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Monorails In Japan
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. *Disney Resort Line: Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, 2001. *Chiba Urban Monorail (Townliner): Chiba (city), Chiba, Chiba, 1988. (suspended monorail) *Osaka Monorail: Osaka Prefecture, Osaka, 1990. Second longest monorail line in the world. *Shonan Monorail, Shōnan Monorail: Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa, 1970. (suspended monorail) *Kitakyushu Monorail, Kitakyūshū Monorail: Kitakyushu, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka, 1985. *Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail): Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, 2003. Discontinued *''Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya, Nagoya Municipal'' Monorail, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, 1964 — 1974. *, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, 1965 — 1974. *''Nagoya Railroad, Meitetsu'' Monkey Park Monora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monorail
A monorail is a Rail transport, railway in which the track consists of a single rail or 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 (rail transport), 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 must be narrower than the car. Monorail systems are most frequently implemented in large cities, airports, and theme parks. Etymology The term possibly originated in 1897 from German engineer Eugen Langen, who called an elevated railway system with wagons suspended the ''Wuppertal Schwebebahn, Eugen Langen One-railed Suspension Tramway'' (Einschieniges Hängebahnsystem Eugen Langen). Differentiation from other transport systems Monorails have found applications in airport transfers and med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
