Ueno Zoo Monorail Last Run October 31 20:01 before the suspension due to aging
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The oldest monorail in Japan that runs inside the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo is obsolete and will be suspended on November 1st. .
Ueno Zoo's monorail is the oldest monorail in Japan, which started operation in 1957, and runs about 330 meters one-way between the zoo's "East Garden" and "West Garden" in about 1.5 minutes.
It is very popular because you can see the park from above, and the average number of users per day is about 3,700, but it has been suspended from November 1 because the vehicle has become obsolete.
Before the last service, Kazuhide Nagata station manager greeted "I will drive with gratitude to everyone. Departed.
Inside the vehicle, family members selected by lottery took photos and waving their hands to cheer on the last run.
And depends on the city, because many of the used is to have the vehicle parts not currently in production, the production of a new vehicle is difficult that it does not stand the prospect of the future of transportation services resume, free to contact bus time being from 1 day It is scheduled to operate in
A 15-year-old man from Hachioji City said, “I can't forget the scenery in the park when I was small. It ’s sad to stop, but I ’d like to say thank you for running to this day.” I was talking.