Picture of Westende Station
© Mehdi Tavangar

Westende

Station information

Westende is one of the suspension railway stations that were designed by the Cologne-based architects Jaspert + Steffens in a modern steel and glass construction after the original stations were demolished. The station is primarily used to connect to the Bayer plants. The Elberfeld thermal power station is nearby.

Zahlen, Daten, Fakten

30 m

Platform length

2

Elevators

2

Stairways

Water route

Location

40 m³

Reinforced concrete

274 t

Steel structure

592 m²

Glass surface area

Jaspert + Steffens

Architect

Thyssen Klönne

General contractor

April 17th, 2001

Opened

Attractions

Suspension monorail audioguide

Warm welcome

Introduction to the audioguide of the "Schwebebahn"

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From Westende to Varresbeck

Wuppertal's famous people

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From Westende to Pestalozzi-Straße

An unusual panorama

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Media library

Tickets

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