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Monorails, by design, are meant to run on elevated tracks above populated areas in order to cut back on costly underground rail systems.
The 4.1-kilometer extension will run to four new stations upon completion:
Ishimine Station
Kyozuka Station
And then it'll stop by Urasoemaeda Station
Before taking a surprise twist...
Shortly after Urasoemaeda Station, the monorail will head underground in a tunnel approximately 500-meters (1/3rd of a mile) in length.
The monorail's final destination after the tunnel will be Tedako-Uranishi, that is if you take it from the Naha Airport Station and not start it just off the expressway.
Besides in RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 and in industrial settings such as transferring coal underground, I've yet to see an "underground" monorail of all the operational ones.
Do you know of any, or is Okinawa the first?
Pictured: The 4.1 Yui Rail expansion from Shuri Station to Tedako-Uranishi with the tunnel highlighted in black.
The 4.1-kilometer extension will run to four new stations upon completion:
Ishimine Station
Kyozuka Station
And then it'll stop by Urasoemaeda Station
Before taking a surprise twist...
Shortly after Urasoemaeda Station, the monorail will head underground in a tunnel approximately 500-meters (1/3rd of a mile) in length.
The monorail's final destination after the tunnel will be Tedako-Uranishi, that is if you take it from the Naha Airport Station and not start it just off the expressway.
Besides in RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 and in industrial settings such as transferring coal underground, I've yet to see an "underground" monorail of all the operational ones.
Do you know of any, or is Okinawa the first?
Pictured: The 4.1 Yui Rail expansion from Shuri Station to Tedako-Uranishi with the tunnel highlighted in black.
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