Bergisches Straßenbahnmuseum
Volunteer-run streetcar museum in Wuppertal-Kohlfurth with historic cars, a car shed and heritage rides through the Kaltenbach valley.
Om museet
As the streetcar lines in the Bergisches Land region were shut down one after another, streetcar enthusiasts founded the Bergische Museumsbahnen association in 1969. Their aim was to preserve typical vehicles of the region and put them back into service on a real line. To do so, they took over a section of the former interurban line 5 between Wuppertal and Solingen, which had run for the last time in May 1969.
The stretch from Kohlfurth up to Cronenberg was a good fit because it runs largely separate from road traffic. The meter-gauge line is just under three kilometers long, is a protected monument and climbs about 150 meters in elevation. At Pentecost 1992 the museum began operating, opened by Minister President Johannes Rau; it is considered the smallest licensed streetcar operator in Germany.
The depot at the Kohlfurther Brücke houses motor cars that once ran on this very line, along with vehicles from Hagen, Bochum and Düsseldorf, many of which were saved from scrapping by private individuals. A well-known example is motor car 107 from 1936. The 2021 flood caused severe damage, and regular service did not resume until 2025. Because the ties need replacing, the cars currently run only on a shortened section.
Højdepunkter
- Rides on historic streetcars along a heritage-listed line
- Motor car 107 from 1936
- Car shed and depot at the Kohlfurther Brücke
- Book streetcar serving as the museum shop
- St. Nicholas rides in December
- Grundlagt
- 1992
- Ejer
- Bergische Museumsbahnen e. V.
Entrépriser & rabatter
Der er gratis entré.
| Børn og unge | gratisgratis til og med 16 år · Streetcar rides free up to and including age 16; children up to 10 only when accompanied by an adult |
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| Grupper | –Guided tours on request; charter rides can be booked |
| Streetcar ride, one way | 5 €Tickets from the conductor on board |
| Streetcar ride, round trip | 7 € |
| Streetcar day ticket | 15 € |
Visiting the depot and car shed is free; only the rides are charged. VRR/VRS public transport tickets are not valid. Tickets for the St. Nicholas rides only in advance via wuppertal-live.de.
Tilgængelighed
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette – spørg venligst museet direkte.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 16 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Interaktive stationer
The historic trams may be viewed, touched and boarded; events such as Saint Nicholas rides in December and a family festival.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Kohlfurther Brücke
City-Express CE 64 from Wuppertal Hbf or Solingen (Graf-Wilhelm-Platz) to "Kohlfurther Brücke".
By car via the A 46 (Sonnborner Kreuz) and the L 74 toward Remscheid/Solingen to the Wuppertal-Kohlfurth exit. Transit association tickets are not valid on the museum railway.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
Museum shop in the book streetcar (Saturdays and operating days 11:00–17:00). Food and drink at the Naturfreundehaus near the Greuel stop.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Firmaarrangementer
- Bryllupper / vielser
Op til 100 personer.
Charter rides in historic cars, wedding rides with a ceremony conducted by the Wuppertal registry office; depot and car shed (approx. 500 m² hall, approx. 900 m² outdoor area, around 100 people at beer-tent benches) for birthdays, anniversaries and company parties.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
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| Godt at vide | Tours on request (not on Saturdays). |
