Linimo

Linimo
Overview
Other name(s)Aichi Rapid Transit Tobu Kyuryo Line
Native nameリニモ
愛知高速交通東部丘陵線
OwnerAichi Rapid Transit Co., Ltd.[a]
LocaleAichi Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations9
WebsiteOfficial website
Service
TypeRapid transit
Rolling stockAichi Rapid Transit 100 series
Daily ridership16,500
History
Opened6 March 2005 (2005-03-06)
Technical
Line length8.9 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
Minimum radius75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC Third rail
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route diagram

Fujigaoka
to Hongō
Hanamizuki-dōri
Irigaike-kōen
Nagakute Kosenjō
Geidai-dōri
Kōen-nishi
Aichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen
Tōji-shiryōkan-minami
to Yamaguchi
Yakusa
to Sasabara

Linimo (リニモ, Rinimo), formally the Aichi Rapid Transit Tobu Kyuryo Line (愛知高速交通東部丘陵線, Aichi Kōsoku Kōtsū Tōbu Kyūryō-sen) is a magnetic levitation train line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, near the city of Nagoya. While primarily built to serve the Expo 2005 fair site, the line has since operated to serve the local community.

Linimo is owned and operated by the Aichi Rapid Transit Company, Ltd. (愛知高速交通株式会社, Aichi Kōsoku Kōtsū kabushiki-gaisha) and is the first commercial maglev in Japan to use the High Speed Surface Transport (HSST) type technology.[1] It is also the world's first uncrewed commercial urban maglev.[2] Linimo was the fourth overall commercial urban maglev operated in the world, predated by the Birmingham Maglev (1984–1995), the Berlin M-Bahn (1989–1991) and the Shanghai Maglev (opened in 2004).


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  1. ^ Yasuda, Yoshihide; Fujino, Masaaki; Tanaka, Masao; Ishimoto, Syunzo (2004). "The first HSST maglev commercial train in Japan" (PDF). Proceedings of the 18th international conference on magnetically levitated systems and linear drives (MAGLEV 2004). Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. ^ 韓国独自技術で開発 仁川空港リニアが3日開通