Hitachi Monorail
The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi Rail.
List of notable Hitachi monorails[edit]
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 | 11 t (11 long tons; 12 short tons) | 0.85 m × 1.5 m (2 ft 9.46 in × 4 ft 11.06 in) | 6% | 70 m (229.66 ft) |
| Standard | 348 | 10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) | 0.8 m × 1.4 m (2 ft 7.50 in × 4 ft 7.12 in) | 6% | 70 m (229.66 ft) |
| Small | 194 | 8 t (7.9 long tons; 8.8 short tons) | 0.7 m × 1.3 m (2 ft 3.56 in × 4 ft 3.18 in) | 6% | 40 m (131.23 ft) |
| 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[edit]
- 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 2025
Standard[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Sentosa Express (Sentosa, Singapore), opened 2007
Picture gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Monorail Delivery Records : HITACHI Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ System Capacity : HITACHI Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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