Linimo
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Stations | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rapid transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | Aichi Rapid Transit 100 series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily ridership | 16,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 6 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 8.9 km (5.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum radius | 75 m (246 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC Third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Linimo (リニモ, Rinimo), formally the Aichi Rapid Transit Tobu Kyuryo Line (愛知高速交通東部丘陵線, Aichi Kōsoku Kōtsū Tōbu Kyūryō-sen) is a
Linimo is owned and operated by the Aichi Rapid Transit Company, Ltd. (愛知高速交通株式会社, Aichi Kōsoku Kōtsū kabushiki gaisha) and is the first commercial maglev in Japan to use the
Specifications
The linear motor magnetic-levitated train has a top speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), floating 8 millimetres (0.31 in) above the track when in motion, and is intended as an alternative to conventional metro systems, not high-speed operation. The line has nine stations and is 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) long, with a minimum operating radius of 75 metres (246 ft) and a maximum gradient of 6%. The line uses automatic train control (ATC) and automatic train operation (ATO).[1] Construction of the track cost ¥60 billion (US$575 million) while the Linimo trains themselves, built by Nippon Sharyo, cost ¥40.5 billion (US$380 million).[3] The construction cost came to roughly $65 million per km without rolling stock.
Rolling stock
The trains for the line were designed by the
100 Series formations
The line operates eight three-car sets which are formed as follows.[4]
Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Designation | Mc1 | M | Mc2 |
Numbering | 1x1 | 1x2 | 1x3 |
Technical and financial difficulties
This section needs to be updated.(October 2017) |
Being the first commercial implementation of a new type of transport system, the line suffered a number of highly publicized technical breakdowns during the Expo, with far higher demand during peak hours than the line's carrying capacity of 4,000
During the Expo, the line carried an average of 31,000 passengers per day, but ridership dropped to only 12,000 in the first six months after the Expo, and the line lost over ¥3 billion in 2006. While ridership gradually increased to 16,500 passengers per day in 2008,[5] the line still made a financial loss of ¥2.1 billion in fiscal year 2009.[6] In 2016, the line started turning a profit, making a net profit of ¥83.4 million that year. [7]
Construction history
- October 3, 2001 – Permission to build the line granted
- March 6, 2005 – Line opened to the public
- July 3, 2005 – Ten millionth passenger
- April 1, 2006 – Stations L07 and L09 renamed
Stations
No. | Icon | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |
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L01 | Fujigaoka
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藤が丘 | 0.0 | Nagoya Municipal Subway Higashiyama Line (H22) | Meito-ku, Nagoya
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Aichi Prefecture | |
L02 | Hanamizuki-dōri | はなみずき通 | 1.4 | Nagakute
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L03 | Irigaike-kōen | 杁ヶ池公園 | 2.3 | ||||
L04 | Nagakute Kosenjō | 長久手古戦場 | 3.4 | ||||
L05 | Geidai-dōri | 芸大通 | 4.5 | ||||
L06 | Kōen-nishi | 公園西 | 6.0 | ||||
L07 | Aichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen ("Expo Memorial Park")[Note 1] | 愛・地球博記念公園 | 7.0 | ||||
L08 | Toji-shiryokan-minami
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陶磁資料館南 | 8.0 | Toyota | |||
L09 | Yakusa[Note 2] | 八草 | 8.9 | Aichi Loop Line (18) |
- Footnotes
Cancelled plan in Taiwan
In 2006, there was a plan to use the system for the Xinyi LRT, a proposed line in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan.[8] The line was cancelled in 2007.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Ownership structure:
Aichi Prefectural Government 57.19%
Nagakute Municipal Government 15.45%
Nagoya Municipal Government 14.70%
Meitetsu 2.48%
Development Bank of Japan 1.44%
Nippon Sharyo 0.68%
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions 0.60%
Kyosan Electric Mfg. Co. 0.53%
Toyota 0.49%
- ^ a b c d e f Yasuda, Yoshihide; Fujino, Masaaki; Tanaka, Masao; Ishimoto, Syunzo (2004). "The first HSST maglev commercial train in Japan" (PDF). Proceedings of the 18th international conference on magnetically levitated systems and linear drives (MAGLEV 2004). Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ 韓国独自技術で開発 仁川空港リニアが3日開通
- ^ a b "Nagoya builds Maglev Metro". International Railway Journal. May 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-01-29.
- ISBN 9784330032214.
- ^ "Linimo(リニモ)愛知高速交通株式会社" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Linimo(リニモ)愛知高速交通株式会社" (PDF).
- ^ "平成30年度決算公告" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- Republic of China, retrieved on November 12, 2008. (in Chinese)
- Republic of China, retrieved on November 12, 2008. (in Chinese)
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
- The International Maglevboard