Happy Line
Happy Line | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Shenzhen |
Transit type | straddle-beammonorail |
Number of lines | 1 |
Number of stations | 7 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 16 February 1999 |
Ended operation | 1 November 2018 |
Number of vehicles | 5 |
Technical | |
System length | 3.88 km (2.41 mi) |
Track gauge | 500 mm(19+3⁄4in) |
Electrification | 380 V 50 Hz AC |
TheHappy Linewas amonorailline in centralShenzhen.The line was a loop and has seven stations, including stops atSplendid China,Happy Valley,Window of the World,andChina Folk Culture Village.
Technical information
[edit]The monorail trains were built byIntaminwith a fleet of five P28/24 class, three-car trains, each with a capacity of 24 passengers per train.[1]The trains use 380 V 50 Hz AC power supply, and are equipped with four 15 kW (20 hp) AC motors and two 75 kW (101 hp)variable-frequency drives.Under normal circumstances, there are 5 trains running on the track at the same time.[2]
The line features a maximumgradeof 10%. The monorail beam was 500 mm (20 in) wide and 700 mm (28 in) tall, and has a support column every 15 metres (49 ft). Its maximal speed was 40 km per hour.[1]
Operations
[edit]The operating hours of Happy Route are 9:30am – 6:30pm on weekdays and 9am – 7pm on weekends.[3]The actual traveling speed was about 20 km/h (12 mph), and it takes about 25 minutes for the train to complete the circle.[4]The fare was RMB 50.
Accident
[edit]At 11am on 1 November 2018, a system failure occurred on the Happy Line, causing a collision between the third and fourth cars carrying more than 20 people. This accident caused one person a head injury, one person a waist injury and other passengers with minor injuries to varying degrees.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"People Mover P8 Product Info"(PDF).Intamin Transportation. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-04.Retrieved2013-05-21.
- ^Mã tĩnh (2004). "Thâm quyến hoa kiều thành" hoan nhạc càn tuyến "Điện khí thiết kế".Kiến trúc điện khí.6.
- ^"Hoan nhạc càn tuyến".Thâm quyến hoa kiều thành hoan nhạc cốc lữ du công tư. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-18.Retrieved2013-05-21.
- ^"Lai thâm thân bằng hảo khứ xử, thâm quyến nhất nhật du".Thâm quyến tân văn võng. 2012-07-31. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-24.Retrieved2013-05-21.
- ^"Thâm quyến hoan nhạc càn tuyến phát sinh lưỡng xa tương chàng sự cố thừa khách thụ thương".Trung quốc tân văn võng. 2018-11-01.Retrieved2018-11-08.