Wuppertal Schwebebahn — Attraction in Wuppertal

It's definitely one of the top 3 coolest things to experience in Wuppertal. A must do for anyone here in Wuppertal. The Wuppertal Suspension Railway is an elevated railway in Wuppertal that opened in 1901 and is the city's landmark and most important tourist attraction . It has been a listed building since May 26, 1997. [ 2 ] The operating company is the Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW) or its subsidiary WSW mobil , but the infrastructure belongs to the city of Wuppertal itself. The total operating length, including the two turning loops, is 13.280 kilometers. The pure track length from terminus to terminus was given as 13.171 kilometers in 1986, [ 1 ] today it is 13.231 kilometers. [ 24 ] The track length is 28 kilometers, of which 26.6 kilometers are mainline tracks and 1.4 kilometers are operational tracks. For the first 2.7 kilometers from the Vohwinkel suspension railway terminus , the line follows Vohwinkeler Straße, Kaiserstraße, Eugen-Langen-Straße and Sonnborner Straße. At the end of this, it crosses the B228 federal highway and then follows the course of the Wupper upstream for the remaining 10.6 kilometers; here the high water line of the water body dictated the exact route. PRICE The single ticket 24 transit pass for the Schwebbebahn, including other Wuppertal transportation is less than 9 Euros as of September 2024. Tickets can be purchased in ticket machines at every station on the Schwebbebahn route and at the Wuppertal Hbf. Handicap ♿️ doable...elevator access at every station to get riders up to monorail station level. Total travel time from one end to the other is...

one of the coolest points of interest I've ever seen and the best idea for public transportation ever. so what's the problem then? Keep in mind that after all that this is the Wuppertaler citizens only and efficient method of getting around the city, and there are large families with newborns in pushchairs, (think of the huge north-african and middle-eastern population and you know), that all need to get on the cars. The cars have limited space even if the frequency is every three minutes, the cars are packed to the brim all the time. The photo's taken are of an ordinary weekday! And yes.. it eventually gets emptier when the dark hours kick in, but do remember that from October till March the sun sets at six o'clock or sooner, and you won't see a thing because the tram floats over the unlit parts of the Wupper river if you try to look out of the window at that time, the only thing you will see is your own face in the reflection of the glass. It is actually much more pleasing to sit and stroll around the river and look at the passing...

Of course I loved it, like everyone else! And indeed it's unique and worth coming to Wuppertal for a ride! The train is a normal public transport service, so plenty of locals also use it, but when I was here on a Sunday there were many visitors, all trying to get the "best" seating spot at the very end of the train/carriage: in fact, from these seats you have the full view on the river underneath, the stations you go through and the surrounding landscape. 🥰 The train runs mainly above the river but has a stretch above the road too! I arrived by train from Dusseldorf central station to Wuppertal central station and got the suspended train from there to one end, then did the whole way back - Oberbarmen to Vohwinkel, which are the two end stations. I didn't purchase a ticket because the Deutschland-Ticket for 49 Euros covers all regional public transport, hence the...