in Biel/Bienne

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 |

## Fleet

| 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 trolleybus 43 from 1951, on Line 3 in 1979
* Volvo-articulated trolleybus No. 69 from 1988, on line 1 in 2007
* The Swisstrolley prototype No. 80 (since sold), in Biel/Bienne in 2008
* A Swisstrolley 2 from 1997
