In North Rhine-Westphalia, the old, abandoned railway tracks have found a new lease of life – transporting people in futuristic monorail cabins around the region. The cabins are compact, driverless and can carry up to six passengers at once and operate on a single rail line.
This new futuristic-looking automated monorail is called MONOCAB OWL and relies on abandoned rail infrastructure. The idea is to link the towns of North Rhine-Westphalia with the cities, thanks to a new, more agile public transport. "This is an ideal means of transport for covering the territory efficiently. Rural areas are too sparsely populated for a large railway. The MONOCAB bridges that gap between the bus and heavy rail. In addition, we offer it at the same price as the bus," says Achim Oberwöhrmeier, managing director of the municipal transport company KVG Lippe:
"This is an ideal means of transport for covering the territory efficiently. Rural areas are too sparsely populated for a large railway. The MONOCAB bridges that gap between the bus and heavy rail. What’s more, we can provide it at the same price as the bus."
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Achim Oberwöhrmeier Managing director of municipal transport company KVG Lippe
