Monorail is an advanced transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its support and guide way.
Monorail systems have been built in many countries around the world, many of them on elevated tracks through crowded areas, easing traffic woes.
Here's a list of some of the impressive monorail systems across the globe....
Chongqing Monorail
Chongqing has the longest monorail track in the world. It is the first monorail system in the world with two lines crossing each other as well.
The Chongqing Monorail can accommodate 30,000 passengers per hour at peak hours.
In September 2011, over 17 kilometres of tracks were added, making it the longest monorail system in the world stretching across a distance of 35.55 kilometres.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
Osaka Monorail (Japan)
The Osaka Monorail in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Osaka Monorail Co had a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as longest monorail (28 km) in the world.
In September this year, it was surpassed by Chongqing Monorail.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters.
KL Monorail
The KL Monorail is an urban monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Monorails have become a popular choice of transit system.
It opened on 31 August 2003, and serves 11 stations running 8.6 km (5 mi) with two parallel elevated tracks.
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Photographs: Ray Stubblebine/Reuters.
AirTrain Newark
AirTrain Newark is a 4.8 km monorail system connecting Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to the Newark Liberty International Airport train station on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) rail line of New Jersey Transit and Amtrak.
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Photographs: Steve Marcus/Reuters.
Las Vegas Monorail
Nextel Communications tied up with Las Vegas Monorail Company to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center Station into a themed station with the latest digital wireless communications solutions.
Nextel also decided to offer a brand-image for a four-car monorail train.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
Sentosa Monorail
The Sentosa Monorail is main transport link in the island Sentosa in Singapore. Inaugurated in 1982, the Monorail uses 14 cars.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
Photographs: Reuters.
Monorail train, Germany
A monorail train moves through Germany's Bundesgartenschau (BUGA) garden fair in the eastern German town of Magdeburg.
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Tokyo Monorail
Tokyo Monorail connects Haneda Airport in Ota, Tokyo to Hamamatsucho Station in Minato, Tokyo.
The trains operate along an elevated line that follows the coast of Tokyo Bay.
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Tama Toshi Monorail Line
Operated by Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co, the double tracked, 16 km monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of Higashiyamato and Tama via Tachikawa, Hino, and Hachioji in 36 minutes.
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Chiba Urban Monorail
The Chiba Urban Monorail is a two-line suspended monorail system located in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
It is owned and operated by Chiba Urban Monorail Co.
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Jurong Bird Park Panorail
It is a monorail system within the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore.
The monorail system uses four cars, with a driver in the front car, and seats in each car, with no standing capacity.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
Okinawa Monorail
The Okinawa City Monorail Line in Japan is operated by Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc.
It opened on August 10, 2003, and is currently the only functioning public rail system in Okinawa Prefecture.
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Moscow Monorail
The Moscow Monorail is a 4.7 kilometre long monorail system located in the North-Eastern Administrative region of Moscow.
It runs from the Timiryazevskaya metro station to Sergeya Eisensteina street and has 6 stations.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
Palm Jumeirah Monorail
The Palm Jumeirah Monorail is a monorail line on the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai.
The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro.
Opened on April 30, 2009, it is the first monorail in the Middle East region.
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Plaza Imperial Monorail
The Plaza Imperial Monorail in Zaragoza, Spain is a short shuttle line that connects parking and shopping areas.
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World's AMAZING monorail systems
The Disneyland Monorail System is a transportation system at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA.
It was the first daily operating monorail in the United States.
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Walt Disney World Monorail System
The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a public transit system in operation at the Walt Disney World Resort. It started operations on 1 October , 1971.
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