Chiba Urban Monorail World’s Longest *SUSPENDED* Monorail / Trains / Tokyo / Japan / ASMR 4K
The Chiba Urban Monorail (千葉都市モノレール, Chiba Toshi Monorēru) is a two-line suspended monorail system located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd (千葉都市モノレール株式会社, Chiba toshi monorēru kabushikigaisha), a third-sector company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba.
The first segment (Line 2 from Sports Center Station to Chishirodai Station) opened on March 28, 1988, also the rest by March 24, 1999. PASMO and Suica contactless smart cards can be used to purchase fares. It is one of the only two systems in Japan that accepts only these cards and not other Mutual Usage IC cards.[1]
It is the world’s longest suspended monorail system with a track length of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi).[2]