Okinawa Urban Monorail

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The Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., also known as Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., is a monorail line serving the cities of Naha and Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan. Operated by Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., it opened on 10 August 2003, and is the only public rail system in Okinawa Prefecture. Yui Rail is the first rail line on Okinawa since World War II. As Okinawa is the island of Japan lying farthest to the south and west that has an active rail line, Akamine Station and Naha Airport Station, the southernmost and westernmost rail stations in Japan respectively, lie on this line.

Description

The 17.0 km (11 mi) line starts from the Naha Airport station, which, as the name suggests, connects the line to Naha Airport. The line makes several curves before reaching Shuri Station, the line's former terminus. After Ishimine Station, the line enters the city of Urasoe, where the line terminates at Tedako-Uranishi Station.[1] As Okinawa is the island of Japan lying farthest to the south and west that has an active rail line, Akamine Station and Naha Airport Station, the southernmost and westernmost rail stations in Japan respectively, lie on this line.[2]

The monorail's "Yui Rail" brand name and logo were selected in a public competition.[3] It consists of 19 stations, from Template:STN in the west to Template:STN in the east, running via Naha.[4] The average distance between stations is Script error: No such module "convert".. It takes 37 minutes and costs ¥370[4] to traverse its Template:Cvt length.[5]

The line supports payment via paper tickets or OKICA, the local contactless smart card; additional support for the ten major Japanese IC cards (such as Suica and SUGOCA) began on 10 March 2020.[6][7]

As of 2020, Yui Rail is free-to-ride for high school students in the prefecture.[8]

History

Background and construction

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Prior to the construction of the line, passenger railway lines on the island of Okinawa existed since 1914, when Template:Ill,[9] Template:Ill,[10] and Okinawa Prefectural Railways opened their railway lines. However, the lines operated by Okinawa Electric ceased operations after losing passengers to bus lines, while the Okinawa Railroad and Prefectural Railways were destroyed by American air raids and explosions[11] during World War II. While many supported the reconstruction of the railway post-war, the reconstruction of the road networks was prioritized and the routes were abandoned, with the remaining tracks removed due to the lack of steel on the island. The lack of rail transport forced the island to adapt to the American-style car society.[12] The number of cars on the island had caused chronic road congestion around the time when Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972. It took 24 years from 1972 for the plan to be executed, when construction began in 1996. The line opened on 10 August 2003.[13]

Urasoe extension

After lengthy deliberation of possible route options, the monorail corporation applied for construction permission for a Script error: No such module "convert"., 4-station extension from Shuri Station to Tedako-Uranishi Station, located in Urasoe City in August 2011.[14] Permission was granted on 26 January 2012, with construction planned to start in March 2013. Revenue operations along the extension started on 1 October 2019, using a revised schedule with extended rush hour headways for opening day.[15][16][17] Preliminary ridership data from the first week showed that year-on-year ridership was up after the extension opened on 1 October.[18] From April 2019, some 2-car formations were changed to 3-car formation in order to transport more passengers, as the average percentage for the number of passengers compared to train capacity exceeded 120%. While some of the infrastructure, such as the stations, supported 3-car formations, a new depot had to be constructed to support the extra train cars.[19][20]

Infrastructure and operations

The line is operated by the Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc, a third-sector railway company. The basic infrastructure of the line is constructed by the government, Okinawa Prefecture, or passing municipalities, while the company operates the line itself.[21] Trains run on the line from exactly 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. every day, with an interval of 4~15 minutes. All services stop at every station, although some services terminate at Shuri Station.[22]

Ridership

The number of passengers on the line steadily grew from its opening in 2003 to 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The number of passengers returned to the pre-pandemic growth by 2023.[23]

Year Avg. Passengers[23]
2003 31,905
2004 32,049
2005 35,940
2006 37,393
2007 37,713
2008 37,545
2009 35,272
2010 35,551
2011 36,689
2012 39,093
2013 40,831
2014 41,477
2015 44,145
2016 47,463
2017 49,716
2018 52,355
2019 55,766
2020 30,044
2021 32,263
2022 46,326
2023 54,803
2024 60,898

Rolling stock

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1000 series in 2024

The line has been using the Okinawa Urban Monorail 1000 series electric multiple units since its opening in 2003. The trains have two doors on each side and are mostly manufactured by Hitachi Rail. New formations entered service in April 2016 and August 2023. While the formations from 2003 and 2016 can only be operated in a two-car formation, the formation from 2023 can only be operated in a three-car formation.[24][25]

Stations

Platform screen doors are installed on every station's platforms.[26] Although most stations are staffed, some stations may become temporarily unstaffed due to lack of staff. A single station staff member covers two adjacent stations in some areas.[27] All stations have an elevator and an escalator, and supports wheelchair users.[28] Each station features a piece of art.[29]

Station
No. 		Picture Station name Distance

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Total distance

from Naha Airport[30]

Location
English Japanese
1 File:NahaAirport-station-building-202002.jpg Naha Airport Script error: No such module "Lang". – Script error: No such module "convert". Naha
2 File:Akamine-station-building-202002.jpg Akamine Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
3 File:Oroku Station Okinawa.jpg Oroku Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
4 File:Onoyama Koen Station Okinawa.jpg Onoyama Park Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
5 File:Tsubogawa Station Okinawa.jpg Tsubogawa Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
6 File:Asahibashi Station Okinawa.jpg Asahibashi Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
7 File:Kencho-mae Station Okinawa.jpg Prefectural Office Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
8 File:Miebashi Station Okinawa.jpg Miebashi Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
9 File:Makishi2012.JPG Makishi Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
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12 File:Furujima Station Okinawa.jpg Furujima Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
13 File:Naha-City-Hospital-Station-Building.jpg Naha City Hospital Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
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15 File:Shuri-Station-Building-2020.jpg Shuri Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
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17 File:Kyozuka-Station-building.jpg Kyozuka Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Urasoe
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See also

Notes

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References

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  3. ↑ "about Yui Rail" Template:Webarchive, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
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  5. ↑ モノレール計画概要 Template:Webarchive, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
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  10. ↑ "馬車軌道について" City of Okinawa (https://www.city.okinawa.okinawa.jp/documents/1151/bashakidoueki.pdf)
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External links

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