said Shigeo Kobayashi, 79, a monorail driver and blood relative of the original head of the Kobayashi family. He notes that the incline far surpasses that of the steepest cable car in Japan—the ...

Urban architects in Chongqing, a sprawling city in southwest China, have ingeniously integrated a monorail station into a ...

Panama has signed a loan agreement worth $US 1.1bn with Japan International Cooperation Agency to enable the completion of ...

London Underground has installed 6 000 LED bulbs supplied by Armadillo at King’s Cross St Pancras station. This is expected ...

High-speed trains are common throughout the world, but America is far behind. Changing this will require investment and ...

Air India will move its Delhi-Tokyo service from Narita International Airport to Haneda Airport by the end of March.

Tokyo service from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Haneda Airport (HND) in Tokyo. This move will make the Tokyo ...

EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival is in full swing and there are numerous garden destinations for guests to experience throughout the park. Garden Destinations There are new and returning ...

Although Japan trails others in going cashless ... credit card payments at all of its stations since April, while Osaka Monorail Co. and Kobe City Subway plan to follow suit from spring next ...

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