Elevation Suspended Distance 0.9m/1.5km Phone +49 202 19433 Platforms in use 2 (side) | Line(s) Wuppertal Schwebebahn Tracks 2 Suspended Monorail Opened 24 May 1901 Architect Eugen Langen | |
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Location 19 Vohwinkeler Str., Vohwinkel
Wuppertal
Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany Operated by Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW) Address Vohwinkeler Str. 22, 42327 Wuppertal, Germany Connection Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station Similar Wuppertal‑Vohwinkel station, Wuppertal‑Oberbarmen station, Schloss Lüntenbeck, Stadion am Zoo, Müngsten Bridge | ||
Vohwinkel schwebebahn und obus
Vohwinkel Schwebebahn is the western terminal of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. It contains the station, a loop for the train to turn around, the depot with a second loop, and the three-storied main works for maintenance and repair.
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Vohwinkel Schwebebahn is km zero of the 13.3 km long track to the eastern terminal, Oberbarmen.
During the renovations that took place between 1999 and 2014, the old passenger station was torn down in 2007 and replaced.
Transportation hub
The railway station that had been initially adjacent was moved about 300 m east and is accessible by foot. Public transportation by bus provides connections to Solingen, Mettman, Haan, Hilden, and Düsseldorf, among others. The Solingen connection is by trolleybus.
References
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