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Monorails In Japan
{{short description, Wikimedia list article Here is a list of monorails in Japan. Currently operational *Tokyo Monorail: Tokyo, 1964. One of the world's most commercially successful monorail lines, carrying around 100 million passengers yearly. * Tama Toshi Monorail Line: Tokyo, 1998. *'' Toei'' Ueno Zoo Monorail: Tokyo, 1958. It links the two sectors of the zoo in Ueno Park. Service has been suspended since 31 October 2019. * Disney Resort Line: Urayasu, Chiba, 2001. *Chiba Urban Monorail (Townliner): Chiba, Chiba, 1988. (suspended monorail) *Osaka Monorail: Osaka, 1990. Second longest monorail line in the world. *Shōnan Monorail: Kanagawa, 1970. (suspended monorail) * Skyrail Midorizaka Line: Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 1998. (suspended monorail) A commuter line in a residential development suburb of the city. It is also considered as an automated guideway transit. * Kitakyūshū Monorail: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, 1985. *Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail): Okinawa, 2003. Disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monorail
A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and " rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, the term refers to the style of track.The term "track" is used here for simplicity. Technically the monorail sits on or is suspended from a guideway containing a singular structure. There is an additional generally accepted rule that the support for the car be narrower than the car. Etymology The term possibly comes from 1897, from German engineer Eugen Langen, who called an elevated railway system with wagons suspended the '' Eugen Langen One-railed Suspension Tramway'' (Einschieniges Hängebahnsystem Eugen Langen). Differentiation from other transport systems Monorails have found applications in airport transfer and medium capacity metros. To differentiate monorails from other transport modes, the Monorail Society defines a monor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
