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List of monorail systems

A monorail is a railway system in which the track consists of a single elevated rail, beam or track with the trains either supported or suspended. The term is also used to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track. Many monorail systems run through crowded areas that would otherwise require expensive tunneling or dangerous level crossings. Aside from mass transit and people mover systems, a large number of smaller monorails have been built in amusement parks and at zoos.

A Chongqing Rail Transit monorail train. Line 3 is the world’s longest and busiest monorail line.

Operational monorails

These are lists of operating monorails that are open to the public. Only true monorails (vehicle wider than track) are included; see people mover for a list of monorail-like systems. There are also other monorail type systems used for human transportation not included, such as slope cars, mining monorails and farm monorails.

Operational monorails - transit, people movers

Systems used primarily for passenger transportation, characterised by enclosed cars, multiple stations and open on a regular basis. Ordered by system length (click headings to re-sort). Monorails associated with amusement parks that have enclosed cabins and multiple stations are generally included here.

LocationCountryNameOpenedStationsLengthTypeConstruction type
Chongqing  ChinaLine 2 & Line 3, Chongqing Rail Transit20057096.5 km (60.0 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Large
Bangkok ThailandYellow Line & Pink Line20235364.9 km (40.3 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Innovia Monorail 300
Wuhu ChinaWuhu Rail Transit20213646.2 km (28.7 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Innovia Monorail 300
Shanghai  ChinaShanghai maglev train2002230.5 km (19.0 mi)High speedMaglev Transrapid
Osaka Prefecture  JapanOsaka Monorail (2 lines)19901828 km (17 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Large
Daegu  South KoreaDaegu Metro Line 320153023.9 km (14.9 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Large
Bay Lake, Florida  USWalt Disney World Monorail (3 lines)1971623.66 km (14.70 mi)Amusement parkStraddle-beam Bombardier M-VI
Mumbai  IndiaMumbai Monorail20141719.54 km (12.14 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam SCOMI Rail Medium
Changsha  ChinaChangsha Maglev Express2016318.6 km (11.6 mi)UrbanMaglev
Tokyo  JapanTokyo Monorail19641117.8 km (11.1 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Medium
Naha  JapanOkinawa Urban Monorail20031917 km (11 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Medium
Western Tokyo  JapanTama Toshi Monorail Line19981916 km (9.9 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Large
Chiba  JapanChiba Urban Monorail (2 lines)19881815.2 km (9.4 mi)UrbanSuspended SAFEGE
São Paulo  BrazilLine 15 (São Paulo Metro)20141114.6 km (9.1 mi)[1]UrbanStraddle-beam Innovia Monorail 300
Wuppertal  GermanySchwebebahn19012013.3 km (8.3 mi)UrbanSuspended Double-flanged
Wuhan  ChinaOptics Valley Suspended Monorail Line2023610.5 km (6.5 mi)People mover (tourist-type)Suspended SAFEGE
Beijing  ChinaLine S1 (Beijing Subway)2017810 km (6.2 mi)UrbanMaglev
Fenghuang  ChinaFenghuang Maglev202249.121 km (5.668 mi)People mover (tourist-type)Maglev
Aichi Prefecture  JapanLinimo200598.9 km (5.5 mi)UrbanMaglev
Kitakyushu  JapanKitakyushu Monorail1985138.8 km (5.5 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Large
Kuala Lumpur  MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Monorail2003118.6 km (5.3 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Medium
Kanagawa Prefecture  JapanShonan Monorail197086.6 km (4.1 mi)UrbanSuspended SAFEGE
Las Vegas, Nevada  USLas Vegas Monorail200476.3 km (3.9 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Bombardier M-VI
Incheon  South KoreaIncheon Airport Maglev201666.1 km (3.8 mi)UrbanMaglev
Wolmido  South KoreaWolmi Sea Train201946.1 km (3.8 mi)People mover (tourist-type)Straddle three-line rail (originally Inverted T "Urbanaut")
Yinchuan  ChinaYinchuan SkyRail Line 1[2]201885.67 km (3.52 mi)[3]OtherStraddle-beam
Dubai  UAEPalm Jumeirah Monorail200945.45 km (3.39 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam Hitachi Medium
Ashgabat  TurkmenistanAshgabat Monorail2016[4]35.2 km (3.2 mi)People moverStraddle steel box beam Intamin
Bologna  ItalyMarconi Express Monorail202035.1 km (3.2 mi)People moverStraddle steel box beam Intamin
Urayasu  JapanDisney Resort Line200145 km (3.1 mi)Amusement parkStraddle-beam Hitachi Medium
Newark, New Jersey  USAirTrain Newark199664.8 km (3.0 mi)AirportStraddle steel box beam Von Roll/Adtranz
Moscow  RussiaMoscow Monorail200464.7 km (2.9 mi)UrbanStraddle steel box beam Intamin
Anaheim, California  USDisneyland Monorail System195924 km (2.5 mi)Amusement parkStraddle-beam Disneyland-ALWEG
Jacksonville, Florida  USJacksonville Skyway198984 km (2.5 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam
Dortmund  GermanyH-Bahn Monorail198443.16 km (1.96 mi)People moverSuspended SIEPEM
Düsseldorf  GermanyDüsseldorf SkyTrain Düsseldorf Airport200242.5 km (1.6 mi)AirportSuspended SIEPEM
Rust  Germany"E.P. Express" Europa-Park199542.5 km (1.6 mi)Amusement parkStraddle steel box beam Von Roll/Adtranz
Singapore  SingaporeSentosa Express200742.1 km (1.3 mi)People MoverStraddle-beam Hitachi Small
Seattle, Washington  USSeattle Center Monorail196221.54 km (0.96 mi)UrbanStraddle-beam ALWEG Large
Alton Towers  UKAlton Towers Monorail198721.4 km (0.87 mi)Amusement parkStraddle steel box beam Von Roll/Adtranz
Calabar  NigeriaCalabar Monorail20163[5]1.1 km (0.68 mi)People moverStraddle steel box beam Intamin
Zaragoza  SpainPlaza Imperial Monorail[6]200820.6 km (0.37 mi)People moverStraddle steel box beam Von Roll/Adtranz
Aiea, Hawaii  USPearlridge Skycab197720.3 km (0.19 mi)[7]People moverStraddle Inverted T
Dresden  GermanyDresden Suspension Railway190120.27 km (0.17 mi)People moverSuspended Double-flanged

Operational monorails – sightseeing, amusement park rides, zoo monorails

Systems characterised by one station and/or open cabins and that are not primarily for point-to-point transportation. Ordered by country (click headings to re-sort).

LocationCountryNameOpenedStationsLengthType
Lichtaart  BelgiumBobbejaanland Monorail[8]196131.85 km (1.15 mi)Amusement park
Gramado  BrazilAldeia do Papai Noel Monorail[9]20092Amusement Park
Granby  CanadaGranby Zoo monorail198012.1 km (1.3 mi)Zoo
Vaughan  CanadaTreetop Adventure, Canada's Wonderland19981Other
Shenzhen  ChinaWindow of the World Monorail199331.7 km (1.1 mi)Amusement park
Shenzhen  ChinaHappy Line199873.88 km (2.41 mi)Other
Liupanshui  ChinaYeyuhai Monorail201925.5 km (3.4 mi)[10]Other
Ningbo  ChinaRomon U-Park monorail2015[11]2[12]1.1 km (0.68 mi)[13]Amusement Park
Zhangjiajie  ChinaZhangjiajie National Park monorail[14][15]2Other
Xi'an  ChinaXi'an Qujiang Sightseeing Monorail2015119.6 km (6.0 mi)Other
Xishui  ChinaXishui Forest Train2020511.5 km (7.1 mi)[16]Other
Shanghai  China"Ocean Shinkansen" (海洋新干线), Happy Valley Shanghai1Amusement park
Shanghai  ChinaJinjiang Action Park (two rides)1 (x two)Amusement park
Lingshui  China"Flying to the Sea", Hainan Ocean Paradise[17]202031.5 km (0.93 mi)Amusement park
Fenggang  China[18]2 km (1.2 mi)Other
Billund  DenmarkLegoland Billund monorail1Amusement park
Helsinki  FinlandLinnanmäki Monorail (Maisemajuna)197910.5 km (0.31 mi)Amusement park
Rang-du-Fliers  FranceParc Bagatelle Monorail19831Amusement park
Sélestat  FranceWalygator Parc monorail[19]19891Amusement park
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre  FranceVoyage over the World, Le Pal19961Amusement park
Dolancourt  FranceDragons Volants, Nigloland19961Amusement park
Plailly  FranceEspions de César, Parc Astérix19981Amusement park
Les Avenières  FranceMonorail, Walibi Rhône-Alpes20171[20]Amusement park
Dennebroeucq  FranceXotic, Dennlys Parc20201Amusement park
Lower Saxony  Germany"Einschienenbahn", Rasti-Land19781Amusement park
Soltau  GermanyHeide Park198511.6 km (0.99 mi)Amusement park
Rust  Germanymonorail, Europa-Park19902Amusement park
Heroldsbach  Germany"Suspension Railway", Thurn Castle Adventure Park1[21]Amusement park
Brühl  GermanyWürmling Express, Phantasialand20101Amusement park
Rust  GermanyVolo da Vinci, Europa-Park20111Amusement park
Indramayu Regency  IndonesiaIndramayu Monorail20181Amusement park
Listowel  IrelandLartigue Monorail, (Lartigue restoration)200311 km (0.62 mi)Other
Ravenna  ItalyMirabilandia Monorail199211.5 km (0.93 mi)Amusement park
Lazise  ItalyPanorama Tram, Movieland park20061Amusement park
Iya Valley  JapanOku Iya Valley Tourist Monorail200614.6 km (2.9 mi)[22]Other
Malacca City, Malacca  MalaysiaMelaka Monorail20101 (2 closed)2.5 km (1.6 mi)Other
The Hague  NetherlandsDrievliet Amusement Park Monorail1968[23]10.2 km (0.12 mi)Amusement park
Hellendoorn  NetherlandsHellendoorn Amusement Park19771Amusement park
Rhenen  NetherlandsOuwehands Zoo1978[24]1Zoo
Kaatsheuvel  NetherlandsThe People of Laaf Monorail199010.45 km (0.28 mi)Amusement park
Hardenberg  NetherlandsSlagharen Amusement Park19781Amusement park
Zator  PolandDragon Adventure, Energylandia20191Amusement Park
Zator  PolandMagic Flying, Energylandia20171Amusement Park
Zator  PolandPlanes, Energylandia20141Amusement Park
St Petersberg  RussiaAround the World, Divo Ostro20161Amusement Park
Yalta  Russia/  UkraineDandelion Drift, Dreamwood20181Amusement Park
Salou & Vila-seca  SpainCoco Piloto, Port Aventura20111Amusement Park
Seville  SpainZum-Zum: Las Abejitas, Isla Mágica20121Amusement Park
Johannesburg  South AfricaJohannesburg Exhibition Centre monorail[25]20101Other
Daejon  South KoreaNational Science Museum Maglev Train19931[26]1 km (0.62 mi)[27]Other
Mudeungsan  South KoreaMudeungsan Monorail[28]2Other
Guanxi  TaiwanFlying Horse, Leofoo Village Theme Park1Amusement park
Dashu District, Kaohsiung  TaiwanE-DA Theme Park Monorail2010[29]2Amusement park
Bangkok  ThailandDream World Monorail1Amusement park
Pattaya  ThailandPattaya Park Beach Resort Monorail1Amusement park
Dubai  UAEAdventure Time - The Ride of OOO, IMG Worlds of Adventure20161Amusement park
Beaulieu, Hampshire  UKNational Motor Museum Monorail197421.6 km (0.99 mi)Amusement park
Flamingo Land  UKFlamingo Land Zoo Monorail[30]19841Zoo
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach  UKGreat Yarmouth Pleasure Beach Monorail1987[31]1Amusement park
Flamingo Land  UKFlamingo Land People Moover[32]19902Amusement park
Ingoldmells  UKToucan Tours, Fantasy Island19951Amusement park
Windsor, Berkshire  UKSky Rider, Legoland Windsor Resort19961Amusement park
Staffordshire  UKGet Set Go Tree Top Adventure, Alton Towers19961Amusement park
Romsey  UKQueen's Flying Coach, Paultons Park20181Amusement park
Fazeley  UKWinston's Whistle Stop Tour, Drayton Manor Theme Park20131Amusement park
Lancaster, Pennsylvania  USDutch Wonderland[33]19661Amusement park
Ocean City, New Jersey  USGillians Wonderland Pier MonoRail[34]19651Amusement park
Sacramento, California  USCal Expo Monorail196824 km (2.5 mi)Amusement park
Hershey, Pennsylvania  USHersheypark Monorail1969[35]1Amusement park
New York, New York  US"Wild Asia Monorail" Bronx Zoo197712.6 km (1.6 mi)Zoo
Marshall, Wisconsin  USLittle Amerricka monorail1990s[36]1Amusement park
Wildwood, New Jersey  USFlying Galleons, Morey's Piers19971Other
Gilroy, California  US"Sky Trail Monorail", Gilroy Gardens2001[37]1Amusement park
Jefferson, New Hampshire  USThe Skyway Sleigh, Santa's Village1Amusement park
Fairfield, Ohio  USJungle Jim's International Market Monorail2014[38]20.55 km (0.34 mi)Other
Amarillo  USSky Rider, Wonderland Park (Texas)1~800 ft (240 m)[39]Amusement park
Allentown, Pennsylvania  USSnoopy's Rocket Express, Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom20111Amusement park
Kansas City, Missouri  USSnoopy's Rocket Express, Worlds of Fun20111Amusement park
Shakopee  USSnoopy's Rocket Express, Valleyfair20111Amusement park
Doswell  USSnoopy's Rocket Express Kings Dominion20131Amusement park
Da Nang  Vietnam"Sun World Monorail", Asia Park2016[40]11.8 km (1.1 mi)Amusement Park
Ho Chi Minh City  VietnamĐầm Sen Park monorail12 km (1.2 mi)Amusement Park

Von Roll monorail at Alton Towers, UK, originally built for Expo 86 in Canada
Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2, Zoo station in Chongqing, China
The Walt Disney World Monorail System.
The Moscow monorail

Under construction

Physical construction work has started on the following monorails (sorted by opening dates):

Africa

CountryCityName of systemOpeningReferences
EgyptCairoCairo MonorailLine 1 opens 2023[needs update][41]
EgyptCairoCairo MonorailLine 2 opens 2024[41]

Americas

CountryCityName of systemOpening
BrazilSão PauloLine 172024
BrazilBahiaSkyRail Bahia2022[needs update]
 MexicoMonterreyMetrorrey Line 42026[42]
 MexicoMonterreyMetrorrey Line 52025
 MexicoMonterreyMetrorrey Line 62024[43]
PanamaPanama City, PanamaLine 3, Panama Metro2025[44]
Dominican RepublicSantiago de los CaballerosSistema Integrado de Transporte de Santiago2024[45]

Asia

CountryCity/RegionName of systemsOpeningReferences
ChinaQingyuanQingyuan Maglev2021[needs update]
ChinaEnshiEnshi Qingyunya Sightseeing Railway2021[needs update][46][47]
ChinaChengduDayi Air-Rail2021[needs update][48][49]
ChinaLiuzhouLiuzhou Metro2022[needs update]
ChinaBengbuBengbu Metro2023[needs update]
IndiaDholeraAhemdabad Dholera SIR Monorail2024[50]
ChinaGuilinGuilin Metro2025
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhKAFD monorailunknown[51]
ChinaHanchengSimaqianci to Guchengnanmenunknown (construction began November 2016)[52]
ChinaShandongQufu to Zouchengconstruction halted 2018, 50% complete[53][54]
ChinaGuang'anGuang'an Metrounknown, was scheduled for 2020[55][56]
IranQomQom Metro Line Munknown (construction halted 2016)[57]

Proposed monorails

Maglev proposals can be found on the list of maglev train proposals.

Americas

Cayman Islands

In 2022 a monorail was proposed by members of the public to the island administration that monorail could be a method to help with traffic problems gripping the U.K. Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands.[58]

Mexico

  • Metrorrey Lines 4, 5 and 6, Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo Leon. In August 2022, the acting Secretary of Mobility and Urban Planning of Nuevo Leon announced via press conference that an elevated monorail system was being considered for lines 4, 5 and 6 of the Metrorrey metro system.[59] He also said that the procurement process is currently open to all types of mass transportation options and that there are currently 34 companies interested in submitting a formal proposal. Construction of the new lines is expected to begin on August 31, 2022.[60]

United States

Panama

  • Panama Metro Line 9, Panama. Announced in 2016 as part of master plan. In 2018 it was reported the line will be built.[66]

Venezuela

  • TELMAG, Line Caracas – La Guaira, Venezuela. The TELMAGV is an ongoing research project which was born in the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) in 1967, and later continued by the Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela. The TELMAG is a ground mass transport system that does not require mechanical friction for drive and guidance as conventional trains do.

Asia

China

  • Zunyi rapid transit system. Approved in 2019. Two lines with 19 stations (22.86 km (14.20 mi)) and 19 stations (27 km (17 mi))

India

Philippines

Taiwan

  • 臺南捷運藍線, Tainan. Feasibility study currently being conducted.

Thailand

Vietnam

  • Ho Chi Minh City Metro. Two lines are included in the 2007 and 2013 master plans for the city, with route lengths of 27.2 km (16.9 mi) and 16.2 km (10.1 mi), respectively.
  • Da Lat Monorail, currently under planning

Europe

United Kingdom

Denmark

  • MCH Skybus, Herning. Proposed in 2010 as part of MCH's 2025 vision, a monorail system would run between the exhibition centre and the town centre.[78]

Poland

Ukraine

The Netherlands

Oceania

Africa

South Africa

Several proposals have been made for a Monorail system in South Africa including one in Johannesburg [87] metropolitan area, one in Durban [88] and one in Capetown.[89]

Decommissioned

Americas

Brazil

Canada

United States

  • The Boynton Bicycle Railroad was a monorail on Long Island, New York, which ran on a single load-bearing rail at ground level with a wooden overhead stabilising rail engaged by a pair of horizontally opposed wheels.
  • Tampa International Airport monorail had a 1 km (0.62 mi) from 1991 to 2020 which connected the main terminal on Level 7 to the long-term parking garage. It was replaced by a conventional people mover.
  • Busch Gardens Tampa Bay had a monorail, the Veldt Monorail. It shut down in 1999.
  • Busch Gardens Williamsburg had a monorail, Eagle One, that connected the theme park with the nearby Anheuser-Busch brewery. Park visitors could tour the brewery and return via monorail. Eagle One was dismantled in the 1990s.
  • Busch Gardens California also had a monorail for the brewery tour. It was dismantled upon park closing however the supports still exist to support brewery piping.
  • Carowinds operated the Carowinds Monorail from 1973 through 1994.[93]
  • The Centennial Monorail was demonstrated at the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, which was held in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
  • Dallas Zoo Adventure Safari monorail operated from the 1990s[94] with three 13-car units from Von Roll. It was mothballed in March 2014. It was refurbished and restarted operations in 2016. It closed in 2020, though the cars were still stored on site at November 2023.
  • The Epsom Salts Monorail was "the fastest moving monorail in the world" when it was built from 1922 to 1924 by Thomas Wright, a florist from Los Angeles, who had discovered magnesium salts southwest of Death Valley.
  • HemisFair '68 had a monorail that carried visitors around the pavilions during the six-month event. Over 1 million riders[95] used the monorail, which was designed by Universal Design, Ltd. A collision between two trains on September 15, 1968, resulted in one death and 48 injuries.
  • Hermitage Landing (now known as Nashville Shores), a lakeside camping and water recreation park in Nashville, Tennessee operated the "Cloud Cruiser Monorail" to transport guests between the camping and recreation facilities of the park beginning in 1982. The open air monorail cars were cloud shaped and ultimately ceased operation after a guest jumped from one of the cars and suffered a broken leg in the late 1980s.
  • Geauga Lake operated a monorail from 1969 to 2006, named the Bel-Aire Express
  • Jetrail, a suspended monorail, was the world's first fully automated monorail system during operation at Dallas Love Field (1969–1974)
  • The Trailblazer suspended monorail ran from October 1956 until 1964 at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The single monorail car was used in Houston for a demonstration prior to its relocation to the State Fair of Texas.[96]
  • Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia had a monorail as the conveyance for visitors to its Lion Country Safari attraction, which was removed after the 1993 season.
  • State Fair of Oklahoma Monorail, Oklahoma City (1964–2005)
  • The Pelham Park and City Island Railroad in the Bronx, New York operated a short-lived monorail system in 1910. It ceased operation after an accident.[citation needed]
  • The Philadelphia Zoo had a monorail in the 1970s and 1980s, but was discontinued in the 1990s.
  • Miami Seaquarium Spacerail, Miami Seaquarium (1963–1991)
  • The Wgasa Bush Line at the San Diego Wild Animal Park near Escondido, California was shut down in March 2007.
  • Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York had a monorail during the 1964 New York World's Fair. It was a proof of concept with only one station. It was sponsored by American Machine and Foundry.[97]
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain operated a monorail since the park's opening in 1971 and shut down in 2001 and removed in 2007.
  • Fairplex operated a monorail built by the American Crane and Hoist company. The middle 90s saw a new station and new cars built by Arrow Dynamics. The new cars were far heavier than the original and caused it to last only a couple of years more until it was dismantled.
  • A short-lived monorail ran from the Luxor Casino to the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, built by Arrow Dynamics. After opening in 1994 it was closed and dismantled in 1995 after a number of major issues.[98] It was replaced by a cable hauled tram.
  • Rich's, a department store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, operated a child-scaled indoor monorail seasonally at Christmastime beginning in 1956. In 1965 the monorail was moved to the store's roof with the front car remodeled to look like a pig's head and was joined by a second pig-themed monorail with the two rooftop monorails becoming known as the Pink Pig Flyers. These two seasonal pig-themed children's monorails, known as Pricilla and Percival, operated until the downtown store closed in 1991.
  • Santa's Village in Skyforest had another American Crane and Hoist monorail that shut down when the park went defunct.
  • The Hotchkiss Bicycle Railroad ran from Smithville to Mount Holly, New Jersey from 1892 to 1897
  • The Minnesota Zoo operated a monorail around the grounds of its Apple Valley, Minnesota site from 1979 until 2013.[99]
  • Midtown Plaza (Rochester, New York) had an indoor, novelty, suspended monorail, which closed in 2007.[100]
  • Riverside Park (now Six Flags New England) in Agawam, Massachusetts, operated a Universal Design Limited[101] monorail from 1959 to 1996, with demolition in February 2017.[102] It had open windows on one side and a metal grill on the other.[103]
  • Zoo Miami operated a four-station, 5 km (3.1 mi) monorail from 1984 to 2022.[104]

Asia

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

  • Monas Amusement Park in Jakarta Has a Monorail System, However, Due To The Closure in 1992, The Monorail System Was Dismantled.[108]

Japan

Malaysia

Philippines

  • Starmall Alabang featured a suspended monorail called the Sky Rail,[109] which was located on the top floor Starland amusement park. Most of the route circle inside the enclosed portion of the mall, with an outdoor turnback above the pool area. The ride was operational as of 2009, but was eventually closed.

Singapore

Thailand

Europe

United Kingdom

Monorail built in Gatchina, Russia (1900)
  • Liverpool to Manchester Bher monorail, circa 1900[111][112]
  • Blackpool Pleasure Beach (relocated from 1964 Lausanne fair in Switzerland, closed in 2012)[113][114]
  • Milngavie, near Glasgow, had an experimental high-speed propeller-powered monorail, the Bennie Railplane, built during 1929–30 and abandoned during the Great Depression.
  • Butlins Skegness Camp, Skegness, United Kingdom (1964–2002) – the first commercial monorail in the UK. Closed at the end of the 2002 season after the track was deemed to be structurally unsafe due to deterioration in the support foundations on the ground. It was then dismantled and removed in March 2003.
  • Butlins Minehead Camp, Minehead, United Kingdom (1967–1996) – closed in the summer of 1996 following an accident when one train ran into the back of another due to the track signals being disconnected and ran by an inexperienced monorail controller, who was at the time, 20 years old and on the first day of his job. The crash caused minor injuries to seven people, and in March 1997, Butlins were fined £22,500 for poor safety standards. After the accident, because the monorail system was deemed too expensive to upgrade, the monorail remained standing but not operating until the winter of 1998, when it was finally torn down to make way for the Skyline Pavilion.
  • Birmingham Airport had a magnetic levitation train which had to be closed down because it became life-expired and lacked spare parts. It was replaced by the cable-propelled Air-Rail Link.
  • Lartigue Monorail in Ireland (and France). A restored 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) section now operates in Listowel.
  • Safari Skyway, Chessington, United Kingdom (1986–2015). Operated in Chessington World of Adventures.
  • Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley Hill, West Midlands had a Von Roll Mk III Series monorail which opened in June 1991 but only worked for a short while before finally being sold off in 1996. The rolling stock then operated in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. Reasons for the closure of this system include a combination of technical problems and safety concerns (especially the difficulty of evacuation), exacerbated by a dispute between the owners of Merry Hill and The Waterfront which at this time were owned separately.
  • Chester Zoo monorail 1.4 km (0.9 mi), operational 1991 to 2019.[115]

Continental Europe

Oceania

  • Sydney Monorail (also known as Metro Monorail), Sydney, Australia (closed on 30 June 2013)[116]
  • Brisbane, Queensland had a Von Roll Type II monorail built for World Expo '88. Four sets, consisting of nine carriages each, operated in a continuous loop throughout the Expo site. A single train set and some track was sold to Sea World, Gold Coast, in 1989 for expansion of its monorail system. The remainder of the sets and track were bought back by Von Roll.
  • Oasis Shopping Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland ran between the shopping centre and Conrad Jupiters Casino. The Von Roll Mark III monorail, owned by the Oasis Shopping Centre, consisted of two 4-carriage trains. Two spare carriages that were removed when the system switched from 5-carriage to 4-carriage trains were also kept with the two trains. Most components were original to the Oasis Monorail, but some were sourced from the UK Merry Hill Shopping Centre's former monorail that closed in 1993. As of July 2017, most of the monorail system has been removed (closed on 29 January 2017).[117]
  • Sea World Monorail System (1986–2022)[118]

Cancelled or lapsed proposals

Americas

South America

Canada

  • Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada. A 2007 proposal for a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) monorail to connect the beach front to a carpark. Plans were abandoned after a fire at the end of 2007.

United States

Central America and the Caribbean

Asia

Bangladesh

Hong Kong

India

Iran

Indonesia

Malaysia

Sri Lanka

Turkey

Europe

  • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 'Tren Vertebrado'; Construction commenced but the project was abandoned. Disassembled 1975[137]
  • Thessaloniki Monorail, Greece, was a proposed monorail line that will start at Mikra Station and end at Makedonia International Airport. An extension of the metro to the airport is now being planned.
  • Manchester Monorail, a 16-mile (26 km) SAFEGE-type monorail proposed in 1966 for Manchester, UK, to run across the city to Manchester Airport[138][139]
  • Preston Monorail, United Kingdom[140]
  • Southampton Rapid Transit System, a "People Mover" proposed c.1989, to run over a three mile long "horseshoe" route around the City Centre, but later abandoned.[141]

Africa

  • Aba, Nigeria. A 2012 proposed. The plan was criticised as potentially a scam since the private company had no experience in developing monorails.[142] The same private firm was to develop the Onitsha monorail (see below). As of 2021 there is no information that the proposal progressed passed the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
  • Lagos, Nigeria. Proposed in 2008.[143] The Red line on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit was built as a railway instead
  • Onitsha, Nigeria. A 2011 proposal with the first stage of producing a feasibility study.[144][145] As of 2021 no further developments appear to have occurred.
  • Rivers Monorail in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Construction abandoned[146]

See also

References

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