Shonan Monorail

The Shonan Monorail (Japanese湘南 モノレール, Shonan Monorēru ), the company of the same name, is one built after the SAFEGE system monorail in the Japanese city of Kamakura. The web was after a test in Yokohama was successful, after two years of construction on March 7, 1970 opened. The web consists only of the Enoshima line.

The railway was initially between the Ofuna Station and the termination stop Nishi- Kamakura. The final section to the station Shonan - Enoshima the 6.6 km long railway was put into operation on July 2, 1971. The railway has a total of eight breakpoints. A special feature are two tunnels of 451 and 205 meters in length. It had been decided due to the gradients of up to 10% and the narrow streets against a tram and the monorail. The average number of passengers in 2003 was 30,000 daily passengers.

The powered with 1,500 volts, single track railway is built and has four Dodge. The web is driving on a total of seven railcars Mitsubishi, each consisting of three wagons. Each train has 228 seats and 236 standing room; the carriage means is larger than the two Endwaggons the vehicles. Maximum speed is 75 km / h Driving is a 7.5 -minute intervals, which means 230 trips on weekdays and 266 on Sundays.