Wuppertal, Germany Photos

Wuppertal Hanging Monorail (Schwebebahn) (1901), designed by Eugen Langen, is the oldest elevated railway with hanging cars in the world. The monorail runs along a just over 13km route at a height of about 12 meters, and remains a normal means of local public transit.

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Hanging monorail (1901), world's oldest suspended railway for transporting passengers. Wupperthal, Germany.	Hanging monorail running parallel to city road. Wupperthal, Germany.	Hanging monorail leaving station. Wupperthal, Germany.	Superstructure from which monorail hangs. Wupperthal, Germany.

Hanging monorail meets transfer to city buses. Wupperthal, Germany.	Hanging monorail passes city businesses. Wupperthal, Germany.	Driver's cab of hanging monorail. Wupperthal, Germany.	Hanging monorail exits station. Wupperthal, Germany.

Hanging monorail track follows river through city's narrow valley. Wupperthal, Germany.	Interior of hanging monorail. Wupperthal, Germany.


See Also:	Köln (Cologne), Germany