Shonan, a region some 40 km southwest of Tokyo, including Enoshima, Kamakura and Fujisawa (~600,000 inh.); in Kanagawa Prefecture. The area is served by two urban rail lines, the Shonan Monorail and the Enoshima Electric Railway:

- opened
27 March 1970: Ofuna - Nishi-Kamakura (4.7 km, 5 stations)
02 July 1971: Nishi-Kamakura - Shonan-Enoshima (1.9 km, 3 stations)
- suspended railway (like Chiba and similar to Wuppertal)
- 6.6 km line
- 8 stations

The Shonan Monorail joins the JR Tokaido Line station Ofuna in Kamakura-shi with Shonan Enoshima in Fujisawa-shi.

- light rail (500 m street-running in central Enoshima)
- 1067 mm gauge
- network length 10 km
- 600 V dc
- 1 line, single-track with 5 passing loops

Enoshima Electric Railway

Shonan Monorail

Enoshima Electric Railway at Wikipedia

Shonan Monorail at Wikipedia

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