Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2
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system located in
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. It is owned and operated by , a so-called " third-sector" company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba. The first segment (Line 2 from Sports Center Station to Chishirodai Station) opened on March 28, 1988, also the rest by March 24, 1999. The
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contactless smart card can be used to purchase fares. It is the world's longest suspended monorail system with a track length of .


Routes


Line 1

Line 1 connects Chibaminato Station and Kenchōmae Station by a multiple-track route. Operating at 1,500 V DC, trains make four intermediate stops.


Station list


Line 2

Line 2 connects
Chiba Station is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chiba Station is served by the following lines. JR East *Sobu Main Line ** Chūō-Sōbu Line ** Sobu Line (Rapi ...
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Chishiro-dai Station is a monorail train station on the Chiba Urban Monorail located in Wakaba-ku in the city of Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminal station for Line 2 of the Chiba Urban Monorail and is located 12.0 kilometers from the northern ter ...
. Operating at 1,500 V DC, trains make 11 intermediate stops on the multiple-track route. Nearly all trains continue on Line 1 to
Chiba-Minato Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in Chūō-ku, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chibaminato Station is served by the JR East Keiyō Line and Chiba Urban Mono ...
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Station list


Extension plans

Extensions of Line 1 had been proposed, notably a five-station, extension from Kenchō-mae Station to Chiba Municipal Aoba Hospital. However, in 2004 an evaluation committee found that there was no need for the extension, and proposed closing the underused segment from
Chiba Station is a railway station in Chiba, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Chiba Urban Monorail. Lines Chiba Station is served by the following lines. JR East *Sobu Main Line ** Chūō-Sōbu Line ** Sobu Line (Rapi ...
to Kencho-mae Station. There was also a plan to extend the line from
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to Inage and Inage-kaigan Station. On 4 September 2019, Chiba City announced that it had decided to discontinue plans to extend the monorail hospital route, and not to introduce a monorail on the Inage route.


History

* 1979/03/20 – The company was established. * 1988/03/28 – Line 2 between Sports Center Station and Chishirodai Station opened. * 1990/09/18 – The total number of passengers reached 10 million. * 1991/06/12 – Line 2 opened between Chiba Station and Sports Center Station. * 1994/03/07 – The total number of passengers reached 50 million. * 1995/08/01 – Line 1 between Chiba Minato Station and Chiba Station opened. * 1997/06/17 – The total number of passengers reached 100 million. * 1999/03/24 – Line 1 between Chiba Station and Kencho-mae Station opened. At the same time, the running time for Line 2 was shortened by about 10%, and automatic ticket machines were installed at all stations. *2006 – Chiba Prefecture pulls out from funding the monorail due to unsatisfactory ridership numbers. * 2006/06/21 – A train collided with the arm of a crane truck working on a sewer line between Sakusabe Station and Chiba-Koen Station on Line 2. * 2007/03/19 – The four-car trains that had been in service were discontinued. * 2009/03/14 – PASMO introduced. * 2012/07/08 – The new trains "Urban Flyer 0-type" began operating. * 2019/02/20 – Announced the introduction of station numbering at all stations in anticipation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. * 2020/09/09 – A fire broke out when a contractor accidentally cut a cable during substation renewal work, causing all lines to be suspended. * 2021/05/31 – The total number of passengers reached 500 million.


Special tickets

*Holiday Free Pass (ホリデーフリーきっぷ) **Available: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. **Cost: Adults 630 yen, children 320 yen **Valid: All day on the day of purchase. *2-Day Free Pass (2-DAYフリーきっぷ) **Available: Two consecutive days. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. **Cost: Adults 1050 yen, children 530 yen **Valid: All day on the day of purchase. *Lunchtime Free Pass (お昼のお出かけフリーきっぷ) **Available: From 10AM to 6PM on weekdays. **Cost: Adults 620 yen, children 310 yen **Valid: From 10AM to 6PM on day purchased.


See also

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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. *Ta ...
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List of rapid transit systems These lists of rapid transit systems are sorted by the type of system: * List of tram and light rail transit systems * List of town tramway systems * Medium-capacity rail transport system * List of premetro systems * List of metro systems * List of ...
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Skybus Metro The Skybus Metro was a prototype suspended railway system by Indian technologist B. Rajaram with the Konkan Railway. The system consisted of an elevated track with the cars suspended below, similar to the Wuppertal Schwebebahn or H-Bahn syste ...


References


External links


Company website
in English
Company website
in Japanese {{Authority control Monorails Suspended monorails SAFEGE people movers Railway lines opened in 1988 Monorails in Japan Transport in Chiba (city) Companies based in Chiba Prefecture Japanese third-sector railway lines 1988 establishments in Japan