Hitachi Monorail
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The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi Rail.
List of notable Hitachi monorails
Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations:[1]
| Type | Capacity | Axle load | Track beam | Maximum grade | Turning radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large | 415 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 6% | Script error: No such module "convert". |
| Standard | 348 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 6% | Script error: No such module "convert". |
| Small | 194 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | 6% | Script error: No such module "convert". |
| All specifications as per Hitachi.[2] "Capacity" represents regular load (three passengers per square metre) for a four-car trainset. | |||||
All Hitachi trains except those on Japan's oldest operational monorail have floors entirely above all the wheels.
Large
- Kitakyushu Monorail, opened 1984
- Osaka Monorail, opened 1990
- Tama Toshi Monorail Line, opened 1998
- Chongqing Rail Transit (Line 2 & Line 3), opened 2005 & 2011 (CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles also took part in the project)
- Panama Metro (Line 3), opening 2027-2028
Standard
- Tokyo Monorail, opened 1964
- Okinawa Urban Monorail, opened 2003
- Palm Jumeirah Monorail, (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) opened April 2009
- Daegu Metro Line 3, (Daegu, South Korea) opened April 2015 (prototype set only, remaining 27 built by Woojin Industrial Systems)
Small
- Sentosa Express (Sentosa, Singapore), opened 2007
Picture gallery
References
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