Wuppertal monorail
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
(Wuppertaler Schwebebahn)
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
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| Overview |
| Locale |
Wuppertal, Germany |
| Transit type |
Suspension railway |
| Number of lines |
1 |
| Number of stations |
20 |
| Daily ridership |
82,000 |
| Operation |
| Began operation |
1 March 1901; 116 years ago (1901-03-01)
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| Operator(s) |
Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW) |
| Technical |
| System length |
13.3 km (8.3 mi) |
| System 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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 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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Bundesallee |
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5.8
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Kluse/Schauspielhaus
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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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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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 Sonnborner Straße |
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11.0
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Sonnborner Straße |
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11.3
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 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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 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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