Hitachi Monorail

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

Hitachi's designs are ALWEG-based, and are available in three configurations: ^[1]

Type	Capacity	Axle load	Track beam	Max. grade	Turning radius
Large	415	11 t (24,000 lb)	0.85 × 1.5 m (2 ft 9.46 in × 4 ft 11.06 in)	6%	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Standard	348	10 t (22,000 lb)	0.8 × 1.4 m (2 ft 7.50 in × 4 ft 7.12 in)
Small	194	8 t (18,000 lb)	0.7 × 1.3 m (2 ft 3.56 in × 4 ft 3.18 in)		40 m (131 ft 3 in)
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.

Location	Country	Name	Opened	Stations	Length	Type	Notes
Chongqing	China	Lines 2 & 3, Chongqing Rail Transit	2005	70	96.5 km (60.0 mi)	Large	Two sets, remaining built by CRRC
Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Monorail	1964	11	17.8 km (11.1 mi)	Standard
Naha		Okinawa Urban Monorail	2003	19	17 km (11 mi)	Standard
Western Tokyo		Tama Toshi Monorail Line	1998	19	16 km (9.9 mi)	Large
Kitakyushu		Kitakyushu Monorail	1985	13	8.8 km (5.5 mi)	Large
Osaka Prefecture		Main & Saito lines, Osaka Monorail	1990	18	28 km (17 mi)	Large
Urayasu		Disney Resort Line	2001	4	5 km (3.1 mi)	Standard
Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur Monorail	2003	11	8.6 km (5.3 mi)	Standard
West Panama & Panama City	Panama	Panama Metro Line 3	2028 [3]	11	24.5 km (15.2 mi)	Large	Models with 6 cars and will pass under the Panama Canal
Singapore	Singapore	Sentosa Express	2007	4	2.1 km (1.3 mi)	Small
Daegu	South Korea	Daegu Metro Line 3	2015	30	23.9 km (14.9 mi)	Large	Prototype set, remaining built by Woojin
Dubai	UAE	Palm Monorail	2009	4	5.45 km (3.39 mi)	Standard

Picture gallery

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  Tokyo Monorail
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  Kitakyushu Monorail
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  Osaka Monorail
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  Tama Toshi Monorail Line
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  Okinawa Urban Monorail
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  Sentosa Express
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  Palm Jumeirah Monorail
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  Daegu Metro Line 3

References

1. Monorail Delivery Records : HITACHI Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. System Capacity : HITACHI Archived July 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
3. Mojica, Yaritza (January 2, 2026). "Infraestructura clave en 2026: los avances y desafíos de la Línea 3 del Metro y el Cuarto Puente" [Key Infrastructure in 2026: The Progress and Challenges of Metro Line 3 and the Fourth Bridge] (in Spanish). Retrieved January 25, 2026.