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Schwebebahn Wuppertal

The Wuppertal Suspension Railway (German: Wuppertaler Schwebebahn) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany.

Its full name is "Electric Elevated Railway (Suspension Railway) Installation, Eugen Langen System". It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system.

The suspension railway runs along a route of 13.3 km, at a height of about 12 metres above the river Wupper between Oberbarmen and Sonnborner Straße (10 km) and about 8 m above the valley road between Sonnborner Straße and Vohwinkel (3.3 km). At one point the railway crosses the A46 motorway. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes

2014

Driver's view above river

Unit 6 turns round at Oberbarmen

Driver's view entering station

Driver's view passing DB tracks

Imperial Car near Oberbarmen

Crossing road junction near Hbf

Unit 22 en route

Unit 16 arriving at Oberbarmen

Vohwinkel station

Looking west from Oberbarmen platform

Unit 6 approaching Oberbarmen

Unit 11 en route

Inside

Unit 9 at Vohwinkel station

Unit 15 entering Hbf station

Unit 20 near Oberbarmen

Unit 22 leaving at Oberbarmen stn

Unit 10 leans to the curve

Passing unit 3 en route

View off the end of Vohwinkel station platform

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