| Wuppertaler Schwebebahn |
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| Locale | Wuppertal, Germany |
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| Transit type | Suspension railway |
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| Number of lines | 1 |
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| Number of stations | 20 |
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| Daily ridership | 82,000 |
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| Began operation | 1 March 1901; 125 years ago (1901-03-01) |
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| Operator(s) | Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW) |
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| System length | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) |
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Depot and turning loop
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0.0
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Oberbarmen
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0.7
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Wupperfeld
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L419 Brändströmstraße
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1.3
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Werther Brücke
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2.0
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Alter Markt
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2.8
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Adlerbrücke
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3.3
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Loher Brücke
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L433 Loher Straße
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4.1
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Völklinger Straße
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5.1
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Landgericht
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Kluse/Schauspielhaus
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L70 Morianstraße
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Alte Freiheit
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6.3
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Hauptbahnhof
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Ohligsmühle
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L427 Tannenbergstraße
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7.4
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Robert-Daum-Platz
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8.2
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Pestalozzistraße
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8.8
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Westende
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9.7
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Varresbecker Straße
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10.3
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Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway
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10.4
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Zoo/Stadion
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10.5
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Former turning loop
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10.6
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Start of the Overland section.
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11.0
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Sonnborner Straße
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11.3
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Template:BAB-A Sonnborner Kreuz
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Hammerstein
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12.5
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Bruch
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Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value). Gräfrather Straße
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13.3
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Vohwinkel Schwebebahn
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Main workshops, depot and turning loop
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The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railway) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany.
Its original name is Einschienige Hängebahn System Eugen Langen (Eugen Langen Monorail Overhead Conveyor System). It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world.
Wuppertal Schwebebahn Media
Generation 15 train at Vohwinkel depot
The Shonan Monorail, Japan, showing its relationship with Wuppertaler Schwebebahn
Detail of suspender, wheel, and motor of a GTW 72 train
A vehicle leaving the Wagenhalle Oberbarmen depot
Accident on 12 April 1999, near Robert-Daum-Platz station
Aftermath of the collision with a crane, near Hammerstein station, 5 August 2008
1913 depiction of the line
NRW-Tag an der Schwebebahnstation Zoo/Stadion in Wuppertal
Wuppertaler Schwebebahn depot
Timelapse video of a southbound trip (Vohwinkel to Oberbarmen) on the Schwebebahn
