The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railway) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany.
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| Locale | Wuppertal, Germany |
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| Transit type | Suspension railway |
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| Number of lines | 1 |
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| Number of stations | 20 |
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| Daily ridership | 82,000 |
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| Began operation | 1 March 1901; 124 years ago (1901-03-01) |
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| Operator(s) | Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW) |
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| System length | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) |
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Depot and turning loop |
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0.0 |
Oberbarmen |
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0.7 |
Wupperfeld |
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L419 Brändströmstraße |
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1.3 |
Werther Brücke |
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2.0 |
Alter Markt |
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 B 7 Friedrich-Engels-Allee |
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2.8 |
Adlerbrücke |
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3.3 |
Loher Brücke |
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L433 Loher Straße |
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4.1 |
Völklinger Straße |
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5.1 |
Landgericht |
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B 7 Bundesallee |
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5.8 |
Kluse/Schauspielhaus |
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B 7 Bundesallee |
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L70 Morianstraße |
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Alte Freiheit |
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6.3 |
Hauptbahnhof |
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6.8 |
Ohligsmühle |
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B 7 Bundesallee |
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L427 Tannenbergstraße |
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7.4 |
Robert-Daum-Platz |
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8.2 |
Pestalozzistraße |
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8.8 |
Westende |
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9.7 |
Varresbecker Straße |
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10.3 |
Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway |
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10.4 |
Zoo/Stadion |
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10.5 |
Former turning loop |
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10.6 |
Start of the Overland section. |
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 B 228 Sonnborner Straße |
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11.0 |
Sonnborner Straße |
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11.3 |
 A 46 Sonnborner Kreuz |
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11.7 |
Hammerstein |
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12.5 |
Bruch |
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 B 224 Gräfrather Straße |
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13.3 |
Vohwinkel Schwebebahn |
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Main workshops, depot and turning loop |
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