Hitachi Monorail
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Monorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
s offered by Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company is the parent of the Hitachi Group as part of the larger DKB Group companies...
List of notable Hitachi monorails
Hitachi's designs are ALWEGALWEG
Alweg was a transportation company known for pioneering straddle-beam monorails.-History:Alweg was founded by Swedish industrial magnate Dr. Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren in January 1953 as Alweg-Forschung, GmbH , based in Fühlingen, Germany, a suburb of Cologne...
-based, and are available in three configurations:
| Type | Capacity | Axle load | Track beam | Maximum grade | Curving radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large | 415 | 11 t | 850 × 1500 mm | 6% | 70 m |
| Standard | 348 | 10 t | 800 × 1400 mm | 6% | 70 m |
| Small | 194 | 8 t | 700 × 1300 mm | 6% | 40 m |
| All specifications as per Hitachi. "Capacity" represents regular load (three passengers per square metre) for a four-car trainset. | |||||
Large
- Kitakyushu monorailKitakyushu monorailThe Kitakyushu monorail is a monorail in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan, run by the Kitakyushu Urban Monorail Co. Ltd. ....
, opened 1984 - Osaka Monorail, opened 1990
- Chongqing Rail Transit Line2, opened 1996
- Tama Toshi Monorail LineTama Toshi Monorail LineThe , also referred to as the Tama Monorail, is an important part of the Western Tokyo public transport network.Operated by Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd., the double tracked, 16.0 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashiyamato and Tama via Tachikawa,...
, opened 1998
Standard
- Tokyo MonorailTokyo Monorail, officially the , is a monorail system connecting Haneda Airport in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, to Hamamatsuchō Station in Minato, Tokyo. The trains operate along an elevated line that follows the coast of Tokyo Bay. The trip from the airport to Hamamatsuchō costs ¥470 each way.-History:The line opened in...
, opened 1964 - Okinawa Monorail, opened 2003
- Palm Jumeirah MonorailPalm Jumeirah MonorailThe Palm Jumeirah Monorail is a monorail line on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro. The line opened on April 30, 2009...
, (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) opened April 2009
Joint ventures
- Kuala Lumpur MonorailKuala Lumpur MonorailThe KL Monorail is an urban monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It opened on 31 August 2003, and serves 11 stations running with two parallel elevated tracks. It connects the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transport hub with the "Golden Triangle"...
, opened 2003, built by Monorail Malaysia based on Hitachi designs - Chongqing MetroChongqing MetroThe Chongqing Rail Transit also known as Chongqing Metro, is a metro system in Chongqing, China that has been in operation since 2005. CRT serves transportation needs in the city's main business and entertainment downtown areas...
, a joint project between Hitachi and the Changchun Car CompanyChangchun Car CompanyChangchun Railway Vehicles Company Ltd. is a Chinese rolling stock manufacturer under China CNR Corporation. While the CRV emerged in 2002, the company's roots date back to the establishment of the Changchun Car Company in 1954....
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