This is the world's first suspension railway and a unique creation in Germany. It was built in the year 1901 and looking at the technology that existed at that time, this is a very amazing creation. Since conventional trains or trams could not run near the long and winding rivers, proposals were made at the time to create this hanging railway. It was first proposed by the businessman Eugen Langen and was rejected several times at the time. Later, between 1897 and 1901, the first railway was opened in Barmen, Elberfeld, Germany. According to the 2008 annual report, it is still used as a mode of local public transport, carrying 25 million passengers annually. In 2015, efforts were made to add train carriages with modern technology. It is called Generation 15. The route runs for 13.3 kilometers (8.3 miles) and takes about 30 minutes to complete. About 19,200 tons of steel (18,900 long tons; 21,200 short steel tons) were used to manufacture the support frame and stations. The railway was closed at the time due to heavy damage during World War II but reopened in 1946.
The railway carries approximately 80,000 passengers a week through the city. In 1997, the railway support frames were largely modernized, and many stations were rebuilt and technically updated. Kluse station was completely destroyed in the Second World War, and it was supposed to be rebuilt by 2001, but it was delayed due to an accident in 1999 when 5 people died. As of 2004, the cost of renovations was between €380 million and €480 million.
-An old video of the railway - Click Here
-A video from the Youtube channel of Lokewate Sudantaka, a Sri Lankan- Click Here
