Aerial railroad / Schwebebahn Wuppertal (Germany)

The aerial railway at Wuppertal was opened on March 1, 1901 and has a length of 13.3 km. One trip from on terminus to the other takes about 30 minutes; the train stops at 20 stations. Technically it is a hanging monorail. The “Schwebebahn“ follows the river “Wupper“ for about 12 km; in the southern part at Vohwinkel it follows a road. The aerial railroad operates at an altitute of about 12 meters above the surface. Each of the originally 28 cars (class GTW 72) has a top speed of 60 km/h, is