Slope car
{{Short description|Small automated monorail/inclined elevator used in Japan & South Korea}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}
Image:Slope car Muya.jpg, Naruto, Tokushima]]
Image:Rakuraku 1.JPG, a slope car at Gifu Prefectural Museum, Seki, Gifu]]
A {{nihongo|slope car|スロープカー|surōpukā}} is a small automated monorail, or a fusion between monorail, people mover, inclined elevator and rack railway. It is a brand name of {{ill|Kaho Manufacturing|ja|嘉穂製作所}}. Since this mode of transportation is relatively unknown, it lacks widely accepted generic name, other than the simple "monorail". The system is different from normal modern monorails in many ways. It is a development from industrial monorails used in 1960s orchards. Slope cars are installed in more than 80 places in Japan and South Korea.[http://www.kaho.co.jp/search/main.html Delivery results search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928215242/http://www.kaho.co.jp/search/main.html |date=2007-09-28 }} at Kaho Manufacturing's official website yields more than 80 cases (slope cars only).
Overview
Image:Slopecar in WeSpa Tsubakiyama 003.jpg, Fukaura, Aomori]]
The system is introduced generally when there are steep slopes or stairs between entrance gates and buildings. Slope cars generally function as amenities that provide accessibilities for elderly or handicapped people visiting particular places, such as parks, golf courses, or hotels. As most lines move fairly slowly, people without disabilities often find it faster to walk the same routes on foot, rather than to use slope cars. However, there are also places where slope cars climb very steep slopes which people without disabilities can not climb unless there are stairs. In Japan, slope cars are not legally considered as railways.
System
There is a type that is {{convert|3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long, having a 4 to 8 passengers capacity, and another type that is {{convert|6|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} long, having around 30 passengers capacity. Some slope cars are "trainsets" consisting of two cars. Most slope cars are straddle-beam monorails, but there are suspended monorail slope cars as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.kaho-monorail.com/turisage-monorail.htm |title=斜面走行モノレール・スロープカーは嘉穂製作所 |accessdate=2007-10-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824113815/http://www.kaho-monorail.com/turisage-monorail.htm |archivedate=2007-08-24 }}
Normal monorails generally use rubber tyres running on a concrete beam, while slope cars use a steel beam with a rack rail on one side. As such, slope cars can climb 100% (45°) slopes at maximum speed. The system is powered by a "third rail" on the other side of the beam.
The system does not require a driver. A car starts when a user pushes a button, and it automatically stops at the selected destination.
History
File:Mount Inasa Slope car 20220723 01.jpg, Nagasaki]]
In 1966, Yoneyama Industory, an agricultural machinery maker in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, invented {{nihongo|"Monorack"|モノラック|Monorakku}}, a freight-only rack monorail system. It soon became widespread in mikan citrus orchards in the prefecture, and in other parts of Japan. Other makers also started to build similar systems. Later in 1990, a company called Chigusa developed a passenger rack monorail system. These rack monorails were first used to transport workers in construction sites or forests. However, from 1990s, public facilities such as parks also started to use the system. {{ill|Kaho Manufacturing|ja|嘉穂製作所}} started to sell their "slope cars" in 1990.
Similar systems were designed for vineyards in Switzerland and Germany in the 1960s. These were also transporting workers from the start. The brand name Monorack is used here for the Garaventa Monorackbahn since 1976. The main difference is the type of rail being used - the Japanese systems use {{convert|4|cm|abbr=on}} and the European systems use {{convert|6|cm|abbr=on}} square tubing.{{cite web|url=https://www.landentwicklung.de/fileadmin/sites/Landentwicklung/Dateien/Forschung/01_Diplomarbeit_Poersch_Thomas.pdf|language=DE|title=Moderne Methoden zur Erschließung steilster Weinberge an der Untermosel, am Beispiel der Monorackeinschienenzahnradbahn|trans-title=modern methods for accessibility of steepest vineyards in the Lower Mosel region by example of Monorack monorail rack rail|author=Thomas Pösch|work=Diplomarbeit (master thesis)|publisher=Fachhochschule Mainz / ARGE Landentwicklung|date=2021-12-02|access-date=2022-10-03|quote=Der größte Unterschied zwischen der japanischen Monorailbahn und der europäischen Monorackbahn besteht in der Schiene. Die japanischen Modelle fahren auf einer Schiene von 4 cm Kantenlänge, während die Schienen in der Schweiz und später auch in Deutschland eine Kantenlänge von 6 cm haben. Der Traktor ist vom Aufbau her nahezu gleich. }} The cooperation between Nikkari in Japan and Habegger in Switzerland started in 1975, so the Monorack tractors are mostly identical.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkari.co.jp/english/info/history|title=Nikkari - Works History|accessdate=2022-10-17|quote=1966: Developed the first mono-rail carrier for steep slopes for agricultural use (Monorack) in Japan / 1975: Technical cooperation with HABEGGER Maschinenfabrik AG. a mono-rail manufacturer and seller in Switzerland / 2010: Developed a battery-powered mono-rail for one passenger}}Note: Nikkari adopted the name in 1973 while Habegger was sold to Van Roll in 1981. Graventa bought the rope business from Van Roll in 1996 including the Monorack systems.
Other names
As "slope car" is the brand name of Kaho Manufacturing, similar, if not the same, concepts are called differently by different manufacturers.
- Ansaku makes {{nihongo|Trans Mobile|トランスモービル|Toransu Mōbiru}}.
- Chigusa makes {{nihongo|Raxcar|ラックスカー|Rakkusukā}}.
- Monorail Industry makes {{nihongo|Monorider|モノライダー|Monoraidā}}.
- Senyō Kōgyō makes {{nihongo|Mountain Liner|マウンテンライナー|Maunten Rainā}}.
- EMTC of Korea makes the Mountain Type (which has two rails) and the monorail Inclined Type and Locomotive Type{{cite web |title=Smart Monorail |url=http://emtcgo.co.kr/eng/monorail/ |access-date=26 June 2021}}
- Doppelmayr Garaventa makes the Monorack for agricultural use. They say they have installed 650 systems worldwide.{{cite web |title=Monorack Ecofriendly, energy-saving and compact A transport solution of the special kind |url=https://www.doppelmayr.com/products/monorack/ |access-date=6 August 2021}}
Slope cars are similar in some ways to personal rapid transit systems in that they offer on-demand service for individuals or small numbers of passengers.
List of slope cars
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}
= Japan =
| class="sortable wikitable"
! Facility, line name ! Function ! Diagonal line length (m) ! Diagonal line length (ft) ! Speed (km/h) ! Speed (mph) ! Maximum gradient ! Passenger capacity ! Opening year ! Location | ||
| Aburagi Dam | Dam
| {{convert|87|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2002 | |
| Aburayama Golf Course | Golf course
| {{convert|96|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 21° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 2004 | |
| Akagi Kōgen Highland Pasture Kronenberg | Zorbing
| {{convert|70|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 11° |align=right| |align=right| 2003 | |
| Ashikita Kaihin Sōgō Park | Zorbing
| {{convert|140|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 15° |align=right| |align=right| 2003 | |
| Amanohashidate Viewland | Park
| {{convert|393|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.3 |align=right| 2.0 |align=right| 25° |align=right| 40{{cite web |title=天橋立ビューランド（京都府） |url=https://www.kaho-monorail.com/result/result_detail.html?p_id=151 |access-date=2021-08-14}} |align=right| | Miyazu Bay, Kyoto | |
| Ashikita Kaihin Sōgō Park | Zorbing
| {{convert|153|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 5.1 |align=right| 3.2 |align=right| 11°40′ |align=right| |align=right| 2005 | |
| Bay Hill View Chayagadai | Diagonal elevator
| {{convert|30|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.8 |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 24° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Bukkō-ji Temple | Accessibility
| {{convert|38|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.8 |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 29 |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2005 | |
| Bukkoku-ji Temple | Accessibility
| {{convert|90|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 15° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 2004 | |
| Cactus Herb Park | Park
| {{convert|191|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 19°30′ |align=right| 30 |align=right| 1995 | |
| Funaoka Castle Park | Park
| {{convert|305|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 18° |align=right| 40 |align=right| 1996 | |
| Garden Sight Sakurajima, Sakurajima-gō | Diagonal elevator
| {{convert|27|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.7 |align=right| 1.0 |align=right| 32°30′ |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2001 | |
| Gassan Dam | Dam
| {{convert|166|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.7 |align=right| 1.7 |align=right| 35°32′ |align=right| 8 |align=right| 1994 | |
| Genkai Island | Accessibility
| {{convert|47|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 33° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1998 | |
| Gifu Prefectural Museum, Rakuraku-gō | Diagonal elevator
| {{convert|87|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 13° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2002 | |
| Grandee Nasu Shirakawa Golf Club | Golf course
| {{convert|50|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 17° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2005 | |
| Hamamatsu Flower Park | Park
| {{convert|59.8|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 25° |align=right| 16 |align=right| 2020{{cite web |title=浜松フラワーパーク様に納入しました。 |url=https://www.kaho-monorail.com/news/?p=296 |access-date=2021-08-15}} | |
| Hanatateyama Onsen | Park
| {{convert|99|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 15° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2004 | |
| Hanawa Ski Resort | Ski resort
| {{convert|212|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 5.4 |align=right| 3.4 |align=right| 28° |align=right| 10 |align=right| 1996 | |
| Hayakuchi Dam | Dam
| {{convert|200|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2003 | |
| Hinokidai Danchi | Accessibility
| {{convert|87|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.9 |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 22° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2000 | |
| Hotel Hatsuhana | Park
| {{convert|30|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.8 |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 29°50′ |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2005 | |
| Iiyama Ski Jump | Ski resort
| {{convert|136|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 5.4 |align=right| 3.4 |align=right| 27° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Iizuka City Chikuho Community Center | Accessibility
| {{convert|17|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 29° |align=right| 3 |align=right| 1997 | |
| Ikawa X Park | Zorbing
| {{convert|82|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.9 |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 18° |align=right| |align=right| 2004 | |
| Inaniwa Castle Konjakukan | Park
| {{convert|237|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.0 |align=right| 2.5 |align=right| 33°30′ |align=right| 24 |align=right| 1993 | |
| Iya Onsen | Diagonal elevator
| | |align=right| 3.0
|align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 42° |align=right| |align=right| 2004 |
| Jōō-ji Temple | Accessibility
| {{convert|31|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 29° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 2002 | |
| Kannondaki Park, Kajika-kun | Park
| {{convert|202|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 13° |align=right| 10 |align=right| 1997 | |
| Kayase Dam | Dam
| {{convert|231|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Kunimi Forest Park | Park
| {{convert|800|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 35° |align=right| 40 |align=right| 2006 | |
| Maruoka Park | Park
| {{convert|236|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 15° |align=right| 10 |align=right| 2005 | |
| Mashiki Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|73|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 24° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1992 | |
| Masutani Dam | Dam
| {{convert|172|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 36° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2003 | |
| Minami Kiyosato Flower Park | Park
| {{convert|185|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 25°30′ |align=right| 20 |align=right| 2000 | |
| Minamihata Dam | Dam
| {{convert|79|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 28° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2003 | |
| Minaminooka Memorial Park | Accessibility
| {{convert|52|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 24°30′ |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2004 | |
| Misawa Adonis Golf Club | Golf course
| {{convert|99|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 33° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1994 | |
| Miyamoto residence | Accessibility
| {{convert|19|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 28° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1992 | |
| Mizutori-gō | Accessibility
| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 29° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2002 | |
| Moritate Construction | Accessibility
| {{convert|14|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 0.4 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Mount Hiko, Mount Hiko Slope Car | Park
| {{convert|849|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 18° |align=right| 80 |align=right| 2005 | |
| Muya Bus Stop, Sloppy | Diagonal elevator
| {{convert|161|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 9.6 |align=right| 6.0 |align=right| 5°40′ |align=right| 20 |align=right| 2002 | |
| Mount Inasa (Inasa-yama), Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car[ [https://www.inasayama.com/slopecar/ English website] | Park, Lookout, Observation Deck | {{convert|521|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 21° |align=right| 40 |align=right| 2020{{cite web |title=稲佐山様に納入しました。 |url=https://www.kaho-monorail.com/news/?p=294 |access-date=2021-08-15}} | ||
| Nagasaki Subtropical Botanical Garden | Park
| {{convert|380|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 10° |align=right| 20 |align=right| 1996 | |
| Nakadake Dam | Dam
| {{convert|125|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.8 |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 35° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2006 | |
| Nanakura Dam | Dam
| {{convert|96|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1993 | |
| Nanreku Shōken-yama Park | Park
| {{convert|203|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 6.0 |align=right| 3.7 |align=right| 11°30′ |align=right| 12 |align=right| 1990 | |
| Ogasayama Sports Park Ecopa | Park
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| Okuhagi Honjin Garden | Park
| {{convert|453|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.2 |align=right| 2.6 |align=right| 25° |align=right| 24 |align=right| 1990 | |
| Okutadami Dam | Dam
| {{convert|228|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 21° |align=right| 40 |align=right| 1997 | |
| Otaki Dam | Dam
| {{convert|101|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.7 |align=right| 1.7 |align=right| 50° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 1997 | |
| Passage Kinkai Island Golf Club | Golf course
| {{convert|95|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 22° |align=right| 5 |align=right| 1997 | |
| Rusutsu Resort | Ski resort
| {{convert|480|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 10.8 |align=right| 6.7 |align=right| 9°30′ |align=right| 36 |align=right| 1998 | |
| Saga Sōgō Ground | Accessibility
| {{convert|8|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 35° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Sakura-gō | Accessibility
| {{convert|50|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 33° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2003 | |
| Sanbōdai Schanze | Ski resort
| {{convert|145|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 5.4 |align=right| 3.4 |align=right| 28° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 1997 | |
| Sanda Onsen Kumano no Sato | Park
| {{convert|43|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 14° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2006 | |
| Sazanka Kōgen Pincnic Park, Kōgen Monorail | Park
| {{convert|402|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 6.0 |align=right| 3.7 |align=right| 17° |align=right| 20 |align=right| 1995 | |
| Sazanka Kōgen Pincnic Park, Kōgen Monorail | Park
| {{convert|280|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 6.0 |align=right| 3.7 |align=right| 14° |align=right| 16 |align=right| 1993 | |
| Shin Takasegawa Dam | Dam
| {{convert|102|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 30° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1996 | |
| Shirahama Mermaid Town | Accessibility
| {{convert|69|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 24° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 2000 | |
| Shōkaien Care House Toyonosato | Accessibility
| {{convert|48|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.8 |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 36°9′ |align=right| 16 |align=right| 2001 | |
| Siesta Patio | Park
| {{convert|213|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 16° |align=right| 15 |align=right| 2000 | |
| Soeda Park, Sakura | Park
| {{convert|181|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 17° |align=right| 16 |align=right| 1991 | |
| Sugiyama residence, Noboru-kun | Accessibility
| {{convert|20|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 28° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1996 | |
| Sun Village Akane | Ski resort
| {{convert|46|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 30° |align=right| 12 |align=right| 1995 | |
| Tachibana Thermal Power Plant | Accessibility
| {{convert|27|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 27° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2000 | |
| Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden | Park
| {{convert|250|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 9°30′ |align=right| 40 |align=right| 2003 | |
| Takasegawa Dam | Dam
| {{convert|104|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1994 | |
| Takayama Dam | Dam
| {{convert|72|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 42° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2006 | |
| Takeo Onsen Hoyōmura, Skybus Noboru-kun | Park
| {{convert|488|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.2 |align=right| 2.6 |align=right| 23° |align=right| 16 |align=right| 1993 | |
| Tenjin Dam | Dam
| {{convert|96|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Tenjin-kun | Accessibility
| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 29° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2002 | |
| Tsunagi Onsen Shikisai | Park
| {{convert|56|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 32°30′ |align=right| 6 |align=right| 1994 | |
| Ueda Women's Junior College Tea House | Accessibility
| {{convert|58|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 22° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2005 | |
| Urayama Dam | Accessibility
| {{convert|216|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.7 |align=right| 1.7 |align=right| 45° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1998 | |
| Wakato Hospital | Diagonal elevator
| {{convert|94|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 1.9 |align=right| 9°15′ |align=right| 4 |align=right| 1992 | |
| Watanabe residence | Accessibility
| {{convert|25|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 31° |align=right| 2 |align=right| 1998 | |
| Wespa Tsubakiyama | Park
| {{convert|572|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 25° |align=right| 40 |align=right| 2000. Ceased operation October 31, 2020.{{Cite web |title=ウェスパ椿山【公式】 {{!}} 青森県深浦町 自然豊かなリゾート宿泊施設 |url=https://www.wespa.jp/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=ウェスパ椿山【公式】 |language=ja}} | |
| Yamano Hotel | Park
| {{convert|36|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.4 |align=right| 1.5 |align=right| 36° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2004 | |
| Yoichi Ski Jump | Ski resort
| {{convert|129|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 5.4 |align=right| 3.4 |align=right| 30° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 1999 | |
| Zaō Ski Jump | Ski jump
| {{convert|200|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 5.4 |align=right| 3.4 |align=right| 35° |align=right| 10 |align=right| 2001 |
= South Korea =
| class="sortable wikitable"
! Facility, line name ! Function ! Diagonal line length (m) ! Diagonal line length (ft) ! Speed (km/h) ! Speed (mph) ! Maximum gradient ! Passenger capacity ! Opening year ! Location | |
| 168 stairs Monorail | Accessibility
| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 2.1 |align=right| 1.3 |align=right| 42° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2016 | Choryang-dong, Dong District, Busan |
| Changwon Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 1997 |
| Gohan-eup Monorail | Accessibility
| {{convert|206|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.53 |align=right| 2.19 |align=right| 16° |align=right| 12 |align=right| 2009 |
| Haenam Ttangkkut | Park
| {{convert|8|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 26°50′ |align=right| |align=right| 2005 |
| Haenam Ttangkkut | Park
| {{convert|395|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 23°30′ |align=right| 40 |align=right| 2005 |
| Hamyang Daebongsan monorail | Park
| {{convert|3930|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |
| Hwaam Cave | Park
| {{convert|527|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 6.6 |align=right| 4.1 |align=right| 20° |align=right| |align=right| 2003 |
| Hwanseongul Cave | Park
| {{convert|600|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 2006 |
| Kwangju Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|70|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 2002 |
| Naengcheon Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|110|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 2003 | Daegu |
| Namgwangju Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|40|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 2001 |
| Ulsan Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|32|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 4.8 |align=right| 3.0 |align=right| 12° |align=right| 6 |align=right| 2005 | Ulsan |
| Ulsan Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|135|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 1993 | Ulsan |
| Yeongju-dong Oreumgil Monorail | Accessibility
| {{convert|70|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| 3.6 |align=right| 2.2 |align=right| 20° |align=right| 8 |align=right| 2014 | Yeongju-dong, Jung District, Busan |
| Yong-in Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|100|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 2001 |
| Yong-in Country Club | Golf course
| {{convert|78|m|ft|disp=table}} |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| 2001 |
See also
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- Funicular
- Monorail
- Monorails in Japan
- People mover
- Personal rapid transit
- Rack railway
- inclined elevator
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References
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External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.kaho-monorail.com/ Kaho Manufacturing] official website
- {{in lang|ja|en}} [http://www.ansaku.co.jp/ Ansaku] official website
- {{in lang|ja}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070511003255/http://www.chigusa-group.co.jp/index.htm Chigusa] official website
- {{in lang|ko}} [http://www.monorail.co.kr/ Korea Monorail] official website, South Korean agency of Kaho Manufacturing.
- {{in lang|ja|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722095101/http://www.senyo.co.jp/english/ Senyō Kōgyō] official website
- {{in lang|ko|en|zh}} [http://emtcgo.co.kr/monorail/ EMCT Smart Monorail] official website
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