The
Schwebebahn network
The distance which drives the suspension railway is, actually, a round course which
runs about the long Saxon of the town. The distance is 13.3 kms long. Of it there
are 3.3 kms about the land and the rest about the Wupper. The scaffolding of
the suspension railway is an iron construction in the suspension railway freely hangs and
to the right and to the left of 15 ° can oscillate. There is a rail for every direction.
Both rails are four meters apart. The suspension railway is
12 meters about the Wupper and eight meters over the street. At both ends of
the suspension railway an Endkehre and a car hall is in Vohwinkel.
In the Endkehre the suspension railways turn and then can go back again.
The Endkehren have a radius of 9 meters and will drive without passengers.
The maximum upward gradient 1:25 is in the segment between hammer stone and Vowinkel.
In the car halls the vehicles which are not just used are
cleaned for her next application. The distance from
the directing center which is in the station mountain Döppers is supervised.