Future Extension
After lengthy deliberation of possible route options, the monorail corporation applied for construction permission for a 4.1-kilometer, 4-station extension from Shuri Station to Uranishi (浦西) in August 2011. Permission was granted on January 26, 2012, with construction planned to start in March 2013 and revenue operation in March 2019.
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