Yui Rail
The monorail's "Yui Rail" brand name and logo were selected in a public competition. Yui Rail comprises 15 stations, running from Naha Airport in the west to Shuri (near Shuri Castle) in the east, running through the heart of Naha. The average distance between stations is 0.93 kilometers. It takes 27 minutes and costs ¥290 to traverse its entire length of 12.8 km. It boasts including both the westernmost rail station in Japan (Naha Airport station) and the southernmost (Akamine station).
Trains are made up of two cars, with 65 seats and a total capacity of 165 people; however, there is ample standing room on the trains as well and they are routinely filled to more than double the capacity of their seating. Trains runs on an elevated track between 8 and 20 meters above the ground, with a top speed of 65 km/h (about 40 mph) and an actual average speed of 28 km/h (17 mph) counting stops.
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