Skyrail Midorizaka Line

This article does not cite any sources. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Skyrail Midorizaka Line
Overview
Other name(s)	Hiroshima Short Distance Transit Seno Line
Native name	スカイレールみどり坂線 （広島短距離交通瀬野線）
Stations	3
Service
Type	Suspended monorail
Operator(s)	Skyrail Service (スカイレールサービス)
Rolling stock	200 series
History
Opened	28 August 1998 (1998-08-28)
Technical
Line length	1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Electrification	440 V DC
Signalling	Linear motor
Highest elevation	160 m (520 ft)

200 series vehicles, which have been operating on the Skyrail since day one. Each vehicle holds up to 25 passengers.

The Skyrail Midorizaka Line (スカイレールみどり坂線, Sukairēru Midorizaka-sen) is a monorail/people mover line operated by Skyrail Service. The line runs between Midoriguchi and Midori-Chūō, all within the new town called Skyrail Town Midorizaka, Aki, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. The line is officially called Hiroshima Short Distance Transit Seno Line (広島短距離交通瀬野線, Hiroshima Tankyori Kōtsū Seno-sen). The line is also known as the first Japanese public transport to introduce a smart card, simply called IC Commuter Pass (IC定期券, Aishī Teikiken), from the time the line itself opened on August 28, 1998.

Skyrail[]

A skyrail is a new rail transport system developed by Kobe Steel (Kobelco), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and others. It is a fusion between a suspended monorail, an aerial lift, and a people mover. Driverless gondola-sized cars, suspended from a single steel track, are moved by an attached cable. Inside each station, cars release the cable and move by linear motors. Cars can climb steep slopes like aerial lifts (263‰ or 14° 44′ at max), while the track can still curve like normal monorails.

Stations and services[]

There is roughly one service per ten minutes. It takes five minutes from Midoriguchi to Midori-Chūō. The fare is ¥170.

• Midoriguchi (みどり口): Transfer to JR Sanyō Main Line, at Seno Station
• Midori-Nakamachi (みどり中街)
• Midori-Chūō (みどり中央)

See also[]

• List of railway lines in Japan
• Monorails in Japan
• People mover
• Automated guideway transit

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skyrail Service.

• (in Japanese) Intra-city transport system: Skyrail, from Kobe Steel official website.

Coordinates: 34°25′39″N 132°35′45″E / 34.4275°N 132.5957°E / 34.4275; 132.5957