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Facts and Figures
Operator	Wuppertal
System Type	Suspended Monorail
Year Opened	1901
# of Lines	1
# of Cars	27 + 1 vintage
Mileage	13.3 km
Gauge	Monorail
Stations	20
Power	600
Fare Media	Tickets
Website
Data Date	1990
1st Visit	2/00
Last Visit	2/00
% Rode	100%

Wuppertal Transit
Monorail

Wuppertal

The Wuppertal Monorail built in 1901 is based on the Langen System. It follows the course of the River Wupper for about 3/4's of it's length. The final segment is over a city street. The trains are noisy, but fun to ride. They did have a tragic accident in 1999. One of the trains jumped the "track" and fell into the river. Apparently the cause was due to construction along the line. That didn't stop me from riding the trains from one end of the line to the other to capture these images.

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This sign beckons you to ride the monorail at the Vohwinkel station. (2/00 video.)	This train is entering the Vohwinkel Terminal (2/00 video.)
Train is leaving Vohwinkel. (2/00 video.)	Platform view of a train entering Vohwinkel. (2/00 video.)
Monorail leaving the Alter Market station. Note the swing out on the train. (2/00 video.)	Side view of a train by Alter Market. (2/00)
The train is cruising over it's namesake river, the Wupper. (2/00)	This train is at the Oberbarmen Terminal. Here the large running gear can be clearly seen (2/00)
This is the depot at Oberbarmen with a train ready to enter service. (2/00)

Last Updated: 04/19/08

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Wuppertal Transit Monorail

Wuppertal Transit
Monorail