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Chiba Urban Monorail
The Chiba Urban Monorail is a two-line suspended, SAFEGE-type monorail system located in Chiba, Japan. It is owned and operated by Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd., a third-sector company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba.
The first segment (Line 2 from Sports Center Station to Chishirodai Station) opened on March 28, 1988, and the remaining segments opened by March 24, 1999. PASMO and Suica contactless smart cards can be used to purchase fares. It is one of only two systems in Japan that accepts only these cards and not other Mutual Usage IC cards.
It is the world's longest suspended monorail system, with a track length of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi).
Line 1 connects Chibaminato station and Kenchō-mae station via a 3.2-kilometre (2.0 mi) multi-track route, with four intermediate stops.
Line 2 connects Chibaminato station and Chishirodai station via a 13.5-kilometre (8.4 mi) multi-track route, with 13 intermediate stops.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully built and tested two suspended, SAFEGE-type monorails prior to the Chiba Urban Monorail, including the Higashiyama Park Monorail and the Shonan Monorail. The Chiba Urban Monorail was the first major installation of this type and remains the longest suspended monorail system in the world. Building upon the experience gained from the Shōnan Monorail, Mitsubishi designed and constructed the Chiba system as a dual-tracked network connecting the suburbs of Chiba Prefecture with the city's main rail station downtown. It is also the world's only dual-beamed SAFEGE-type system and includes a short spur line branching from the main route. Chiba officials selected the SAFEGE design in part because of the region's occasionally inclement weather. In a SAFEGE-type monorail, the running surfaces and train bogies are enclosed within the beam, protecting them from rain, snow, and ice.
The Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd. was established on March 20, 1979. Line 2 opened between Sports Center Station and Chishirodai Station on March 28, 1988. On June 12, 1991, Line 2 was extended between Chiba Station and Sports Center Station. Line 1 between Chiba-Minato Station and Chiba Station began operation on August 1, 1995. The extension of Line 1 between Chiba Station and Kenchō-mae Station opened on March 24, 1999. At the same time, the running time on Line 2 was reduced by about 10%, and automatic ticket machines were installed at all stations.
In 2006, Chiba Prefecture withdrew its funding from the monorail project due to unsatisfactory ridership numbers. On June 21 of that year, a train collided with the arm of a crane truck working on a sewer line between Sakusabe Station and Chiba-Kōen Station on Line 2. The four-car trains in service were discontinued on March 19, 2007, and the PASMO contactless fare system was introduced on March 14, 2009.
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Chiba Urban Monorail
The Chiba Urban Monorail is a two-line suspended, SAFEGE-type monorail system located in Chiba, Japan. It is owned and operated by Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd., a third-sector company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba.
The first segment (Line 2 from Sports Center Station to Chishirodai Station) opened on March 28, 1988, and the remaining segments opened by March 24, 1999. PASMO and Suica contactless smart cards can be used to purchase fares. It is one of only two systems in Japan that accepts only these cards and not other Mutual Usage IC cards.
It is the world's longest suspended monorail system, with a track length of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi).
Line 1 connects Chibaminato station and Kenchō-mae station via a 3.2-kilometre (2.0 mi) multi-track route, with four intermediate stops.
Line 2 connects Chibaminato station and Chishirodai station via a 13.5-kilometre (8.4 mi) multi-track route, with 13 intermediate stops.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully built and tested two suspended, SAFEGE-type monorails prior to the Chiba Urban Monorail, including the Higashiyama Park Monorail and the Shonan Monorail. The Chiba Urban Monorail was the first major installation of this type and remains the longest suspended monorail system in the world. Building upon the experience gained from the Shōnan Monorail, Mitsubishi designed and constructed the Chiba system as a dual-tracked network connecting the suburbs of Chiba Prefecture with the city's main rail station downtown. It is also the world's only dual-beamed SAFEGE-type system and includes a short spur line branching from the main route. Chiba officials selected the SAFEGE design in part because of the region's occasionally inclement weather. In a SAFEGE-type monorail, the running surfaces and train bogies are enclosed within the beam, protecting them from rain, snow, and ice.
The Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd. was established on March 20, 1979. Line 2 opened between Sports Center Station and Chishirodai Station on March 28, 1988. On June 12, 1991, Line 2 was extended between Chiba Station and Sports Center Station. Line 1 between Chiba-Minato Station and Chiba Station began operation on August 1, 1995. The extension of Line 1 between Chiba Station and Kenchō-mae Station opened on March 24, 1999. At the same time, the running time on Line 2 was reduced by about 10%, and automatic ticket machines were installed at all stations.
In 2006, Chiba Prefecture withdrew its funding from the monorail project due to unsatisfactory ridership numbers. On June 21 of that year, a train collided with the arm of a crane truck working on a sewer line between Sakusabe Station and Chiba-Kōen Station on Line 2. The four-car trains in service were discontinued on March 19, 2007, and the PASMO contactless fare system was introduced on March 14, 2009.
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