General Information
Name in local language: | Wuppertaler Schwebebahn |
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Beginning of works: | 1898 |
Completion: | 1 March 1901 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Function / usage: |
Suspended monorail |
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Location
km | Name |
-0.100 | |
0 | |
0.800 | |
1.600 | |
2 | |
2.300 | |
2.900 | |
3.600 | |
4.500 | |
5.100 | |
5.900 | |
6.400 | |
6.500 | |
7 | |
7.400 | |
7.500 | |
8.200 | |
9.200 | |
10 | |
10.500 | |
11.200 | |
11.300 | |
12 | |
12.600 | |
13.300 | |
13.400 |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 13.3 km | |
number of stations | 20 |
Design Loads
design speed | 60 km/h |
Chronology
1903 | The track extension to Barmen (5.6 km long) is completed and is put into service. |
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1917 | A train collides with another train that was hanging on the track incapacitated. |
21 July 1950 | Elephant baby "Tuffi", on a train for a circus publicity tour, breaks through a car wall and jumps off a moving train. He falls 10 meters deep into the Wupper river. The elephant was not significantly hurt. |
1968 | A lorry takes out one of the piers. Two piers collapse as a result. Traffic is interrupted for 10 weeks. |
1997 — 2004 | Complete overhaul of the landmarked structure. |
25 March 1997 | At the Oberbarmen station, a regular train collides with the special Emperor's train halting at the station. Reason for the accident is a technical defect. 14 persons are injured in the Emperor's train. |
1999 | A train derails for the first time. No injuries. |
April 1999 | During night-time renovation works, a clamp is left on the rail on which the train hangs. The first train of the day collides with the clamp and derails entirely, falling into the river. 3 people die and 47 are injured, many gravely. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Die Bahnstation Ohligsmühle der Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. In: Stahlbau, v. 52, n. 2 (February 1983), pp. 33-39. (1983):
- Dauerhafter Korrosionsschutz für die Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. In: Stahlbau, v. 67, n. 8 (August 1998), pp. 681.
- Neue Lager für die Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. In: Bautechnik, v. 90, n. 2 (February 2013), pp. 131-139. (2013):
- Neue Lager für die Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. In: Bautechnik, v. 90, n. 1 (January 2013), pp. 63-70. (2013):
- Numerische Photogrammetrie am Traggerüst der Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. In: Stahlbau, v. 52, n. 12 (December 1983), pp. 363-370. (1983):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
10000109 - Published on:
04/07/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021