Straddle-type monorail line, 8.2 mi long, provides 15-min trip between Tokyo International Airport and downtown Tokyo; permanently coupled electric cars run on hollow precast reinforced concrete I-beams, in elevated sectors, or in tunnels under airport and under water; power supplied to train by conductor rails attached to both sides of web of each I-beam; protective insulation plates are used on positive side of conductor rails in stations, sheds, tunnels and where clearance between rail and ground surface is 16 ft or less; grounding devices on negative conductor rails are in use at stations.


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    Title :

    Long tokyo monorail opens next week


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


    Published in:

    Engineering News-Record ; 173 , n 11 ; p 47 + 50


    Publication date :

    1964


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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