Monorails in Japan
Here is a list of monorails in Japan.
Currently operational
| Photo | Operator | Line (s) | Type | Total length (km) | Year opened | Prefecture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Monorail | Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line | Japanese Straddle | 17.8 | 1964 | Tokyo | |
| Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail | Tama Toshi Monorail Line | Japanese Straddle | 16.0 | 1998 | Tokyo | |
| Chiba Urban Monorail | Line 1 Line 2 |
SAFEGE | 15.2 | 1988 (Line 2) 1995 (Line 1) |
Chiba | |
| Maihama Resort Line | Disney Resort Line | Japanese Straddle | 5.0 | 2001 | Chiba | |
| Shonan Monorail | Shonan Monorail Enoshima Line | SAFEGE | 6.6 | 1970 | Kanagawa | |
| Osaka Monorail | Osaka Monorail Main Line Osaka Monorail Saito Line |
Japanese Straddle | 21.2 6.8 |
1990 1998 |
Osaka Hyōgo | |
| Kitakyushu Monorail | Kitakyushu Monorail Kokura Line | Japanese Straddle | 8.8 | 1985 | Fukuoka | |
| Okinawa Urban Monorail | Okinawa Urban Monorail Line | Japanese Straddle | 17.0[1] | 2003[1] | Okinawa |
Discontinued
- Nagoya Municipal Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Monorail Line Monorail, Nagoya, Aichi, 1964 — 1974.
- Himeji City Monorail Line, Himeji, Hyōgo, 1965 — 1974.
- Meitetsu Monkey Park Monorail Line: Inuyama, Aichi, 1962–2008. It linked the Monkey Park to the nearest railway station.
- Nara Dreamland Monorail, Nara Dreamland, 1961 — 2006
- Odakyū Mukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail Line, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 1965 — 2001.
- "Suspended Train" at the Exhibition of Transportation and Electricity in Osaka, 1928. Operated only for a week, from November 28 until December 3. It was the first monorail in the nation, as well as the only one in the pre-war period.
- Toei Ueno Zoo Monorail: Tokyo, 1958-2023. It linked the two sectors of the zoo in Ueno Park. Service was suspended on 31 October 2019 and permanently closed in December 2023.
- Yokohama Dreamland Monorail, Kanagawa, 1966 — 1967.
- Yomiuriland Monorail, Kanagawa and Tokyo, 1964 — 1978.
- Skyrail Midorizaka Line: Aki-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 1998 — 2024. (suspended monorail) A commuter line in a residential development suburb of the city. It was also considered as an automated guideway transit.
References
- ^ a b "モノレール計画概要｜ゆいレール". www.yui-rail.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-09.