With the monorail of Vohwinkel after Oberbarmen
addition to visiting the bridge Müngstener me Wim Wenders film " Pina " also inspired to a ride with the Wuppertal suspension railway. This reversed 27th June 1903 - completely separate from private - as elevated railway for a distance of 13.3 km length of Oberbarmen of Elberfeld to Vohwinkel. The first section of the zoological garden Kluse was on 1 March 1901 put into operation. The cable car is probably the best known symbol of Wuppertal and is since 26 May 1997 listed.
levitation train when turning in Vohwinkel The 27 vehicles GTW 72 (derived from G elenk T rubbed W agen and the year of commissioning of the first vehicles in this series) have only one side doors, and can therefore only go in one direction. If you start its journey from the western terminus in Vohwinkel, so you can watch the turning of the articulated rail cars.
power set of a railcar The wheels of the locomotive are in proper contact with the ground, bringing the Wuppertal suspension railway in the technical sense not such as a magnetic float, but leaves hanging on a rail. Due to the design to the articulated rail car when cornering and tilt swing to the rail axis. The four engines of a power of 50 kW allow a maximum speed of 60 km / h. The total travel time between two end stations is about half an hour.
Monorail interior view located in the motor coach, 43 seats, acc. Admission standing room for 156 passengers.
cable car at the main church Sonnborn The first 2.7 km cable car sets the built-up roads (Vohwinkel Street, Kaiserstrasse, Eugen-Langen-Strasse and Sonnborner road) back, so this section is called a land route. During this stretch after walking in the area of Sonnborner Cross, the Federal Highway, 46th Near the main church Sonnborn the land route goes into the water route to, from here the route follows the course of the Wupper to upper Barmen. Up here bear the portals of the overhead railway infrastructure, on the Wupper assume inclined pairs of supports this task.
suspension railway in Elberfeld-West In between the pairs of supports suspended bridges was Anton von Rieppel (born April 17, 1852 in Kemnath, † 31 January 1926 in Nuremberg, builder of the bridge Müngstener) a patent, which is why they are called "Rieppel carrier.
Sonnborner railway bridge on Sonnborner railway bridge crossing the railway line Dusseldorf - Elberfeld, the route of the monorail.
suspension railway in Elberfeld-West The articulated rail cars of the Wuppertal suspension railway is a popular advertising medium. Only eight of the 27 vehicles GTW 72 carry no advertising, seven of which are painted blue and orange and a pale blue (Car 11, Blue Gentian ). meet
levitation train in Elberfeld-West 
two cableways in Elberfeld-West 
The monorail runs through the grounds of the Bayer plant passes between the stations Varresbecker Street and West End to the pharmaceutical and chemical park of Bayer Schering Pharma AG, which in Wuppertal-Elberfeld pharmaceutical with the development and production Agents for the treatment of cancer and cardiovascular diseases busy.
The monorail passes through the deck Ohligsmühle On deck Ohligsmühle the Bundesallee crossed. The superstructure has a length of 95 meters and in 2002 as part of the modernization of the overhead railway renewed.
stop Ohligsmühle 
stop Kluse / theater The station Kluse / theater, was after it was destroyed in World War II completely until 26 March 1999 re-opened as a modern cable car station. The new station building had become necessary after the cessation of the tram at Elberfeld was decided. In the immediate vicinity is the multiplex cinema and the theater.
stop Old Market Who " Pina " seen in the cinema, the station is Old Market familiar in Barmen, for here were outdoors with Tsai-Chin Yu and Aleš Cucek of Dance Theater Wuppertal Pina Bausch shot. The station was on 30 September 1967 officially released.
Werther stop bridge Werther The Station Bridge is the only stop from the time of construction of the monorail, which has been preserved. In 1984 she faithfully reconstructed according to old drawings and characterized by distinct Art Nouveau elements. It is situated at the in 1902 built road bridge over the river bed in the district Barmen, closed since November 2010 and will be renovated by September 2011.
suspension railway bridge over the river Wupper Beautiful Ufer 
Historical Kaiserwagen in Elberfeld-West Only two copies of the series 1900 have been preserved and are used as so-called Kaiserwagen on special trips and can also be rented. The name is derived from the fact that Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife Auguste Viktoria on 24 down in October 1900 with a car of this type of Döppersberg (now Station Central Station) is to Vohwinkel.
stop Kluse / theater In the area of the station Kluse / playhouse is the path of the cable car at night, lit brightly, passing a rail car changes color.
stop Kluse / theater And how much does it cost? Since 1980, the Wuppertal suspension railway operates as a light rail line in the Rhein-Ruhr. The entire journey is the Price Level A. For a single trip, this means from 1 January 2011 a fare of 2.30 €, round-trip that is € 4.60. Invested to 5.50 € for a day pass so you can take any number of times - not only with the Wuppertal suspension railway, but with all public transport in Wuppertal. If you want to but with the historical Kaiserwagen drive, it must be for brunch, coffee or evening trip already investing € 19.50.
is currently modernizing the station district court, so they pass through the rail car without stopping. In addition, the cable car on some weekends and in the autumn holiday of 22 October to 6 November 2011 and operated not by a bus ( levitation train express ) replaced. In the next few years and the 27 vehicles GTW 72 by a new generation of vehicles to be replaced. A European-wide design competition was the office + staubach gmbh (Managing Director: Christina Finger, Professor Nils Krueger and Professor Helmut Staubach) decide for themselves.
