東京モノレール Tôkyô Monorail  'Beam' Alweg Monorail - Power Supply 750V

Opened in 1964 for the Tôkyô Olympic Games to take visitors from Haneda Airport (the only one then) to the main rail stations. Since early 2002, it is owned by JR East, however the Japan Rail Pass cannot be used to travel on this line.

Station	Local Time	Fare	No. of Cars	Exit	Connections	Minutes	Other
Hamamatsuchô	0	0	6	4	JR Yamanote JR Keihin Tôhoku
Tennôzu-Isle	5	190		4,5	Tôkyô Rinkai
Ôi-Keibajômae	9	260		6
Ryûtsû-Centre	11	330		5
Shôwajima	12	330		6
Seibijô	15	400		4
Tenkôbashi	16	400		6	Keikyû Kûkô
Shin-Seibijô	21	470		2
Haneda-Kûkô	23	470		1,6	Keikyû Kûkô		Haneda Airport

湘南モノレール Shonan Monorail 'Suspended' Safege Monorail - Power Supply 1500V

Opened in 1970 to connect from the main rail lines to the Enoshima coastal area.

Station	Local Time	Fare	No. of Cars	Exit	Connections	Minutes	Other
Ôfuna	0'00"	0	3		JR Tôkaidô JR Keihin Tôhoku JR Yokosuka
Fujimichô	1'35"	170					passing loop
Shonan-Machiya	3'35"	170
Shonan-Fukasawa	5'05"	210					passing loop - in Tunnel to next station
Nishi-Kamakura	8'30"	260					passing loop
Kataseyama	10'25"	280
Mejiroyamashita	12'10"	300					passing loop - in Tunnel to next station
Shonan-Enoshima	13'45"	300			Odakyû Enoshima

千葉都市モノレール Chiba City Monorail (Townliner) 'Suspended' Safege Monorail - Power Supply 1500V

The first section was opened in 1988, and consists of 2 lines. No. 1 goes from a connection on the JR Keiyô line to Chiba and then to a downtown area. Line 2 starts at Chiba and connects to a sports stadium and outlying suburban areas.

'Line 1'

Station	Local Time	Fare	No. of Cars	Exit	Connections	Minutes	Other
Chiba-Minato			JR Keiyô
Shiyakushomae
Chiba			JR Sôbu JR Sobotô JR Ichibô Keisei main
Sakaechô
Yashikawakôen
Kenchômae

'Line 2'

多摩都市モノレール Tama City Monorail 'Beam' Alweg Monorail - Power Supply 1500V

First opened in 1998, this system provides a north-south connection in the western suburbs of Tôkyô.

Station	Local Time	Fare	No. of Cars	Exit	Connections	Minutes	Other
Tama Center	0	0	4		Keiô Sagamihara Odakyû Tama
Matsugaya	2	100
Ôtsuka-Teikyô-Daigaku	4	200
Chûô-Daigaku / Meisei-Daigaku	6	200
Tama-Dôbutsukôen	8	240			Keiô Dobutsuen
Hodokubo	10	240
Takahatafudô	12	280			Keiô
Manganji	15	280
Kôshûkaidô	17	320
Shibasaki-Taiikukan	20	320
Tachikawa-Minami	22	360			JR Chûô
Tachikawa-Kita	23	360			JR Chûô
Takamatsu	26	360
Tachihi	27	360
Izumi-Taiikukan	29	360
Sunagawananaban	30	400
Tamagawajôsui	32	400			Seibu Haijima
Sakurakaidô	34	400
Kamikatadai	36	400

Disney Resort Line Monorail 'Beam' Alweg Monorail

Opening in 2001, this connects from the JR Keiyô line to Tôkyô Disneyland, the new Disney Seas theme park and various resort hotels. It is a continuous loop line.

Station	Local Time	Fare	No. of Cars	Exit	Connections	Minutes	Other
Resort Gateway			6		JR Keiyô		Maihama
Tôkyô Disneyland			6
Bayside			6				resort hotels
Tôkyô DisneySea			6				'new' theme park
Resort Gateway			6				Ikspiari shopping/ theatre complex

Ueno Zoo Monorail   'Suspended' Wuppertal Schwebebahn Monorail - Power Supply 600V - operated by TOEI.

In 1957, this was the first monorail to be built in Japan, for studying the monorail as a future transport method, and it is still running.

Station	Local Time	Fare	No. of Cars	Exit	Connections	Minutes	Other
Ueno-Dôbutsuen-Higashi			2
Ueno-Dôbutsuen-Nishi			2

向ヶ丘遊園モノレール Mukogaoka-yuen Monorail   No longer operational. 'Beam' Nihon-Lockheed Monorail - operated by Odakyû.

Opened in 1966 to take visitors from the rail line to an amusement park, and was closed in 2000 due to structural defects found that were decided to be too costly to repair.

Station	No. of Cars	Connections	Other
Monorail-Mukogaoka-yuen	2	Odakyû
Mukogaoka-yuen-Saimon	2		Main gate

Dream World Monorail   No longer operational.

Opened in 1966 to take visitors from the rail line to Yokohama Dream World amusement park, but operations were suspended in 1967 due to a structural problem, and it has remained abandoned ever since..

Station	No. of Cars	Connections	Other
Ôfuna		JR Tôkaidô JR Keihin Tôhoku JR Yokosuka
Yokohama Dream World			Main gate

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