
World Monorail is a
monorail
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line built by
Switzerland
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manufacturer
Intamin
Intamin Amusement Rides is a design and manufacturing company in Schaan, Liechtenstein, best-known for designing and constructing Amusement ride, thrill rides and roller coasters at dozens of international theme parks, amusement parks and other e ...
currently located in
Lotte World
Lotte World or Lotte World Adventure () is a theme park and major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. Opened in July 1989, Lotte World consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", shopping mall ...
in
Jamsil-dong
Jamsil-dong () is a '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. Its name is derived from silkworm breeding during the Joseon period. ''Jamsil'' translates to a room or place for sericulture ("jam" is silkworm, "sil" is room). ...
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Songpa District
Songpa District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Previously known as Wiryeseong, the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Baekje, Songpa is located in the southeastern part of Seoul. With roughly 647,000 residents, Songpa ...
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Seoul
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South Korea
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It is one of the methods of getting around Lotte World. There are two stations, Lake Station, which is on the Magic Island of the park, and Adventure Station, which is on the indoor part of the park.
Vehicle info
The vehicle is the Intamin People Porter. It has a max speed of 6.5 mph (10.5 km/h)
with 18 maximum passengers.
Run times
The monorail is operated during the open hours of Lotte World amusement park. It will only run indoors during
extreme weather
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, or from
July 16
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to
Aug 31 of hot weather.
References
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Monorail lines
Monorails in South Korea
Intamin