Happy Line | |
Locale: | Shenzhen |
Transit Type: | straddle-beam monorail |
System Length: | 3.882NaN2 |
Lines: | 1 |
Vehicles: | 5 |
Stations: | 7 |
El: | 380 V 50 Hz AC |
The Happy Line was a monorail line in central Shenzhen. The line was a loop and has seven stations, including stops at Splendid China, Happy Valley, Window of the World, and China Folk Culture Village.
The monorail trains were built by Intamin with a fleet of five P28/24 class, three-car trains, each with a capacity of 24 passengers per train.[1] The trains use 380 V 50 Hz AC power supply, and are equipped with four AC motors and two variable-frequency drives. Under normal circumstances, there are 5 trains running on the track at the same time.[2]
The line features a maximum grade of 10%. The monorail beam was wide and tall, and has a support column every . Its maximal speed was 40 km per hour.[1]
The operating hours of Happy Route are 9:30am6:30pm on weekdays and 9am7pm on weekends.[3] The actual traveling speed was about, and it takes about 25 minutes for the train to complete the circle.[4] The fare was RMB 50.
At 11am on 1 November 2018, a system failure occurred on the Happy Line, causing a collision between the third and fourth cars carrying more than 20 people. This accident caused one person a head injury, one person a waist injury and other passengers with minor injuries to varying degrees.[5]