In German this railway is called "Schwebebahn", which translates to "floating railway" but in English it is generally called the "hanging railway" or the "suspension railway". The official German name is "Einschienige Hangebahn" System Eugen Langen. Given that the length of the track is just 13.3 kilometres (8.3 miles) it is more of a tram than a railway.
Most of the track runs above the Wupper river. The 3 kilometre stretch between Wohlwinkel and Sonnborner Strasse is called the overland track, which runs above the streets. The overland part of the track has a completely different design of the support pylons compared to the main part of the track that runs above the Wupper river.
Wuppertal was one of the first German towns to become industrialised. In the early 19th century Wuppertal was a prosperous town, larger than Cologne. But once the industrialisation really got underway in Germany, Wuppertal could not keep up with its neighbours. Thanks to its unique railway, Wuppertal receives a small but steady stream of visitors.
The suspension railway has been very safe. Only one fatal accident has happened, despite that the line has been operating for more than a hundred years. In 1999, five people were killed when a train plunged into the Wupper river. Unfortunately, it was an unnecessary accident. During weekend maintenance work, a piece of metal was forgotten on the track and the first train on Monday morning hit the piece of metal and plunged into the river.
Most of the track runs above the Wupper river. The 3 kilometre stretch between Wohlwinkel and Sonnborner Strasse is called the overland track, which runs above the streets. The overland part of the track has a completely different design of the support pylons compared to the main part of the track that runs above the Wupper river.
Wuppertal was one of the first German towns to become industrialised. In the early 19th century Wuppertal was a prosperous town, larger than Cologne. But once the industrialisation really got underway in Germany, Wuppertal could not keep up with its neighbours. Thanks to its unique railway, Wuppertal receives a small but steady stream of visitors.
The suspension railway has been very safe. Only one fatal accident has happened, despite that the line has been operating for more than a hundred years. In 1999, five people were killed when a train plunged into the Wupper river. Unfortunately, it was an unnecessary accident. During weekend maintenance work, a piece of metal was forgotten on the track and the first train on Monday morning hit the piece of metal and plunged into the river.
16 comments:
too good. india shud also introduce these kinda trains here. this wud save lot of time and take little space
i saw a documentary on India on NGC. india has plans to introduce these trains in metro cities. not sure how much time it will take
At not within our lifetime.
we should try to take step as india needs the most if not for now for the next ten years to come.
they''ll fall down in india
we in india should not have these kind of trains plzzzzzzz
u cannot guarantee when they will strike our heads
its really a good example to how to manage the traffic on the indian road & the germany hanging trains its outstanding
THE IDEA IS NOT BAD BUT AS ANONYMOUS SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE STRONG. METRO HAS DEVLOPED SO NOW THERE IS NO NEED OF THIS PAGLA TRAIN. BUT INDIA CAN DEVLOP,A PARK WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ENJOY THIS TRAIN.AND IF U WANT TO BUILD THEN DESTROY THE METRO.
I visited this place. This is an unique piece of engineering. People say that during world war 2, even British Air Force did not attempt to bomb this engineering feat. By the way, I visited a beautiful zoo garden at Uppathal via this suspended tram/train.
Debnath
This is an example of extreme engineering and technical expertise. India should go for it but taking all casualities in account.
best technology,salute to d engineers
awesome man, salute to d great engineers
Rashe
It is difficult to maintain such type of work in India but not impossible, we have excellent man power and caibre, so India can be seriously expedite the project where metro cannot enable to work.
THERE WAS A SAME PROJECT I WITNESSED IN GOA IN 2005 WHEN I WAS THERE FOR A WEEK.I ACTUALLY WENT INSIDE THE TRAIN, THAT WAS A PILOT PROJECT KINDA THEN. AND SOON FEW MONTHS LATER I HEARD IN NEWS THAT THE TRAIN FALLEN DOWN ... THANK GOD IT DIDNT FELL WHEN I WAS THERE..
Nice Idea
really amxing engineering....great...
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