| Shonan Monorail | |||
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 A 5000 series train in August 2008 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Kanagawa Prefecture | ||
| Transit type | Suspension railway | ||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 8 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | March 7, 1970 | ||
| Operator(s) | Shonan Monorail Co, Ltd Wholly owned subsidiary of Michinori Holdings formerly part of Mitsubishi Group, Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway, Seibu Railway, Nippon Steel | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 6.6 km (4.1 mi) | ||
| Minimum radius of curvature | 90 m (295 ft) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC | ||
| Top speed | 75 km/h (45 mph) | ||
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The Shonan Monorail (湘南モノレール, Shōnan Monorēru) is a suspended SAFEGE monorail in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co., Ltd. (湘南モノレール株式会社, Shōnan Monorēru Kabushiki-gaisha) which belongs to Michinori Holdings, and opened on March 7, 1970, the first monorail of its kind in Japan.[1]
Trains run on a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) line called the Enoshima Line. It is used by commuters that work in Tokyo or Yokohama, tourists visiting Enoshima, and, in summer months, city dwellers who are visiting the parks or baths of Enoshima.[2]
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "Shonan and Enoden". Retrieved 2007-09-02.