The Hanging Railway of Wuppertal

The Wuppertal Schwebebahn hangs twelve metres above the river Wupper.

The suspension railway runs through Wuppertal in Germany.

Eugen Langen invented the single-rail hanging system.

Construction used around 19,200 tonnes of steel for the frame.

The first track section opened to passengers in 1901.

Emperor Wilhelm II rode the monorail on 24 October 1900.

The entire 13.3 kilometre route takes about 30 minutes.

Each car holds 42 seated plus 130 standing passengers.

On 21 July 1950 the Althoff Circus elephant boarded a train.

Generation 15 trains entered passenger service on 18 December 2016.

After replacing 18,000 support clamps, the line reopened in August 2019.