Shonan Monorail
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The Shonan Monorail is a suspended, SAFEGE-type monorail in the cities of Kamakura and Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Shonan Monorail Co., Ltd. which is a subsidiary of
A 5000 series train in August 2008
A Shonan Monorail train at the depot near Shonan-Fukasawa station. A track switch can be seen at upper left. Also visible on the left are maintenance vehicles.
A 5000 series set in October 2009
A 400 series set in 2004
Wuppertal Schwebebahn
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The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. The line was originally called Einschienige Hängebahn System Eugen Langen named after its inventor, Eugen Langen. It is the o
Shonan Monorail
…the Mitsubishi Group to Michinori Holdings. In 2018, the line began accepting IC fare cards such as Pasmo and Suica, and was twinned with Germany’s Wuppertal Schwebebahn, another suspended monorail and a popular tourist attraction. The Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line (江の島線, Enoshima-sen) travels 6.6 km (4.1 mi) every seven…
Schwebebahn between Adlerbrücke and Alter Markt
Construction of the Schwebebahn, 1900
Werther Brücke station in 1913
A GTW 72 train crossing an intersection