Vohwinkel Schwebebahn

Monorail terminal in Wuppertal, Germany

Vohwinkel Schwebebahn

A train in the turning loop

General information
Location| 19 Vohwinkeler Str., Vohwinkel
Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Coordinates| 51°13′49″N 7°04′04″E﻿ / ﻿51.2304°N 7.0678°E﻿ / 51.2304; 7.0678
Elevation| Suspended
Operated by| WSW mobil [de]
Line(s)| Wuppertal Schwebebahn
Distance| 0.9m/1.5km
Platforms| 2 (side)
Tracks| 2 Suspended Monorail
Bus routes| 600, 609, 621, 631, 641, 745, 784, E818, E826, E839, E870, E874, E879, E902
Bus stands| 9
Bus operators|

* Rheinbahn
* Rheinlandbus
* Stadtwerke Solingen
* Wuppertaler Stadtwerke

Connections|  Vohwinkel Deutsche Bahn
Construction
Structure type| Elevated above pedestrian zone
Parking| Yes
Architect| Eugen Langen
Other information
Fare zone|

* VRR: 656[1]
* VRS: 1650 (VRR transitional tariff)[2]

History
Opened| 24 May 1901
Services
| Preceding station  |  WSW mobil | Following station

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Terminus |  | Wuppertal Schwebebahn |  | Bruch

towards Oberbarmen

Location

Vohwinkel Schwebebahn station 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.[3]

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

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The railway station, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, that had been initially adjacent was in 1908 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

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1. ^ "Wabenplan für das Rheinbahn-Bedienungsgebiet" (PDF). Rheinbahn. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
2. ^ "Ticketberater". Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
3. ^ Vohwinkel Station (in German)

## External links

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* Media related to Schwebebahn station Vohwinkel at Wikimedia Commons
* Collection of old postcards showing the Vohwinkel Station

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