Shonan Monorail

Shonan Monorail

Background
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture
Transit type	suspended monorail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	8
Operation
Began operation	March 7, 1970
Operator(s)	Shonan Monorail Co., Ltd.
Technical
System length	6.6 km

A Shonan Monorail train at Shōnan-Fukusawa station with track switch at upper left.

The Shonan Monorail (湘南モノレール, Shōnan Monorēru^?) is a suspended SAFEGE monorail in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.^[1] It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co., Ltd. (湘南モノレール株式会社, Shōnan Monorēru Kabushiki-gaisha^?), it opened March 7, 1970, the first monorail of its kind in Japan.^[2]

Enoshima Line (江ノ島線, -sen^?) travels 6.6 km (4.1 mi) every seven to eight minutes between Ōfuna Station and Enoshima, making six stops.^[2] The average length of a single trip is 14 minutes.^[3]

As the monorail is within commuting distance of Tokyo, it is an important means of transportation for local residents.^[4]

History

The monorail was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, based on a carriage and box-beam track design developed in the late 1950s by SAFEGE in France.^[1] The line opened March 7, 1970 between Ōfuna and Nishi-Kamakura. The rest of the line opened on July 2, 1971.^[2]

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Stations

Station	Distance (km)	Transfer	Location
Ōfuna Station	0.0	JR East: Tōkaidō Main Line, Yokosuka Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Negishi Line	Kamakura	Kanagawa prefecture
Fujimichō Station*	0.9
Shōnan-Machiya Station	2.0
Shōnan-Fukasawa Station*	2.6
Nishi-Kamakura Station*	4.7
Kataseyama Station	5.5
Mejiroyamashita Station*	6.2		Fujisawa
Shōnan-Enoshima Station	6.6	Enoshima Electric Railway: Enoshima Electric Railway Line (Enoshima Station) Odakyu Electric Railway: Enoshima Line (Katase-Enoshima)	Fujisawa

* Track switching possible at these stations

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Rolling stock

Current

500 series (since 1991)
5000 series (since 2004)

Former

300 series (from 1970 until 1992)
400 series (from 1980 until 2004)

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References

^ ^a ^b "Shonan Monorail Photo Essay - page one". Retrieved 2007-09-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Shonan Monorail-Stations". Retrieved 2007-09-02.
^ "Sarukoen 猿公園: July 2007 Archives". Retrieved 2007-09-02.
^ "Shonan and Enoden". Retrieved 2007-09-02.

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External links

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Company website (in Japanese)

35°21′08″N 139°31′53″E / 35.352339°N 139.531417°E / 35.352339; 139.531417(Ōfuna)35°18′43″N 139°29′16″E / 35.311887°N 139.487806°E / 35.311887; 139.487806(Shōnan-Enoshima)

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