Naha monorail

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Okinawa monorail
Okinawa monorail
Okinawa monorail
Route length: 12.9 km
Legend
   
 0 Naha Kūkō ( Naha Airport )
   
 1.95 Akamine
   
 2.71 Oroku
   
 3.68 Ōnoyama-kōen
   
 4.52 Tsubogawa
   
 5.33 Asahibashi
   
 5.91 Kencho-mae
   
 6.63 Miebashi
   
 7.61 Makishi
   
 8.20 Asato
   
 8.95 Omoromachi
   
 9.96 Furujima
   
 10.88 Shiritsubyōin-mae
   
 11.84 Gibo
   
 12.84 Shuri

The Naha monorail ( Okinawa Monorail ) is part of the public transport system of the Japanese city ​​of Naha on the island of Okinawa . It is the only railway line on the archipelago and connects the island's airport with the island's capital Naha, on whose territory it is located.

It was on 10 August 2003 by the Okinawa toshi monorēru Kabushiki-gaisha ( Jap. 沖縄都市モノレール株式会社taken) in operation and consists of only one monorail - line ( 沖縄都市モノレール線, Okinawa toshi monorēru-sen , literally city monorail line Okinawa ).

Her nickname is Yui Rail ( ゆ い レ ー ル , Yui rēru ) and comes from a public competition to search for a logo and find a name. In the Okinawa dialect , “yui” describes the local tradition of helping one another.

Route

The 12.8 km long line connects 15 stations to Naha Airport to the city center. By Hitachi -built trains up to 165 passengers transported. The clock rate is 7-15 minutes, during morning rush hour, the operate vehicles of the train at a distance of 6.5 minutes. The operating hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Around 35,000 passengers are transported every working day.

The stations are very high, up to 20 meters above the street, and have a relatively uniform design. There are stations with a central platform and those with side platforms.

Picture gallery

  • Similar to the Wuppertal suspension railway, a section of the route runs over a river.

  • Kencho-mae station

  • 1000 series articulated train

  • The inside of a train

Web links

Commons : Okinawa Monorail  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence