The Wuppertal Suspension Railway is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. Its full name is `Electric Elevated Railway Suspension Railway Installation, Eugen Langen System`. It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system. Designed by Eugen Langen to sell to the city of Berlin, the installation with elevated stations was built in Barmen, Elberfeld and Vohwinkel between 1897 and 1903; the first track opened in 1901. The Schwebebahn is still in use today as a normal means of local public transport, moving 25 million passengers annually 2008. The suspension railway runs along a route of 13.3 kilometres 8.3 mi, at a height of about 12 metres 39 ft above the river Wupper between Oberbarmen and Sonnborner Straße 10 kilometres or 6.2 miles and about 8 metres 26 ft above the valley road between Sonnborner Straße and Vohwinkel 3.3 kilometres or 2.1 miles. At one point the railway crosses the A46 motorway. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes. The Wuppertal Suspension Railway operates within the VRR transport association and accepts tickets issued by the VRR companies.

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