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; 123 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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Route map |
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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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B 7 Friedrich-Engels-Allee
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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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B 7 Bundesallee
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5.8
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Kluse/Schauspielhaus
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B 7 Bundesallee
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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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6.8
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Ohligsmühle
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B 7 Bundesallee
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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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B 228 Sonnborner Straße
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11.0
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Sonnborner Straße
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11.3
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A 46 Sonnborner Kreuz
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11.7
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Hammerstein
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12.5
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Bruch
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B 224 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.