Chiba Urban Monorail

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The Chiba Urban Monorail is a two-line suspended, SAFEGE-type monorail system located in Chiba, Japan. It is owned and operated by Chiba Urban Monorail Co., Ltd., a third-sector company established on March 20, 1979. Investors include the city of Chiba. The first segment (Line 2 from Sports Center Station to Chishirodai Station) opened on March 28, 1988, and the remaining segments opened by March 24, 1999. PASMO and Suica contactless smart cards can be used to purchase fares. It is one of only two systems in Japan that accepts only these cards and not other Mutual Usage IC cards. It is the world's longest suspended monorail system, with a track length of 15.2 kilometres (9.4 mi).

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