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Hitachi Monorail

The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi, Ltd.

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List of notable Hitachi monorails

Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations:

Large

  • Kitakyushu Monorail, opened 1984
  • Osaka Monorail, opened 1990
  • Tama Toshi Monorail Line, opened 1998
  • Line 2 & Line 3, Chongqing Rail Transit, opened 2005 & 2011 (Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. also took part in the designing)

    • Standard

  • Tokyo Monorail, opened 1964
  • Okinawa Monorail, opened 2003
  • Palm Jumeirah Monorail, (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) opened April 2009
  • Daegu Metro Line 3, (Daegu, South Korea) opened April 2015

    • Small

  • Sentosa Express, a smaller design, opened 2007

    • Joint ventures

  • Kuala Lumpur Monorail, opened 2003, built by Monorail Malaysia based on Hitachi designs

    • References

    Hitachi Monorail Wikipedia
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