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The Story of Germany's "Flying Train": 125 Years, a United City and an Elephant Falling Into the River

Summary by Club Feroviar
The German city of Wuppertal is home to one of the most unusual public transport systems in the world: the Schwebebahn, a suspended railway nicknamed the “flying train.” Opened to the public in 1901, the line is 13 km long, has 20 stations, and carries over 80,000 people daily. In Wuppertal, a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the train does not run on rails at ground level, but hangs from a metal structure raised above the cit…
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The German city of Wuppertal is home to one of the most unusual public transport systems in the world: the Schwebebahn, a suspended railway nicknamed the “flying train.” Opened to the public in 1901, the line is 13 km long, has 20 stations, and carries over 80,000 people daily. In Wuppertal, a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the train does not run on rails at ground level, but hangs from a metal structure raised above the cit…

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Club Feroviar broke the news on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
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