Wuppertal Suspension Railway

190113.3 kmWuppertal

CountryGermany

Year Opened1901

Length13.3 km

RouteWuppertal

About Wuppertal Suspension Railway

The oldest electric suspension railway in the world. Runs 12 m above the Wupper River. Carries 82,000 passengers daily. A baby elephant named Tuffi once fell from it into the river and survived.

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