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Linimo

Linimo(リニモ,Rinimo),formally theAichi Rapid Transit Tobu Kyuryo Line(Ái biết cao tốc giao thông phía Đông đồi núi tuyến,Aichi Kōsoku Kōtsū Tōbu Kyūryō-sen)is amagnetic levitation trainline inAichi Prefecture,Japan, near the city ofNagoya.While primarily built to serve theExpo 2005fair site, the line has since operated to serve the local community.

Linimo
Overview
Other name(s)Aichi Rapid Transit Tobu Kyuryo Line
Native nameリニモ
Ái biết cao tốc giao thông phía Đông đồi núi tuyến
OwnerAichi Rapid Transit Co., Ltd.[a]
LocaleAichi Prefecture,Japan
Termini
Stations9
WebsiteOfficial website
Service
TypeRapid transit
Rolling stockAichi Rapid Transit 100 series
Daily ridership16,500
History
Opened6 March 2005(2005-03-06)
Technical
Line length8.9 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
Minimum radius75 m (246 ft 1 in)
Electrification1,500 V DCThird rail
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route diagram

Legend
 Fujigaoka
toHongō
Hanamizuki-dōri
Irigaike-kōen
Nagakute Kosenjō
Geidai-dōri
Kōen-nishi
Aichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen
Tōji-shiryōkan-minami
toYamaguchi
Yakusa
toSasabara
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Linimo is owned and operated by theAichi Rapid Transit Company, Ltd.(Ái biết cao tốc giao thông kabushiki gaisha,Aichi Kōsoku Kōtsū kabushiki-gaisha)and is the first commercial maglev in Japan to use theHigh Speed Surface Transport(HSST) type technology.[1]It is also the world's first uncrewed commercial urban maglev.[2]Linimo was the fourth overall commercial urban maglev operated in the world, predated by theBirmingham Maglev(1984–1995), theBerlin M-Bahn(1989–1991) and theShanghai Maglev(opened in 2004).

Specifications

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Thelinear motormagnetic-levitated train has a top speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph), floating 8 millimetres (0.31 in) above the track when in motion, and is intended as an alternative to conventionalmetrosystems, nothigh-speed operation.The line has nine stations and is 8.9 kilometres (5.5 mi) long, with a minimum operating radius of 75 metres (246 ft) and a maximum gradient of 6%. The line usesautomatic train control(ATC) andautomatic train operation(ATO).[1]Construction of the track cost ¥60 billion (US$575 million) while the Linimo trains themselves, built byNippon Sharyo,cost ¥40.5 billion (US$380 million).[3]The construction cost came to roughly $65 million per km without rolling stock.

Rolling stock

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The trains for the line were designed by theChubu HSST Development Corporation,which also operated a test track in Nagoya.[1]They were built byNippon Sharyo,cost ¥40.5 billion (US$380 million).[3]The trains are fixed 3-car train sets (Mc1+M+Mc2). The end cars (Mc Car) are 14.0 metres (45 ft 11 in) long and the middle car (M Car) 13.5 metres (44 ft 3 in), giving a total train set length of 43.3 metres (142 ft 1 in).[1]The cars are 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) wide. The Mc car has a capacity of 34 seated and 46 standing, and the M car 36 seated and 48 standing, for a total capacity per train set of 244.[1]The cars have asemi-monocoqueconstruction of welded aluminum, with two emergency doors at each car end and two 1,200-millimetre (47 in) doors per side.[1]

100 Series formations

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The line operates eight three-car sets which are formed as follows.[4]

Car No. 1 2 3
Designation Mc1 M Mc2
Numbering 1x1 1x2 1x3

Technical and financial difficulties

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Being the first commercial implementation of a new type of transport system, the line suffered a number of highly publicized technical breakdowns during the Expo, with far higher demand during peak hours than the line's carrying capacity of 4,000passengers per direction per hour.On March 19, 2005, the train stopped departing when it detected an overload of passengers, but this was immediately corrected when a later inspection revealed that the weight-detecting sensors were oversensitive. The line also has to be shut down for safety reasons when wind speed exceeds 25 m/s (56 mph), a relatively common occurrence in the area.

During the Expo, the line carried an average of 31,000 passengers per day, but ridership dropped to only 12,000 in the first six months after the Expo, and the line lost over ¥3 billion in 2006. While ridership gradually increased to 16,500 passengers per day in 2008,[5]the line still made a financial loss of ¥2.1 billion in fiscal year 2009.[6] In 2016, the line started turning a profit, making a net profit of ¥83.4 million that year.[7]

History

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TheAichi Rapid Transit Corporation[ja]gained permission to build the line on October 3, 2001.[8]The nickname of the line, "Linimo" was revealed on November 2002. The names of the stations were decided in December 2003, and the entire line opened to the public on March 6, 2005.[9]After the end of the 2005 expo, bothYakusa StationandAichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen Stationwere renamed into their current name, from their name during the expo, Expo Station and Expo-Yakusa.

Stations

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No. Icon Name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
L01 Fujigaoka Đằng が khâu 0.0 Nagoya Municipal SubwayHigashiyama Line(H22) Meito-ku, Nagoya Aichi Prefecture
L02 Hanamizuki-dōri はなみずき thông 1.4 Nagakute
L03 Irigaike-kōen 杁ヶ trì công viên 2.3
L04 Nagakute Kosenjō Lâu dài tay cổ chiến tràng 3.4
L05 Geidai-dōri Vân đại thông 4.5
L06 Kōen-nishi Công viên tây 6.0
L07 Aichikyūhaku-kinen-kōen( "ExpoMemorial Park ")[Note 1] Ái ・ địa cầu bác kỷ niệm công viên 7.0
L08 Toji-shiryokan-minami Đào từ tư liệu quán nam 8.0 Toyota
L09 Yakusa[Note 2] Tám thảo 8.9 Aichi Loop Line(18)
Footnotes
  1. ^Formerly named Bampaku Kaijo Station ( "Expo Site" )
  2. ^Formerly named Bampaku Yakusa Station

Cancelled plan in Taiwan

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In 2006, there was a plan to use the system for the Xinyi LRT, a proposed line inXinyi, Taipei,Taiwan.[10]The line was cancelled in 2007.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Ownership structure:
    Aichi Prefectural Government57.19%
    NagakuteMunicipal Government 15.45%
    NagoyaMunicipal Government 14.70%
    Meitetsu2.48%
    Development Bank of Japan1.44%
    Nippon Sharyo0.68%
    ToshibaInfrastructure Systems & Solutions 0.60%
    Kyosan Electric Mfg. Co. 0.53%
    Toyota0.49%
  1. ^abcdefYasuda, Yoshihide; Fujino, Masaaki; Tanaka, Masao; Ishimoto, Syunzo (2004)."The first HSST maglev commercial train in Japan"(PDF).Proceedings of the 18th international conference on magnetically levitated systems and linear drives (MAGLEV 2004).Retrieved2016-04-29.
  2. ^Hàn Quốc một mình kỹ thuật で khai phát nhân xuyên không cảng リニアが３ ngày khai thông
  3. ^ab"Nagoya builds Maglev Metro".International Railway Journal. May 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-01-29.
  4. ^Tư thiết xe lạng biên thành biểu 2021[Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 July 2021. p. 103.ISBN9784330032214.
  5. ^"Linimo(リニモ) ái biết cao tốc giao thông kabushiki gaisha"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2012-02-03.Retrieved2011-03-24.
  6. ^"Linimo(リニモ) ái biết cao tốc giao thông kabushiki gaisha"(PDF).
  7. ^"Bình thành 30 niên độ quyết toán thông cáo"(PDF).Retrieved2020-04-07.
  8. ^Quốc thổ giao thông tỉnh thiết nói cục giam tu 『 thiết nói muốn lãm 』 bình thành 18 niên độ bản, điện khí xe nghiên cứu sẽ ・ thiết nói đồ sách báo hành hội, p.245
  9. ^"リニモとは".linimo.jp.Retrieved2024-10-17.
  10. ^Từ phù tiệp vận khai tiến tín nghĩa giới kinh doanh?Archived2011-10-03 at theWayback Machine(Will manglev metro expand the commercial zone of Xinyi?), a report onChina Times,June 23, 2006. The news was cited on the Institute of Transportation official website,Ministry of Transportation and Communications,theRepublic of China,retrieved on November 12, 2008.(in Chinese)
  11. ^Tín nghĩa khu nhẹ quỹ tiệp vận thị phủ phủ quyếtArchived2011-10-03 at theWayback Machine(The city council rejects Xinyi LRT), a report onChina Times,August 9, 2007. The news was cited on the Institute of Transportation official website,Ministry of Transportation and Communications,theRepublic of China,retrieved on November 12, 2008.(in Chinese)
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