Okinawa Urban Monorail

Public transit line serving the cities of Naha and Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa Urban Monorail
沖縄都市モノレール

Industry| Rail transport
Founded| 10 August 2003
Headquarters|

Naha

Area served

| Naha and Urasoe
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Services| Monorail
Owner| Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc.
Website| www.yui-rail.co.jp
Okinawa Urban Monorail train, 2012 Okinawa Urban Monorail

1000 series train on the Okinawa Urban Monorail

Overview
Locale| Naha and Urasoe
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Transit type| Straddle-beam monorail
Number of lines| 1
Number of stations| 19
Daily ridership| 49,716 per day (2017)
Operation
Began operation| 10 August 2003
Operator(s)| Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc.
Technical
System length| 17 km (11 mi)[1]
Electrification| 1,500 V DC
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Yui Rail - Stations

Legend

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| Naha Airport

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Car Depot

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1.95

| Akamine
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2.71

| Oroku
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3.68

| Onoyama Park
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4.52

| Tsubogawa
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5.33

| Asahibashi
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5.91

| Prefectural Office
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6.63

| Miebashi
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7.61

| Makishi
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8.20

| Asato
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8.95

| Omoromachi
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9.96

| Furujima
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10.88

| Naha City Hospital
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11.84

| Gibo
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12.84

| Shuri
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13.90

| Ishimine
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15.00

| Kyozuka
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16.00

| Urasoe-Maeda
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17.00

| Tedako-Uranishi
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All stations are barrier-free.[2]

The Okinawa Urban Monorail (沖縄都市モノレール, Okinawa Toshi Monorēru), also known as Yui Rail (ゆいレール, Yui Rēru), is a monorail line serving the cities of Naha and Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan. Operated by Okinawa Urban Monorail, Inc. (沖縄都市モノレール株式会社, Okinawa Toshi Monorēru Kabushiki-gaisha), it opened on 10 August 2003, and is the only public rail system in Okinawa Prefecture. Yui Rail is the first rail line on Okinawa since World War II. As Okinawa is the island of Japan lying farthest to the south and west that has an active rail line, Akamine Station and Naha Airport Station, the southernmost and westernmost rail stations in Japan respectively, lie on this line. The line supports payment via paper tickets or OKICA, the local contactless smart card; additional support for the ten major Japanese IC cards (such as Suica and SUGOCA) began on 10 March 2020.[3][4]

## Yui Rail

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The monorail's "Yui Rail" brand name and logo were selected in a public competition.[5] It consists of 19 stations, from Naha Airport in the west to Tedako-Uranishi in the east, running via Naha.[6] The average distance between stations is 0.93 kilometers (0.58 mi). It takes 37 minutes and costs ¥370[6] to traverse its 17 km (11 mi) length.[1]

Trains (made by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company under the former's monorail lineup) are made up of two or three cars, with 65 seats and a total capacity of 165 people.[1] Trains run on an elevated track between 8 and 20 meters (26 and 66 ft) above the ground, with a top speed of 65 km/h (40 mph) and an actual average speed of 28 km/h (17 mph) counting stops.[1]

In August 2023, two new 3-car trains were added. The operator plans to increase the number of 3-car trains to nine by 2025.[7]

## Urasoe extension

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After lengthy deliberation of possible route options, the monorail corporation applied for construction permission for a 4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi), 4-station extension from Shuri Station to Tedako-Uranishi Station (Urasoe City) in August 2011.[8] Permission was granted on 26 January 2012, with construction planned to start in March 2013. Revenue operation along the extension started on 1 October 2019, using a revised schedule with extended rush hour headways for opening day.[9][10][11]

Preliminary ridership data from the first week showed that year-on-year ridership was up after the extension opened on 1 October.[12]

## Stations

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Station
No.  | Station name  | Distance  | Total
distance  | Location

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English  | Japanese
1  | Naha Airport | 那覇空港 | \-  | 0.00 km (0 mi)  | Naha
2  | Akamine | 赤嶺 | 1.95 km (1.21 mi)  | 1.95 km (1.21 mi)
3  | Oroku | 小禄 | 0.76 km (0.47 mi)  | 2.71 km (1.68 mi)
4  | Onoyama Park | 奥武山公園 | 0.97 km (0.60 mi)  | 3.68 km (2.29 mi)
5  | Tsubogawa | 壺川 | 0.84 km (0.52 mi)  | 4.52 km (2.81 mi)
6  | Asahibashi | 旭橋 | 0.81 km (0.50 mi)  | 5.33 km (3.31 mi)
7  | Prefectural Office | 県庁前 | 0.58 km (0.36 mi)  | 5.91 km (3.67 mi)
8  | Miebashi | 美栄橋 | 0.72 km (0.45 mi)  | 6.63 km (4.12 mi)
9  | Makishi | 牧志 | 0.98 km (0.61 mi)  | 7.61 km (4.73 mi)
10  | Asato | 安里 | 0.59 km (0.37 mi)  | 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
11  | Omoromachi | おもろまち | 0.75 km (0.47 mi)  | 8.95 km (5.56 mi)
12  | Furujima | 古島 | 1.01 km (0.63 mi)  | 9.96 km (6.19 mi)
13  | Naha City Hospital | 市立病院前 | 0.92 km (0.57 mi)  | 10.88 km (6.76 mi)
14  | Gibo | 儀保 | 0.96 km (0.60 mi)  | 11.84 km (7.36 mi)
15  | Shuri | 首里 | 1.00 km (0.62 mi)  | 12.84 km (7.98 mi)
16  | Ishimine | 石嶺 | 1.06 km (0.66 mi)  | 13.90 km (8.64 mi)
17  | Kyozuka | 経塚 | 1.20 km (0.75 mi)  | 15.10 km (9.38 mi)  | Urasoe
18  | Urasoe-Maeda | 浦添前田 | 1.00 km (0.62 mi)  | 16.10 km (10.00 mi)
19  | Tedako-Uranishi | てだこ浦西 | 1.00 km (0.62 mi)  | 17.10 km (10.63 mi)

## See also

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* Monorails in Japan
* List of rapid transit systems
* Rail transportation in Okinawa

## References

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1. ^ a b c d モノレール計画概要 Archived 9 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
2. ^ "about Barrier-free", yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
3. ^ [1] okinawatimes. 24 May 2019.
4. ^ "令和2年3月10日より「Suica」およびSuicaと相互利用する交通系ICカードの利用が始まりました".
5. ^ "about Yui Rail" Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
6. ^ a b ご利用案內 Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, yui-rail.co.jp (Japanese)
7. ^ "Okinawa Monorail Gets New 3-car Trains". 26 August 2023.
8. ^ "沖縄タイムス | ［解説］中長期の展望示せず モノレール延長". www.okinawatimes.co.jp. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
9. ^ "沖縄モノレールの延長許可 来年５月着工へ - Msn産経ニュース". sankei.jp.msn.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012.
10. ^ "ゆいレール、迫る本番 延長４駅お披露目". 14 September 2019.
11. ^ "Now operational: Monorail extension into Urasoe adds four new stations". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news.
12. ^ "沖縄のモノレール延長から1週間 利用者は1日どのくらい増えたか？". Okinawa Times. 28 August 2023.

## External links

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