48-522: Shin Seibijō Station ( 新整備場駅 , Shin-Seibijō-eki , lit. "New Maintenance facility Station") is a station on the Tokyo Monorail in Ōta, Tokyo , Japan. Shin Seibijō Station is served by the 17.8 km (11.1 mi) Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line from Monorail Hamamatsuchō in central Tokyo to Haneda Airport Terminal 2 , and lies 16.1 km (10.0 mi) from the northern terminus of
96-556: A student discount certificate with the Open University of Japan . Groups of 15 or more can acquire discounted group tickets. A special discount ticket is offered to riders needing to transfer to the Yamanote Line. Commuter and travel passes are also available. The Tokyo Monorail began accepting the contactless smart card Suica on 21 April 2002. It began issuing its own "Monorail Suica" cards in 2009. The monorail also accepts
144-539: A combination of aisle-facing bench seats, forward and rear-facing seats, and seats in the center of the aisle. The latter is because the train floor is lower than the diameter of the load bearing wheels above the top of the beam, unlike trains built for newer Japanese Alweg monorails. The trains also feature extra space for hand luggage, as a convenience for air travelers. These trains are stored and maintained at Shōwajima Depot beside Shōwajima Station during off-service hours. The 1000 series trains were introduced from 1989, and
192-409: A direct connection must use a people mover to access their terminal. People movers typically also serve parking lots, airport hotels and off-site car rental facilities. People movers are seen to have a higher perceived quality compared to a shuttle bus. Another hybrid solution is a direct link to an airport railway station connected to a shuttle bus. The passenger transfers from the railway station to
240-514: A new monorail station will be built at Hamamatsucho Station. It is scheduled to be completed by 2027. The Tokyo Monorail is 17.8 kilometers (11.1 mi) long and traverses Tokyo's Minato , Shinagawa , and Ōta wards . From its northern terminus at Monorail Hamamatsuchō Station, the line travels southbound as it crosses over the Yamanote, Keihin–Tōhoku, Ueno–Tokyo , Tōkaidō Main , and Tokaido Shinkansen lines. Upon entering Shibaura , it follows
288-544: A popular solution in Europe and Japan for decades, only recently have links been constructed in North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, and the rest of Asia. Some early examples of inter-city railway stations built to serve an airport include: The first rapid transit station to connect with an airport was Berlin's U-Bahn U6 Paradestraße station which opened in 1927 as Flughafen ( lit. ' airport ' ) and
336-566: A proposal to extend the Tokyo Expressway instead, but fears that this would only worsen vehicular congestion led to a preference for rail. In August 1959, the Yamato Kanko Co., Ltd. was established to build the rail line; it renamed to Japan Elevated Railway Co., Ltd. a year later. The company applied for a route license to build a straddle-beam, Alweg -type monorail in January 1960, which
384-469: A short shuttle bus transfer from the station to the airport terminal, whilst Cleveland's link is considered the first direct service in the Western Hemisphere. Tokyo Monorail , which opened in 1964 as Japan's first airport rail link, had its original southern terminus underneath the old domestic terminal of Haneda Airport . When Haneda Airport was expanded onto landfill reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in
432-655: A total of ¥21.1 billion (equivalent to approximately $ 60 million in 1964 dollars ), of which ¥20 billion was spent for construction and ¥1.1 billion on rolling stock. Hitachi built the first-generation cars in Japan under license of Alweg (through the Hitachi–Alweg joint venture). Upon its inauguration, the Tokyo Monorail became the world's first commercial monorail service and Japan's first airport rail connection. Service commenced on 17 September 1964, 23 days ahead of
480-603: Is a service providing passenger rail transport between an airport and a nearby city. Direct links operate straight from the airport terminal to the city, while other links require an intermediate use of a people mover or shuttle bus . Advantages for the passenger include faster travel times and easy connections with other public transport. Advantages for the airport include increased patronage and enhanced accessibility for staff. Additionally, authorities have benefitted from less highway congestion, less pollution, and more business opportunities. Although airport rail links have been
528-506: Is often used where the airport is outside the urban area and some way from the mass transit system but a direct downtown service is required. There are various ways this can be achieved: it may operate on a combination of existing or newly built mainline rail track using a dedicated fleet of rolling stock designed for airport service. Similarly to high-speed and inter-city services, these services often have premium fares, lower frequencies and luxury features. For airports built within or close to
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#1733092381739576-509: Is the operations and maintenance center of the Tokyo Monorail. The complex houses an operations control room that controls the movement of trains, a power control room that controls the line's power supply, a vehicle maintenance and storage depot where cars are inspected and serviced, a track and trolley inspection and maintenance depot, and a crew depot. As of 2020 , the Tokyo Monorail offers multiple fare types with varying lengths of validity and terms of use. One-way tickets, which are valid for
624-601: Is to provide high-capacity service. A hybrid solution adopted in some cities is a direct link to an airport railway station connected to a people mover . The passenger transfers from the railway station to the people mover which then completes the journey to the airport terminal. While this option is commonly chosen to reduce construction costs, it is only feasible when a rail line is near the airport. Some airports, such as San Francisco International Airport , are directly served by an airport rail link to some terminals but not others. In such cases, passengers using terminals that lack
672-714: The ANA Maintenance Center which is also used for public tours. Tokyo Monorail The Tokyo Monorail ( 東京モノレール , Tōkyō Monorēru ) , officially the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line ( 東京モノレール羽田空港線 , Tōkyō Monorēru Haneda Kūkō sen ) , is a straddle-beam, Alweg -type monorail line in Tokyo , Japan. It is an airport rail link that connects Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) to Tokyo's Ōta , Shinagawa , and Minato wards . The 17.8-kilometer (11.1 mi) line serves 11 stations between
720-703: The Airport Rail Link between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Bangkok , the Narita Express between Narita International Airport and Tokyo , the Union Pearson Express between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Toronto , and the Leonardo Express between Leonardo da Vinci–Rome Fiumicino Airport and Rome . Examples include the East–West Line between Changi Airport station and Singapore,
768-530: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of its intent to convert the present single-track terminal at Hamamatsucho, which has remained unchanged since 1964, into a dual-track, dual-platform structure. To be built in six and a half years at an estimated cost of ¥26 billion , this would increase the line's capacity from 18 to 24 trains per hour and lay the groundwork for a long-mooted extension to Shimbashi Station . In August 2014, plans were revealed to extend
816-641: The Monorail Hamamatsuchō and Haneda Airport Terminal 2 stations. It runs on a predominantly elevated north–south route that follows the western coast of Tokyo Bay . The monorail is operated by the Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. , which is jointly owned by JR East , the system's rolling stock supplier Hitachi , and ANA Holdings, Inc. (the holding company of All Nippon Airways ). It carried an average of 140,173 passengers per day in 2018. Plans to build Japan's first airport rail link surfaced in 1959 as Tokyo
864-533: The Olympic opening ceremony on 10 October. At the time of opening, the Tokyo Monorail ran a total length of 13.1 kilometers (8.1 mi) and served only its termini: Hamamatsuchō Station and the airport. Most of the artificial islands in Tokyo Bay had not yet been reclaimed, and the line mostly ran over water. The price for a one-way ticket was ¥250 , which was relatively more expensive than other available options at
912-660: The 1980s–2010s, the monorail was extended to the new terminals as well, with the original southern terminus later renamed as Tenkūbashi Station . A high-speed or inter-city service provides direct travel between an airport and its surrounding cities. This solution usually requires the building of new track, whether it is a newly built main line or a branch (spur) line . These services often have premium fares, lower frequencies (e.g. every 30 minutes) and luxury features (e.g. luggage racks, power outlets, Wi-Fi, bathrooms). Integration with high-speed and inter-city services has produced alliances where airlines sell tickets that include
960-527: The 2000 series trains were introduced from 1997. From 18 July 2014, the first of a fleet of new 10000 series 6-car trains was introduced, replacing the older 1000 series trains. Former rolling stock once used on Tokyo Monorail include the 100/200/300/350 series (from 1964 until 1978), 500 series (from 1969 until 1991), 600 series (from 1977 until 1997), and 700/800 series (from 1982 until 1998). The Tokyo Monorail operates from around 5:00 a.m. to midnight with over 500 trains. The first departure towards
1008-493: The Japanese government granted the following December. The company selected Alweg due to two factors. First, the company's president, Tetsuzo Inumaru, was an old friend of Dr. Axel Wenner-Gren , the founder of Alweg. Second, Hitachi , which would build the line, was keen on further developing the technology. Project planners originally intended the monorail line to extend from Haneda Airport to Shimbashi or Tokyo Station , and
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#17330923817391056-719: The Shōwajima, Seibijō, Tenkūbashi, Shin Seibijō stations, and take 21 minutes to travel across the line. "Haneda Express" trains make non-stop runs between Monorail Hamamatsuchō Station and Haneda Airport; these trains arrive at Haneda Airport Terminal 3 in 13 minutes, Haneda Airport Terminal 1 in 16 minutes, and Haneda Airport Terminal 2 in 18 minutes. The Tokyo Monorail started operating "Rapid" ( 快速 , Kaisoku ) trains in December 2001, which departed from Haneda Airport at 11:50 pm; these trains began running all day three years later. In March 2007,
1104-443: The airport leaves at 04:58 and the last departure is at 00:01. Towards Hamamatsuchō, the first departure is at 05:11 and the final departure is at 00:05 (final departure serving all stations at 23:38). Passengers using the monorail to travel to the airport can take advantage of check-in facilities at Hamamatsuchō. Japan's domestic airlines ( JAL , ANA , Skymark Airlines , and Air Do ) have check-in counters and ticket machines right at
1152-466: The airport's then new Terminal 2 opened on 1 December 2004, and resulted in the renaming of the existing Haneda Airport Station to Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Station. The opening of a passing loop at Shōwajima allowed for the operation of express services from 18 March 2007. A new infill station to serve the airport's new International Terminal opened on 21 October 2010. On 14 March 2020, the three stations serving Haneda Airport were renamed to coincide with
1200-551: The city limits, extending rapid transit or light rail to the airport allows seamless transport to suburbs and full integration with other lines. These services usually have a higher frequency (e.g. every 5 minutes) but longer travel times due to the service making many intermediate stops between the airport and the city centre. Additionally, there may not be enough space for baggage commonly carried by airport-bound passengers. Luggage stowing facilities are not commonly found on rapid transit or light rail vehicles as their primary objective
1248-611: The company. The company re-established as the Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. in 1981. JR East acquired a 70-percent majority share of the company from Hitachi Transport System in 2002, with the remaining 30 percent going to Hitachi, Ltd. As of March 2019 , the Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. is divided between JR East (79 percent), Hitachi (12 percent), and All Nippon Airways ' holding company, ANA Holdings Inc. (9 percent). The Shōwajima Center ( 昭和島車両基地 , Shōwajima sharyō kichi ) , located next to Shōwajima Station,
1296-427: The connecting rail service. Parts of Europe have seen integration of high-speed rail stations into airports, with domestic and international TGV services from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and ICE services from Frankfurt Airport . Because of this, some stations have received IATA codes . A regional or commuter "airport express" service provides direct travel between an airport and its city centre. This solution
1344-472: The country's international gateway by the time Japan's commercial aviation industry recovered from the Second World War in the early 1950s. In 1959, the airport recorded approximately 910,000 total passengers and expected many more for the coming 1964 Summer Olympics . That same year, the government unveiled a plan for a central Tokyo-to- airport rail link . Opponents of the rail line briefly countered with
1392-430: The day of purchase, may be used to travel between two stations without making intermediate stops. Return tickets are similar but allow for a return trip; these are valid if returning to any Haneda Airport station within 10 days and to other stations within two weeks. Multiple-trip tickets are sold in books of 11 and are valid for two to three months. The purchase of "school commutation" multiple-trip tickets requires proof of
1440-756: The edge of canals surrounded by artificial islands. On an artificial island within Kōnan [ ja ] just east of Shinagawa Station and the main campus of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology , the monorail starts to follow the Shuto Expressway Haneda Route alignment with a stop at Tennōzu Isle. The following three service types operate on the line: Tokyo Monorail trains operate on an average headway of four minutes. This can be as short as three minutes and 20 seconds during peak hours. "Local" trains stop at every station, with end-to-end travel taking 24 minutes. "Rapid" trains bypass
1488-693: The future. The Tokyo Monorail is one of two rail lines serving the airport, the other being the Keikyū Airport Line . At Hamamatsuchō Station , passengers may transfer to the Keihin–Tōhoku and Yamanote lines of JR East , as well as the Asakusa and Oedo lines of the Toei Subway via nearby Daimon Station . The monorail also connects with Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit's Rinkai Line at Tennōzu Isle Station . Tokyo's Haneda Airport had emerged as
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1536-524: The license that had been acquired allowed building it up to either station. However, opposition from residents living near the Shibaura Canal , which had been part of the proposed route, as well as cost overruns during the construction of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen , which drained government subsidies, resulted in a shortened route from the airport to Hamamatsuchō Station . To further minimize costs,
1584-605: The line at Monorail Hamamatsuchō. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station. The station opened on 27 September 1993. The station serves the maintenance facilities of Haneda Airport and is mainly used by airline and support industry workers. It is located adjacent to the JAL Maintenance Center, which houses the JAL Sky Museum and the Safety Promotion Center , and is within walking distance of
1632-534: The line from Hamamatsucho to Tokyo Station, running alongside the Yamanote Line tracks between Shimbashi and Tokyo at a cost of ¥109.5 billion with construction taking approximately ten years. However, in 2021 JR East has announced the construction of the Haneda Airport Access Line which will connect Tokyo Station with conventional rail. As part of a redevelopment of World Trade Center Building ,
1680-475: The line was routed over other public waterways donated by local municipalities, which eliminated the need to acquire expensive private land, but reclaimed parts of Tokyo Bay , as well as rivers and canals. The resulting alignment removed a number of fishing and aquatic farming operations, and local fishing cooperatives had their licences revoked by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government . Among them
1728-501: The monorail platform to the JR platforms of Hamamatsuchō Station was completed. Between 1967 and 1993, four more stations were built along the original alignment; these were Haneda Seibijō, later renamed Seibijō (1967); Shin Heiwajima, later renamed Ryūtsū Center (1969); Shōwajima (1985); and Tennōzu Isle (1992). When the monorail began operating, the passenger terminal at Haneda Airport
1776-494: The monorail replaced its original "Rapid" service with the two current "Haneda Express" and "Rapid" service patterns. All rolling stock that has ever been operated in the Tokyo Monorail since inauguration are built by Hitachi Rail . As of 2020 , the Tokyo Monorail operates three train types: 1000 series , 2000 series , and most recently, 10000 series . All trainsets run in a six-car configuration and are capable of running at speeds of up to 80 km/h (50 mph). Each car has
1824-741: The regional Pasmo card and the Japan Rail Pass . Fares may be purchased from ticket vending machines at any monorail station. As of June 2020 , Tokyo Monorail tickets can also be purchased from machines at the following airports: Fukuoka Airport , Hakodate Airport , Hiroshima Airport , Itami and Kansai airports in Osaka , Kagoshima Airport , Kumamoto Airport , Nagasaki Airport , Naha Airport , New Chitose Airport in Sapporo , Oita Airport , Okayama Airport , Takamatsu Airport , and Toyama Airport . Airport rail link An airport rail link
1872-520: The renaming of the International Terminal to Terminal 3. In Japanese, the word "building" ( ビル , biru ) in the station names was modified to "terminal" ( ターミナル , tāminaru ) . From north–south, the stations are Haneda Airport Terminal 3 Station ( 羽田空港第3ターミナル駅 ) , Haneda Airport Terminal 1 Station ( 羽田空港第1ターミナル駅 ) , and Haneda Airport Terminal 2 Station ( 羽田空港第2ターミナル駅 ) . In June 2009, Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd., formally notified
1920-562: The shuttle bus which then completes the journey to the airport terminal. A shuttle bus requires no specialised infrastructure, and is often the preferred choice at smaller or low-cost airports. Shuttle buses may involve a wait for a transfer to the next stage of the journey and often suffer from lower perceived quality and market share compared to direct connections. Examples include Schipol Airport station to other Dutch cities, Zürich Flughafen station to other Swiss cities, and Daxing Airport station to other Chinese cities. Examples include
1968-647: The station. It carried its 1.5 billionth passenger on January 24, 2007. An alternative to the monorail is the Keikyu Airport Line between the airport and Shinagawa Station . Both railways compete with bus services. The monorail line is owned and operated by the Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. ( 東京モノレール株式会社 , Tōkyō Monorēru Kabushiki-gaisha ) . In 1967, the Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. merged with Hitachi Transport Co., Ltd. and Western Hitachi Transport Co., Ltd. to form Hitachi Transport Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. after Hitachi Transport System acquired an 81-percent share of
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2016-527: The time. It was notably cheaper to take a taxi with four people to the airport than to ride the monorail. A recession following the Olympics resulted in a decrease in airport arrivals, which severely affected ridership. In 1966, the Tokyo Monorail was forced to reduce the price of its fare to ¥150 to attract more passengers. Ōi Keibajō Mae became the monorail's first infill station upon its completion in May 1965. It
2064-491: Was a seaweed harvesting field in Ōta Ward that had produced a premium brand of nori since the Edo period called Omori no nori . The Ministry of Transport authorized the monorail project in December 1961. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 1 May 1963, and the subsequent construction of the line progressed rapidly. In May 1964, Japan Elevated Railway Co., Ltd. again changed its name to Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd. The line cost
2112-559: Was abandoned along with the tunnel, was rebuilt farther west along the new section of tracks and renamed Tenkūbashi Station in November 1998. Although the rails were removed and its entrance walled off, the now-unused tunnel remains otherwise intact today below the Runway B extension. The monorail has continued to adapt and expand with the terminal changes and expansions of Haneda Airport. A single-station, 0.9-kilometer (0.56 mi) extension to
2160-648: Was built to provide direct access to Berlin Tempelhof Airport . However, the connection was removed in 1937 and the preceding Platz der Luftbrücke station was instead granted the connection and remained so until Berlin Tempelhof Airport's closure in 2008. Other early examples of rapid transit stations connecting with airports include Boston's MBTA Blue Line Airport station which opened in 1952 (rebuilt in 2004), and Cleveland's RTA Rapid Transit Red Line Cleveland Hopkins International Airport station which opened in 1968 (rebuilt in 1994). Boston's link requires
2208-505: Was located on the west side of the airfield, south of Seibijō, and this was the southern end of the line. Upon the opening of a new passenger terminal—now Terminal 1—in 1993, the monorail was extended to a new platform and another station, Shin Seibijō , was built for the employees of nearby maintenance facilities. Meanwhile, the former airport passenger terminal was razed and the monorail tunnel beneath it abandoned to make room for an extension of Runway B. The original Haneda Station, which
2256-400: Was originally built as a temporary station above the water along the coast and only operated on days when an event was taking place at Ohi Racecourse . Its permanent replacement opened two years later. The city government subsequently reclaimed the area around this station and developed a housing complex known as Yashio Park Town [ ja ] . In November 1967, an overpass connecting
2304-622: Was preparing to host the 1964 Summer Olympics . That year, the Yamato Kanko Co., Ltd.—later renamed the Tokyo Monorail Co.—was established to build the rail connection. Construction began in 1963 and completed on 17 September 1964, just 23 days ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony. Upon opening, the monorail operated between the Hamamatsuchō and Haneda stations, making no intermediate stops. It has since been expanded with infill stations and extensions, and there are plans to extend it to Tokyo Station in
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