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Vohwinkel Schwebebahn

Coordinates: 51°13′49″N 7°04′04″E / 51.2304°N 7.0678°E / 51.2304; 7.0678
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Vohwinkel Schwebebahn
A train in the turning loop
General information
Location19 Vohwinkeler Str., Vohwinkel
Wuppertal
Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany
ElevationSuspended
Operated byWuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW)
Line(s)Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Distance0.9m/1.5km
Platforms2 (side)
Tracks2 Suspended Monorail
Bus routes600, 609, 621, 631, 641, 745, 784, E818, E826, E839, E870, E874, E879, E902
Bus stands9
Bus operatorsVRR
ConnectionsVohwinkel Deutsche Bahn
Construction
Structure typeElevated above pedestrian zone
ParkingYes
ArchitectEugen Langen
History
Opened24 May 1901
Services
Preceding station   Wuppertal   Following station
Template:Schwebebahn lines
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Route map
Depot and turning loop
0.0
Oberbarmen
0.7
Wupperfeld
1.3
Werther Brücke
2.0
Alter Markt
Bundesstraße 7 number.svg B 7 Friedrich-Engels-Allee
2.8
Adlerbrücke
3.3
Loher Brücke
4.1
Völklinger Straße
5.1
Landgericht
Bundesstraße 7 number.svg B 7 Bundesallee
5.7
Former turning loop
5.8
Kluse/Schauspielhaus
Bundesstraße 7 number.svg B 7 Bundesallee
6.3
Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof
6.8
Ohligsmühle
Bundesstraße 7 number.svg B 7 Bundesallee
7.4
Robert-Daum-Platz
8.2
Pestalozzistraße
8.8
Westende
9.7
Varresbecker Straße
10.3
10.4
Zoo/Stadion
10.5
Former turntable/turning loop
10.6
Start of the Overland section.
Bundesstraße 228 number.svg B 228 Sonnborner Straße
11.0
Sonnborner Straße
11.3
Bundesautobahn 46 number.svg A 46 Sonnborner Kreuz
11.7
Hammerstein
12.5
Bruch
Bundesstraße 224 number.svg B 224 Gräfrather Straße
13.3
Vohwinkel
Main workshops and turning loop

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.[1]

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

51°13′49″N 7°04′04″E / 51.2304°N 7.0678°E / 51.2304; 7.0678