There are several hanging train or suspension train systems in Germany, the most famous of which is the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. But this picture is the Sky Train of Düsseldorf airport. It's a suspension train system with a 2,5 km long route linking Düsseldorf Airport's terminals to a large car park and to the train DB station. It's fully automatic system. The coaches hang about 10m high in the air and a train runs every 5 to 7 minutes. Here we see two of the Sky Train's coaches just leaving the railway station suspension rail station. These two coaches were covered fully by advertisement stickers but most of the wagons are not. It is typical that two coaches are used together as a train.
Picture from Düsseldorf airport's train station 16.4.2026 by Ilkka Siissalo.

A Sky Train is approaching the station of terminals A and B.
Picture from Düsseldorf airport 29.11.2003 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Sky Train track just outside of terminal C. Picture taken from inside a Sky Train coach.
Picture from Düsseldorf airport 4.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Picture from a Sky Train just above the road. Another train is approaching the terminal C station.
Picture from Düsseldorf airport 4.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Sky Train is approaching the parking house station.
Picture from Düsseldorf airport 4.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn or suspension monorail train of Wuppertal is a world renowned tourist attraction, but also a daily means of transport for the inhabitants of Wuppertal. The suspension train runs on a line of 13 kilometres, almost entirely over the river Wupper. There are 20 suspension railway stations ranging from Vohwinkel to the Wuppertal Oberbarmen station.

This suspension railcar seen here approaching the station of the main train station of Wuppertal, Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof, is of the type GTW 72 dating back to the year 1972. All of these suspension railcars were retired from service in 2019 and now there are only left the newer "generation 15" railcars. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

A similar GTW 72 this time leaving the Hauptbahnhof station in the direction of Vohwinkel, showing now the other side of these trains. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Again similar GTW 72 but now covered with advertisement tapings. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

A newer "generation 15" train is just about to vanish out of sight inside the station building of Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

These "generation 15" trains are now since 2019 the only ones left on the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

The front of a "generation 15" train. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.

Another "generation 15" train is approaching Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof over the river. Picture from Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof 10.6.2017 by Ilkka Siissalo.