Hitachi Monorail
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Tama Toshi Monorail, a "Large" Hitachi monorail system
The Hitachi Monorail System refers to the family of monorails offered by Hitachi Rail.
List of notable Hitachi monorails[1]
Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations:
| Type | Capacity | Axle load | Track beam | Maximum grade | Turning radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large | 415 | 11 t (11 long tons; 12 short tons) | 850 mm × 1,500 mm (33.46 in × 59.06 in) | 6% | 70 m (229.66 ft) |
| Standard | 348 | 10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) | 800 mm × 1,400 mm (31.50 in × 55.12 in) | 6% | 70 m (229.66 ft) |
| Small | 194 | 8 t (7.9 long tons; 8.8 short tons) | 700 mm × 1,300 mm (27.56 in × 51.18 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
- Kitakyushu Monorail, opened 1984
- Osaka Monorail, opened 1990
- Tama Toshi Monorail Line, opened 1998
- Line 2 & Line 3, Chongqing Rail Transit (China), opened 2005 & 2011 (Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. also took part in the designing)
Standard
- 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
- Sentosa Express (Sentosa, Singapore), opened 2007
Panama Metro Line 3 Project
Hitachi will supply its system for Line 3 of the Panama Metro, which is planned to have 14 stations and a length of 26.7 km (16.6 mi).[3] The project is financed by a loan from the Japanese government.[4] Construction on the line commenced in 2021 and is expected to be completed by 2025[5]
Picture gallery
References
- ^ Monorail Delivery Records : HITACHI Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ System Capacity : HITACHI Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Acuerdan términos de cooperación para construcción de Línea 3 del Metro, La Estrella de Panama, 14 January 2016
- ^ "Panama monorail line to be financed by Japan". Railway Track and Structures. April 21, 2016.
- ^ "Panama Line 3 monorail starts construction". 4 February 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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