Just 30 minutes by car or train from Düsseldorf Airport, Wuppertal may be less well known than other towns but worth the trip.
120 years ago, this industrial city was the first to make the futuristic choice of a subway suspended in the air. Still in operation, this monorail is one of the symbols of Wuppertal.
The suspension monorail – Wuppertal’s landmark – travels 13 km through the city.
The network runs mainly above the city’s river Wupper, only four of the 16 stops run above solid ground. More than 80,000 people use the suspension monorail on a daily basis.
It is therefore an everyday means of transport for the inhabitants of the city, but also a popular tourist attraction. Many sights can easily be reached on foot from the 20 suspension railway stations. Since August 1st 2019, only the new ‘Generation 15’ railcars have been in service.
You will feel like you are in an amusement park, flying over the rivers and parks of Wuppertal on board this original and very rare form of public transport in Europe.
