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…