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Monorail and Urban Development in Japan 2013/8/20 Monorail and Urban Development in Japan Dr. Yuji HINO Managing Director Japan Monorail Association Characteristics of Urban Transportation System Urban Transportation System Capacity Introduction Tires space Urban RailwayLarge Ground, Steel UdUnder GdGround Elevated Subway Under Ground Steel Monorail (straddle) Elevated Rubber (suspended)(Suspended) Automated Guideway Transit Elevated Rubber Tram, Streetcar, LRT Ground Steel BRT, Guideway Bus Elevated Rubber BusSmall Ground Rubber 2 1 2013/8/20 Type of Monorail Size of Monorail Car 2 2013/8/20 ◎Safety No operational accidents resulting in injury or death. ◎Construction Cost Monorail Subway ◎Operation Cost Monorail = Subway 3 2013/8/20 11 monorail systems with total length of 112km 11 monorail systems with total length of 112km Tokyo Monorail links Haneda Airport and CBD L=17.8km Since 1964 4 2013/8/20 11 monorail systems with total length of 112km L=16.0km Since 1998 11 monorail systems with total length of 112km L=28.0km Since 1990 5 2013/8/20 11 monorail systems with total length of 112km L=12.9km Since 2003 6 2013/8/20 (Thousand Persons / Year) Passenger Traffic Volume of Monorails 70,000 1972 / Monorail Construction Promotion Law 60,000 1974 / National Subsidy for Tokyo Monorail Monorail Construction 50,000 40,000 Tama Monorail 30,000 Osaka Monorail 20,000 10,000 Okinawa Monorail 0 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 02 04 06 08 10 12 1964 2000 Railway Network and Location of Monorails in Tokyo Metropolitan Area 2010 Monorails Tama Monorail in 1998 Chiba Monorail in 1988 Tokyo monorail in 1964 Shonan Monorail In 1970 7 2013/8/20 Railway Network in Tokyo around 1950 Railway network in 1950 Streetcar (Tram) network of Tokyo Metropolitan Area in 1961 in Tokyo CBD Area Streetcar network Road Traffic Congestion in Tokyo CBD in 1961 Over Streets On Streets Under Streets Urban Highway Streetcar network Subway Network Network in 1973 in 1971 in 1973 8 2013/8/20 Practical Use of Monorail Systems in Metropolitan Area →Creation of new railway network by linking existing railways →Access to existing railway →Access to Airport →Access to Development Area (Urban development integrated with Monorail Construction) Tokyo Monorail Line Length: 17.8km Number of Stations: 11 Maximum Operational Speed: 80 km/hour ShdldScheduled SdSpeed for Express Type Monorail: 54 km/hour 9 2013/8/20 Tama Area 10 2013/8/20 11 2013/8/20 (Thousand Persons / Year) Passenger Traffic Volume of Monorails 70,000 60,000 Tokyo Monorail 50,000 40,000 Tama Monorail 30,000 Osaka Monorail 20,000 10,000 Okinawa Monorail 0 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 02 04 06 08 10 12 1964 2000 12 2013/8/20 , FinancialFinancial Achievement of Monorail Operators Million Million Yen Yen 3,000 Operating Income 3,000 Income before Tax Tokyo Monorail 2,000 2,000 Tama Monorail Osaka Monorail 1,000 1,000 Tama Kitakyushu Monorail Tama Monorail Monorail 0 0 Okinawa 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Monorail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Chiba ‐1,000 ‐1,000 Monorail Shonan Monorail ‐2,000 ‐2,000 Land Readjustment Project Urban Renewal Project Large Scale Shopping Center 13 2013/8/20 (Thousand Persons / Year) Passenger Traffic Volume of Monorails 70,000 60,000 Tokyo Monorail 50,000 40,000 Tama Monorail 30,000 Osaka Monorail 20,000 10,000 Okinawa Monorail 0 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 02 04 06 08 10 12 1964 2000 , FinancialFinancial Achievement of Monorail Operators Million Million Yen Yen 3,000 Operating Income 3,000 Income before Tax Tokyo Osaka monorail Osaka monorail Monorail 2,000 2,000 Tama Monorail Osaka Monorail 1,000 1,000 Kitakyushu Monorail 0 0 Okinawa 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Monorail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Chiba ‐1,000 ‐1,000 Monorail Shonan Monorail ‐2,000 ‐2,000 14 2013/8/20 South Korea Tokyo Japan China Okinawa Monorail Okinawa Island since 2003 with 12.9km Effects of Okinawa Monorail Construction ◎Reduction of Traveling Time ex. Between Airport to Shuri Station: about 33 minutes reduction from 60 minutes by car to 27 minutes by monorail ◎Alleviation of road traffic ex. The case of central main street Car traffic volume: about 15% reduction Car travlins speed: about 60% increase 10 整備前 828 60分 (バス) 1 33分短縮 整備後 (モノレール) 27分 0 306090 所要時間(分) 15 2013/8/20 Okinawa Monorail and Urban Development Projects Population growth in the vicinity Development near Omoromachi Station of monorail stations Start of Service (August, 2003) Two years later (November, 2005)32 16 2013/8/20 Conclusion ◎ Characteristics and operational records of the Japanese monorail system ◎ Safe, Stable and Reliable transportation system ◎ Integrated urban development and monorail construction contributes to sound urban development and sustainable monorail operation. ◎ Japanese monorail systems built outside of Japan ◎ Expectation to contribute to the development of Republic of India through Japanese monorail technology Thank you very much 17.
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