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1961

The last horse coach service is discontinued. It runs on the Juf–Avers route.

The last horse coach service is discontinued. It runs on the Juf–Avers route.

By 1930, the horse coach service has become almost irrelevant. It serves only 0.6% of passengers travelling on 94 routes covering a total of 596 kilometres. Despite this, the last horse coach service runs between Cresta and Juf in Graubünden until 1961.

A Cresta–Juf mail coach on an old road near the Val di Lei bridge in spring 1958; the last horse coach service in Switzerland; new Val di Lei bridge under construction; reproduction of photo postcard.