Shonan Monorail
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The Shonan Monorail is a suspended SAFEGE monorail in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co., Ltd. which belongs to Michinori Holdings, and opened on March 7, 1970, the first monorail of its kind in Japan.
A 5000 series train in August 2008
A Shonan Monorail train at the Shonan Monorail Head Office, near Shonan-Fukasawa station, with track switch at upper left. Also visible on the left are maintenance vehicles.
Shonan Monorail, showing its sistership relationship with Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, Germany
A 5000 series set in October 2009
Suspension railway
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A suspension railway is a form of elevated monorail in which the vehicle is suspended from a fixed track, which is built above streets, waterways, or existing railway track.
The Memphis Suspension Railway
Monorail by Ippolit W. Romanow
Section of the Schwebebahn installation in Wuppertal, Germany
The Ueno Zoo Monorail