The Schwebebahn runs along a route of 13.3 km, at a height of about 12 m above the River Wupper between Oberbarmen and Sonnborner Straße and about 8 m above the valley road between Sonnborner Straße and Vohwinkel. At one point the railway crosses the A46 motorway. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes. The cars are suspended from a single rail built underneath a supporting steel frame. The cars hang on wheels which are driven by multiple electric motors operating at 750 volts DC, fed from a live rail below the running rail. (previous | next | back to album | 2020:09:27 19:15:19 | 7% of an album)