The Okinawa Urban Monorail, also known as Yui Rail, is a monorail line serving the cities of Naha and Urasoe, operated by Okinawa Urban Monorail Inc. The track was open in August 2003 and is the only public rail system in Okinawa Prefecture. The Monorail is the first rail line on Okinawa since World War II. As Okinawa is the island of Japan lying farthest to the south and west that has an active rail line, you can use the OKICA contactless smart card, and there are plans to integrate Suica by spring 2020. Trains are made up of two carriages, with 65 seats and a total capacity of 165 people. Trains run on an elevated track between 8 and 20 meters above the ground, with a top speed of 65 km/h (about 40 mph) and an actual average speed of 28 km/h (17 mph) stops including. The Monorail (Yui Rail) departs from Naha Airport Station, known as the entrance to Okinawa, and extends all the way to Tedako-Uranishi Station in Urasoe. With the Monorail, you can visit many popular tourist spots, such as Kokusai Street, central Naha, and Shurijo Castle Park. Watching this video, you can enjoy glimpses of the first 6 stations (starting from Naha Airport); Okinawa, Japan 2019. Shots were taken with GoPro Hero 7 Black 2.7K downsized to 1080p HD.
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