Wuppertal Schwebebahn
"Schwebebahn" redirects here. For the funicular railway in Dresden, see Schwebebahn Dresden.Wuppertal Schwebebahn .
Info
Locale Wuppertal, Germany
Transit type suspended monorail
Number of lines 1
Number of stations 20
Daily ridership 72,000
Operation
Began operation March 1, 1901
Operator(s) Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW)
Technical System length 13.3 kilometres (8.3 miles)
The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is a suspended monorail in Wuppertal, Germany. Its full name is the “Eugen Langen Monorail Suspension Railway” (Einschienige Hängebahn System Eugen Langen). Designed by Eugen Langen, who originally planned to build it in Berlin, it was built in 1900, opened in 1901 and is still in use today as a local transport system in the city. It is the oldest monorail system in the world.
The suspension railway travels along a route 13.3 kilometres long, about 12 metres above the surface of the river Wupper between Oberbarmen and Sonnborner Straße (10 km) and approximately 8 m above the city streets, between Sonnborner Straße and Vohwinkel (3.3 km). At one point the railway crosses the A46 motorway. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes.
The Schwebebahn operates within the VRR transport association and accepts tickets issued by the VRR companies. More after the break...
The Schwebebahn operates within the VRR transport association and accepts tickets issued by the VRR companies. More after the break...
