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Operator Tokyo Monorail
System Type Monorail
Year Opened 1964
# of Lines 1
# of Cars
Mileage 17.8 km
Gauge Monorail
Stations 11
Power Electric
Fare Media Farecards
Website
Data Date 2000
1st Visit 12/1990
Last Visit 9/2010
% Rode 100%

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Tokyo Monorail

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Tokyo Monorail

This urban monorail connect Hamamatsucho station on the Yamanote line with Haneda international airport.  It is a straddle beam system that is very busy. 

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tky-ot-mr03.jpg (26341 bytes)A Tokyo Monorail train at Haneda Airport. tky-ot-mr04.jpg (32493 bytes)A Tokyo Monorail train waiting for passengers at the Tokyo Terminal.
Monorail entering Hamamatsucho terminal (7/08) Look up at the monorail while on a bus on a "freeway" (2/5/10)
View from JR platforms at Hamamatsucho (2/5/10) Tenkubashi station (9/28/10)
Tenkubashi station (9/28/10) At Tennozu Isle station (9/28/10)
At Tennozu Isle station (9/28/10) At Tennozu Isle station (9/28/10)
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