The Happy Line is a

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line in central

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. The line is a loop and has seven stations, including stops at

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, Happy Valley,

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, and

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Technical information

The monorail trains were built by

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with a fleet of five P28/24 class, three-car trains, each with a capacity of 24 passengers per train. The trains use 380 V 50 Hz AC power supply, and are equipped with four AC motors and two

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s. Under normal circumstances, there are 5 trains running on the track at the same time. The line features a maximum

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of 10%. The monorail beam is wide and tall, and has a support column every . Its maximal speed is 40 km per hour.

Operations

The operating hours of Happy Route are 9:30am6:30pm on weekdays and 9am7pm on weekends. The actual traveling speed is about , and it takes about 25 minutes for the train to complete the circle. The fare is RMB 50.

Accident

At 11am on 1 November 2018, a system failure occurred on the Happy Line, causing a collision between the third and fourth cars carrying more than 20 people. This accident caused one person a head injury, one person a waist injury and other passengers with minor injuries to varying degrees.

References

External links

The official map
* Video
Happy Line round trip view from inside monorail train
{{Eastern Guangdong & Hong Kong transit Monorails Monorails in China Transport in Shenzhen People Porter people movers Railway loop lines Railway lines opened in 1998