Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs

The Compagnie des Transports Publics du Littoral Neuchâtelois, abbreviated TN, officially Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs, the transport company of the Swiss city of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel and the surrounding area was. The company's original name was Compagnie des Tramways de Neuchâtel. On May 23, 2012, the company merged with the TRN SA to the Transports Publics Neuchâtelois SA. The new company will operate under the logo of TRANSN and has the official initials TRN.

• 3.1 tram
• 3.2 trolleybus
• 3.3 bus

History

The transport company was created in 1901 from a merger of the company founded in 1892 Régional Neuchâtel Boudry Cortaillod (NCB ) with the Tramway founded in 1893 Neuchâtel- Saint- Blaise ( NSB).

Operation

Tram

Trolleybus

Bus

In addition to the tram and trolleybus operated the TN eight bus routes in the city and agglomeration:

On their bus routes, the TN transported around 6.1 million passengers annually while consuming 700,000 liters of diesel, which corresponds to an emission of 1,900 tons of carbon dioxide. The regional bus services in the canton of Neuchâtel, however, were operated by the company transport Régionaux Neuchâtelois (TRN ) and the post bus Switzerland AG.

Funiculars

Because of the difference in height between the city center on the lake and the amount districts is around 200 meters, the participants talked also the three funiculars Ecluse plan, La Coudre -Chaumont and « Fun'ambule » (Gare - Université ). The latter belongs to the city of Neuchâtel and was subject only to the management by the TN.

Rolling stock

Tram

Trolleybus

Bus

• Volvo / Hess B10M 211 ( 1984), 213 (1985)
• MAN NL313 221-226 (2000)
• MAN NL313 227-228 (2002)
• MAN NL313 201-206 (2005)
• ? 21 (1992), articulated
• MAN NG363 232-233 (2000), articulated
• MAN NG363 234-236 (2002), articulated
• MAN NG363 241-246 (2005), articulated

Gelenktrolleybus 116 in 2006

Solo bus 206 in 2008