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 DamDam

| {{convert|87|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2002

| Soeda, Fukuoka

Aburayama Golf CourseGolf course

| {{convert|96|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 21°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 2004

| Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Akagi Kōgen Highland Pasture KronenbergZorbing

| {{convert|70|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 11°

|align=right|

|align=right| 2003

| Shibukawa, Gunma

Ashikita Kaihin Sōgō ParkZorbing

| {{convert|140|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 15°

|align=right|

|align=right| 2003

| Ashikita, Kumamoto

Amanohashidate ViewlandPark

| {{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 ParkZorbing

| {{convert|153|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 5.1

|align=right| 3.2

|align=right| 11°40′

|align=right|

|align=right| 2005

| Ashikita, Kumamoto

Bay Hill View ChayagadaiDiagonal elevator

| {{convert|30|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.8

|align=right| 1.1

|align=right| 24°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 1999

| Ōita, Ōita

Bukkō-ji TempleAccessibility

| {{convert|38|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.8

|align=right| 1.1

|align=right| 29

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2005

| Kyōto, Kyōto

Bukkoku-ji TempleAccessibility

| {{convert|90|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 15°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 2004

| Sendai, Miyagi

Cactus Herb ParkPark

| {{convert|191|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 19°30′

|align=right| 30

|align=right| 1995

| Nichinan, Miyazaki

Funaoka Castle ParkPark

| {{convert|305|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 18°

|align=right| 40

|align=right| 1996

| Shibata, Miyagi

Garden Sight Sakurajima, Sakurajima-gōDiagonal 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

| Kagoshima, Kagoshima

Gassan DamDam

| {{convert|166|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.7

|align=right| 1.7

|align=right| 35°32′

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 1994

| Tsuruoka, Yamagata

Genkai IslandAccessibility

| {{convert|47|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 33°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1998

| Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Gifu Prefectural Museum, Rakuraku-gōDiagonal elevator

| {{convert|87|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 13°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 2002

| Seki, Gifu

Grandee Nasu Shirakawa Golf ClubGolf course

| {{convert|50|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 17°

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2005

| Nishigō, Fukushima

Hamamatsu Flower ParkPark

| {{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}}

| Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka

Hanatateyama OnsenPark

| {{convert|99|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 15°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 2004

| Chikuzen, Fukuoka

Hanawa Ski ResortSki resort

| {{convert|212|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 5.4

|align=right| 3.4

|align=right| 28°

|align=right| 10

|align=right| 1996

| Kazuno, Akita

Hayakuchi DamDam

| {{convert|200|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2003

| Ōdate, Akita

Hinokidai DanchiAccessibility

| {{convert|87|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.9

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 22°

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2000

| Sasebo, Nagasaki

Hotel HatsuhanaPark

| {{convert|30|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.8

|align=right| 1.1

|align=right| 29°50′

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2005

| Hakone, Kanagawa

Iiyama Ski JumpSki resort

| {{convert|136|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 5.4

|align=right| 3.4

|align=right| 27°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 1999

| Iiyama, Nagano

Iizuka City Chikuho Community CenterAccessibility

| {{convert|17|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 29°

|align=right| 3

|align=right| 1997

| Iizuka, Fukuoka

Ikawa X ParkZorbing

| {{convert|82|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.9

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 18°

|align=right|

|align=right| 2004

| Miyoshi, Tokushima

Inaniwa Castle KonjakukanPark

| {{convert|237|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.0

|align=right| 2.5

|align=right| 33°30′

|align=right| 24

|align=right| 1993

| Yuzawa, Akita

Iya OnsenDiagonal elevator

|

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 42°

|align=right|

|align=right| 2004

| Miyoshi, Tokushima

Jōō-ji TempleAccessibility

| {{convert|31|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 29°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 2002

| Taku, Saga

Kannondaki Park, Kajika-kunPark

| {{convert|202|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 13°

|align=right| 10

|align=right| 1997

| Satsuma, Kagoshima

Kayase DamDam

| {{convert|231|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1999

| Isahaya, Nagasaki

Kunimi Forest ParkPark

| {{convert|800|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.6

|align=right| 2.2

|align=right| 35°

|align=right| 40

|align=right| 2006

| Shisō, Hyōgo

Maruoka ParkPark

| {{convert|236|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 15°

|align=right| 10

|align=right| 2005

| Kirishima, Kagoshima

Mashiki Country ClubGolf course

| {{convert|73|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.6

|align=right| 2.2

|align=right| 24°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 1992

| Mashiki, Kumamoto

Masutani DamDam

| {{convert|172|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 36°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2003

| Minamiechizen, Fukui

Minami Kiyosato Flower ParkPark

| {{convert|185|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.6

|align=right| 2.2

|align=right| 25°30′

|align=right| 20

|align=right| 2000

| Hokuto, Yamanashi

Minamihata DamDam

| {{convert|79|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 28°

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2003

| Nakagawa, Fukuoka

Minaminooka Memorial ParkAccessibility

| {{convert|52|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 24°30′

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2004

| Yokohama, Kanagawa

Misawa Adonis Golf ClubGolf course

| {{convert|99|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 33°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 1994

| Ena, Gifu

Miyamoto residenceAccessibility

| {{convert|19|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 28°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1992

| Hisayama, Fukuoka

Mizutori-gōAccessibility

| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 29°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2002

| Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Moritate ConstructionAccessibility

| {{convert|14|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 0.4

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1999

| Fukuoka, Fukuoka

Mount Hiko, Mount Hiko Slope CarPark

| {{convert|849|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 18°

|align=right| 80

|align=right| 2005

| Soeda, Fukuoka

Muya Bus Stop, SloppyDiagonal 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

| Naruto, Tokushima

Mount Inasa (Inasa-yama), Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car[ja]

[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, Nagasaki Prefecture

Nagasaki Subtropical Botanical GardenPark

| {{convert|380|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 10°

|align=right| 20

|align=right| 1996

| Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Nakadake DamDam

| {{convert|125|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.8

|align=right| 1.1

|align=right| 35°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2006

| Soo, Kagoshima

Nanakura DamDam

| {{convert|96|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 1993

| Ōmachi, Nagano

Nanreku Shōken-yama ParkPark

| {{convert|203|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 6.0

|align=right| 3.7

|align=right| 11°30′

|align=right| 12

|align=right| 1990

| Ainan, Ehime

Ogasayama Sports Park EcopaPark

|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

| Fukuroi, Shizuoka

Okuhagi Honjin GardenPark

| {{convert|453|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.2

|align=right| 2.6

|align=right| 25°

|align=right| 24

|align=right| 1990

| Hagi, Yamaguchi

Okutadami DamDam

| {{convert|228|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 21°

|align=right| 40

|align=right| 1997

| Uonuma, Niigata

Otaki DamDam

| {{convert|101|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.7

|align=right| 1.7

|align=right| 50°

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 1997

| Kawakami, Nara

Passage Kinkai Island Golf ClubGolf course

| {{convert|95|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 22°

|align=right| 5

|align=right| 1997

| Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Rusutsu ResortSki 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

| Rusutsu, Hokkaidō

Saga Sōgō GroundAccessibility

| {{convert|8|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 35°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1999

| Saga, Saga

Sakura-gōAccessibility

| {{convert|50|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 33°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2003

| Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Sanbōdai SchanzeSki resort

| {{convert|145|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 5.4

|align=right| 3.4

|align=right| 28°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 1997

| Shibetsu, Hokkaidō

Sanda Onsen Kumano no SatoPark

| {{convert|43|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 1.9

|align=right| 14°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 2006

| Sanda, Hyōgo

Sazanka Kōgen Pincnic Park, Kōgen MonorailPark

| {{convert|402|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 6.0

|align=right| 3.7

|align=right| 17°

|align=right| 20

|align=right| 1995

| Isahaya, Nagasaki

Sazanka Kōgen Pincnic Park, Kōgen MonorailPark

| {{convert|280|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 6.0

|align=right| 3.7

|align=right| 14°

|align=right| 16

|align=right| 1993

| Isahaya, Nagasaki

Shin Takasegawa DamDam

| {{convert|102|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 30°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 1996

| Ōmachi, Nagano

Shirahama Mermaid TownAccessibility

| {{convert|69|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 24°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 2000

| Shirahama, Wakayama

Shōkaien Care House ToyonosatoAccessibility

| {{convert|48|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.8

|align=right| 1.1

|align=right| 36°9′

|align=right| 16

|align=right| 2001

| Mizumaki, Fukuoka

Siesta PatioPark

| {{convert|213|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.8

|align=right| 3.0

|align=right| 16°

|align=right| 15

|align=right| 2000

| Taku, Saga

Soeda Park, SakuraPark

| {{convert|181|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.6

|align=right| 2.2

|align=right| 17°

|align=right| 16

|align=right| 1991

| Soeda, Fukuoka

Sugiyama residence, Noboru-kunAccessibility

| {{convert|20|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 28°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1996

| Shizuoka, Shizuoka

Sun Village AkaneSki resort

| {{convert|46|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 30°

|align=right| 12

|align=right| 1995

| Iizuka, Fukuoka

Tachibana Thermal Power PlantAccessibility

| {{convert|27|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 27°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2000

| Anan, Tokushima

Takasakiyama Natural Zoological GardenPark

| {{convert|250|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.6

|align=right| 2.2

|align=right| 9°30′

|align=right| 40

|align=right| 2003

| Ōita, Ōita

Takasegawa DamDam

| {{convert|104|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 4

|align=right| 1994

| Ōmachi, Nagano

Takayama DamDam

| {{convert|72|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 42°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 2006

| Minamiyamashiro, Kyōto

Takeo Onsen Hoyōmura, Skybus Noboru-kunPark

| {{convert|488|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 4.2

|align=right| 2.6

|align=right| 23°

|align=right| 16

|align=right| 1993

| Takeo, Saga

Tenjin DamDam

| {{convert|96|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1999

| Miyakonojō, Miyazaki

Tenjin-kunAccessibility

| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 29°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2002

| Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Tsunagi Onsen ShikisaiPark

| {{convert|56|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.1

|align=right| 1.3

|align=right| 32°30′

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 1994

| Tsunagi, Kumamoto

Ueda Women's Junior College Tea HouseAccessibility

| {{convert|58|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 22°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 2005

| Ueda, Nagano

Urayama DamAccessibility

| {{convert|216|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.7

|align=right| 1.7

|align=right| 45°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1998

| Chichibu, Saitama

Wakato HospitalDiagonal 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

| Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka

Watanabe residenceAccessibility

| {{convert|25|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 31°

|align=right| 2

|align=right| 1998

| Minoo, Ōsaka

Wespa TsubakiyamaPark

| {{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}}

| Fukaura, Aomori

Yamano HotelPark

| {{convert|36|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 2.4

|align=right| 1.5

|align=right| 36°

|align=right| 6

|align=right| 2004

| Takayama, Gifu

Yoichi Ski JumpSki resort

| {{convert|129|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 5.4

|align=right| 3.4

|align=right| 30°

|align=right| 8

|align=right| 1999

| Yoichi, Hokkaidō

Zaō Ski JumpSki jump

| {{convert|200|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 5.4

|align=right| 3.4

|align=right| 35°

|align=right| 10

|align=right| 2001

| Yamagata, Yamagata

= 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 MonorailAccessibility

| {{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 ClubGolf course

| {{convert|60|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 1997

| Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do

Gohan-eup MonorailAccessibility

| {{convert|206|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.53

|align=right| 2.19

|align=right| 16°

|align=right| 12

|align=right| 2009

| Jeongseon, Gangwon-do

Haenam TtangkkutPark

| {{convert|8|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 0.9

|align=right| 0.6

|align=right| 26°50′

|align=right|

|align=right| 2005

| Haenam, Jeollanam-do

Haenam TtangkkutPark

| {{convert|395|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 3.6

|align=right| 2.2

|align=right| 23°30′

|align=right| 40

|align=right| 2005

| Haenam, Jeollanam-do

Hamyang Daebongsan monorailPark

| {{convert|3930|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2020{{cite news |title=The longest monorail in Korea'Hamyang Daebongsan Recreation Valley' opened at the end of August |url=https://tekdeeps.com/the-longest-monorail-in-koreahamyang-daebongsan-recreation-valley-opened-at-the-end-of-august/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183635/https://tekdeeps.com/the-longest-monorail-in-koreahamyang-daebongsan-recreation-valley-opened-at-the-end-of-august/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |access-date=5 July 2021 |publisher=tekdeeps |date=17 July 2020}}

| Hamyang County

Hwaam CavePark

| {{convert|527|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right| 6.6

|align=right| 4.1

|align=right| 20°

|align=right|

|align=right| 2003

| Jeongseon, Gangwon-do

Hwanseongul CavePark

| {{convert|600|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2006

| Samcheok, Gangwon-do

Kwangju Country ClubGolf course

| {{convert|70|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2002

| Gokseong, Jeollanam-do

Naengcheon Country ClubGolf course

| {{convert|110|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2003

| Daegu

Namgwangju Country ClubGolf course

| {{convert|40|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2001

| Hwasun, Jeollanam-do

Ulsan Country ClubGolf 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 ClubGolf course

| {{convert|135|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 1993

| Ulsan

Yeongju-dong Oreumgil MonorailAccessibility

| {{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 ClubGolf course

| {{convert|100|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2001

| Yongin, Gyeonggi-do

Yong-in Country ClubGolf course

| {{convert|78|m|ft|disp=table}}

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right|

|align=right| 2001

| Yongin, Gyeonggi-do

See also

References

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