Scenic route
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Oberbarmen → Vohwinkel · Germany
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The world’s oldest electric suspension railway, hanging from a steel frame above the Wupper river since 1901, a monorail that never stopped commuting.
Stations
- 0 kmWuppertal-Oberbarmen
- 2 kmWuppertal-Barmen
- 6 kmWuppertal Hauptbahnhof
- 11 kmWuppertal-Vohwinkel
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1999988 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RB 48
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Wuppertal Schwebebahn?
The Wuppertal Schwebebahn runs 13 km from Oberbarmen to Vohwinkel.
How long does the Wuppertal Schwebebahn take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 30 min for the 13 km. That is an average of 26 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Wuppertal Schwebebahn?
WSW mobil, with Generation 15 suspended electric units.
How old is the Wuppertal Schwebebahn?
The line has been in service since 1901. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Wuppertal Schwebebahn run?
20 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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