You may have looked at the title and thought, “What a strange story!"
AGT is a new type of transportation. People often confuse it with monorails.
One day. on the AGT Yurikamome, I
heard a mother tell her child, “This is
a straddle monorail.
The Tokyo Monorail, a straddle
monorail, and the Yurikamome, an
AGT, clearly have different structures
from the floor down. The AGT runs on
a flat track like a highway, guided by
guide rails.
The straddle monorail straddles a
concrete girder about 31 inches wide. In an emergency, AGT passengers can evacuate by walking on the track, but
this is not possible with the monorail.
In Japan, people don’t know much
about these differences.
The mother's words made me think
“How can we make more people
aware of AGT?” So I started this blog
to share the story of AGT.
Please share your experiences and
opinions about AGT with us.
Together with us, let's spread the
word about AGT together!
Stay tuned for the next AGT blog!