Okinawa Urban Monorail
Urasoe Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
Services | Monorail |
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Owner | Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc. |
Website | www |
Okinawa Urban Monorail | |||
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Transit type | straddle-beam monorail | ||
Number of lines | 1 | ||
Number of stations | 19 | ||
Daily ridership | 49,716 per day (2017) | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 10 August 2003 | ||
Operator(s) | Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc. | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 17 km (11 mi)[1] | ||
Electrification | 1,500 V DC | ||
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All stations are barrier-free.[2] |
The Okinawa Urban Monorail (沖縄都市モノレール, Okinawa Toshi Monorēru), also known as Yui Rail (ゆいレール, Yui Rēru), is a
Yui Rail
The monorail's "Yui Rail" brand name and logo were selected in a public competition.[5] It consists of 19 stations, from Naha Airport in the west to Tedako-Uranishi in the east, running via Naha.[6] The average distance between stations is 0.93 kilometers (0.58 mi). It takes 37 minutes and costs ¥370[6] to traverse its 17 km (11 mi) length.[1]
Trains (made by
In August 2023, two new 3-car trains were added. The operator plans to increase the number of 3-car trains to nine by 2025.[7]
Urasoe extension
After lengthy deliberation of possible route options, the monorail corporation applied for construction permission for a 4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi), 4-station extension from Shuri Station to Tedako-Uranishi Station (Urasoe City) in August 2011.[8] Permission was granted on 26 January 2012, with construction planned to start in March 2013. Revenue operation along the extension started on 1 October 2019, using a revised schedule with extended rush hour headways for opening day.[9][10][11]
Preliminary ridership data from the first week showed that year-on-year ridership was up after the extension opened on 1 October.[12]
Stations
Station No. |
Station name | Distance | Total distance |
Location | ||
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English | Japanese | |||||
1 | Naha Airport | 那覇空港 | - | 0.00 km (0 mi) | Naha | |
2 | Akamine | 赤嶺 | 1.95 km (1.21 mi) | 1.95 km (1.21 mi) | ||
3 | Oroku | 小禄 | 0.76 km (0.47 mi) | 2.71 km (1.68 mi) | ||
4 | Onoyama Park | 奥武山公園 | 0.97 km (0.60 mi) | 3.68 km (2.29 mi) | ||
5 | Tsubogawa | 壺川 | 0.84 km (0.52 mi) | 4.52 km (2.81 mi) | ||
6 | Asahibashi | 旭橋 | 0.81 km (0.50 mi) | 5.33 km (3.31 mi) | ||
7 | Prefectural Office | 県庁前 | 0.58 km (0.36 mi) | 5.91 km (3.67 mi) | ||
8 | Miebashi | 美栄橋 | 0.72 km (0.45 mi) | 6.63 km (4.12 mi) | ||
9 | Makishi | 牧志 | 0.98 km (0.61 mi) | 7.61 km (4.73 mi) | ||
10 | Asato | 安里 | 0.59 km (0.37 mi) | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | ||
11 | Omoromachi | おもろまち | 0.75 km (0.47 mi) | 8.95 km (5.56 mi) | ||
12 | Furujima | 古島 | 1.01 km (0.63 mi) | 9.96 km (6.19 mi) | ||
13 | Naha City Hospital | 市立病院前 | 0.92 km (0.57 mi) | 10.88 km (6.76 mi) | ||
14 | Gibo | 儀保 | 0.96 km (0.60 mi) | 11.84 km (7.36 mi) | ||
15 | Shuri | 首里 | 1.00 km (0.62 mi) | 12.84 km (7.98 mi) | ||
16 | Ishimine | 石嶺 | 1.06 km (0.66 mi) | 13.90 km (8.64 mi) | ||
17 | Kyozuka | 経塚 | 1.20 km (0.75 mi) | 15.00 km (9.32 mi) | Urasoe | |
18 | Urasoe-Maeda | 浦添前田 | 1.00 km (0.62 mi) | 16.00 km (9.94 mi) | ||
19 | Tedako-Uranishi | てだこ浦西 | 1.00 km (0.62 mi) | 17.00 km (10.56 mi) |
See also
- Monorails in Japan
- List of rapid transit systems
- Rail transportation in Okinawa
References
- ^ a b c d モノレール計画概要 Archived 9 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
- ^ "about Barrier-free", yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
- ^ [1] okinawatimes. 24 May 2019.
- ^ "令和2年3月10日より「Suica」およびSuicaと相互利用する交通系ICカードの利用が始まりました".
- ^ "about Yui Rail" Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
- ^ a b ご利用案內 Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
- ^ https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/travel-spots/20230826-132069/
- ^ "沖縄タイムス | [解説]中長期の展望示せず モノレール延長". www.okinawatimes.co.jp. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "沖縄モノレールの延長許可 来年5月着工へ - Msn産経ニュース". sankei.jp.msn.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012.
- ^ "ゆいレール、迫る本番 延長4駅お披露目".
- ^ "Now operational: Monorail extension into Urasoe adds four new stations". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news.
- ^ "沖縄のモノレール延長から1週間 利用者は1日どのくらい増えたか?". Okinawa Times. 28 August 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (in English)
- Yui Rail Museum (in English)