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{{Short description|Monorail line in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width                       =
| name                            = [[File:Tama Monorail Line symbol.svg|50px]]<br/>Tama Toshi Monorail Line
| color                           =
| logo                            = Tama monorail.svg
| logo_width                      = 250
| image                           = TamaToshiMonorail6061.jpg
| image_alt                       =
| caption                         = 
| type                            = Straddle-beam [[monorail]] ([[Alweg]]{{Nbhyph}}type)
| status                          = <!-- Operating -->
| locale                          = [[Western Tokyo]], Japan
| start                           = {{STN|Kamikitadai|x}}
| end                             = {{STN|Tama-Center|x}}
| stations                        = 19
| routes                          = 
| daily_ridership = 131,782 ([[Japanese fiscal year|JFY]]23)<ref name="Japan Monorail Association 2024">{{Cite web |date=November 2024 |title=Monorails for urban transportation |url=https://www.nihon-monorail.or.jp/wp-content/themes/nihon_monorail/assets/pdf/2024english.pdf |access-date=7 November 2025 |website=Japan Monorail Association}}</ref>
| open                            = {{start date|1998|11|27|df=y}}
| close                           = 
| owner                           = Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd, owned mostly by the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Government]] (79.9%)
| operator                        = 
| character                       = 
| depot                           = 
| stock                           = 1000 series 
| linelength                      = {{convert|16.0|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}
| tracklength                     = 
| tracks                          = 
| gauge                           = 
| old_gauge                       =
| minradius                       =
| racksystem                      =
| routenumber                     =
| electrification                 =  [[Third rail|Contact rails]], {{1500 V DC}}
| speed                           = {{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| elevation                       = 
| website                         = {{URL|www.tama-monorail.co.jp}}
| map                             = {{Tama Toshi Monorail Line RDT}}
}}

The {{Nihongo|'''Tama Toshi Monorail Line'''|多摩都市モノレール線|Tamatoshi Monorēru-sen|lead=yes}} is a straddle-beam, [[Alweg]]-type [[monorail]] line in [[Western Tokyo]]. Operated by the '''Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail Co., Ltd.''', the double tracked, {{convert|16.0|km|abbr=on}} monorail line carries passengers between the suburban cities of [[Higashiyamato, Tokyo|Higashiyamato]] and [[Tama, Tokyo|Tama]] via [[Tachikawa, Tokyo|Tachikawa]], [[Hino, Tokyo|Hino]], and [[Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiōji]] in 36 minutes.

{{STN|Tachikawa-Kita|x}}, {{STN|Tachikawa-Minami|x}}, and {{STN|Tama-Center|x}} stations are the most important stations, enabling transfer at Tachikawa to [[JR East]]'s [[Chūō Main Line]] and at Tama-Center to the [[Odakyu Tama Line]] and [[Keio Sagamihara Line]].

Tourist venues along the line include [[Tama Zoological Park|Tama Zoo]] and [[Keio Rail-Land]] (a railway museum), both adjacent to [[Tama-dōbutsukōen Station|Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station]].

== Stations ==
All stations are located in [[Tokyo]]. Most stations have an associated shape/image (as seen in the left-most column of the table below).

{|class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="3" rowspan="2" | Station
! colspan="2" |Distance
!rowspan="2"| Transfers
!rowspan="2"| Location
|-
!Total
!Minutes
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 19.svg|24px]]
|TT-19
|[[Kamikitadai Station|Kamikitadai]]
|align="right"|{{convert|0.0|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|0
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="3"|[[Higashiyamato, Tokyo|Higashiyamato]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 18.svg|24px]]
|TT-18
|[[Sakura-Kaidō Station|Sakura-Kaidō]]
|align="right"|{{convert|0.7|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|2
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 17.svg|24px]]
|TT-17
|[[Tamagawa-Jōsui Station|Tamagawa-Jōsui]]
|align="right"|{{convert|1.5|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|4
|[[File:Seibu shinjuku logo.svg|20px]] [[Seibu Haijima Line]] (SS33)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 16.svg|24px]]
|TT-16
|[[Sunagawa-Nanaban Station|Sunagawa-Nanaban]]
|align="right"|{{convert|2.5|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|6
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="7"|[[Tachikawa, Tokyo|Tachikawa]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 15.svg|24px]]
|TT-15
|[[Izumi-Taiikukan Station|Izumi-Taiikukan]]
|align="right"|{{convert|3.0|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|7
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 14.svg|24px]]
|TT-14
|[[Tachihi Station|Tachihi]]
|align="right"|{{convert|3.6|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|9
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 13.svg|24px]]
|TT-13
|[[Takamatsu Station (Tokyo)|Takamatsu]]
|align="right"|{{convert|4.2|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|10
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 12.svg|24px]]
|TT-12
|[[Tachikawa-Kita Station|Tachikawa-Kita]]
|align="right"|{{convert|5.4|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|13
|rowspan="2"|{{Unbulleted list|{{JRLS|JC}} [[Chūō Main Line]] ({{STN|Tachikawa|x}}: JC19)|{{JRLS|JC}} [[Ōme Line]] (Tachikawa: JC19)|{{JRLS|JN}} [[Nambu Line]] (Tachikawa: JN26)}}
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 11.svg|24px]]
|TT-11
|[[Tachikawa-Minami Station|Tachikawa-Minami]]
|align="right"|{{convert|5.8|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|14
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 10.svg|24px]]
|TT-10
|[[Shibasaki-Taiikukan Station|Shibasaki-Taiikukan]]
|align="right"|{{convert|6.5|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|16
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 09.svg|24px]]
|TT-09
|[[Kōshū-Kaidō Station|Kōshū-Kaidō]]
|align="right"|{{convert|8.0|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|19
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="5"|[[Hino, Tokyo|Hino]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 08.svg|24px]]
|TT-08
|[[Manganji Station|Manganji]]
|align="right"|{{convert|9.3|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|21
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 07.svg|24px]]
|TT-07
|[[Takahatafudō Station|Takahatafudō]]
|align="right"|{{convert|10.5|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|24
|{{KOLS|KO}} [[Keiō Line]] (KO29)<br />{{KOLS|KO}} [[Keiō Dōbutsuen Line]] (KO29)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 06.svg|24px]]
|TT-06
|[[Hodokubo Station|Hodokubo]]
|align="right"|{{convert|11.3|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|26
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 05.svg|24px]]
|TT-05
|[[Tama-Dōbutsukōen Station|Tama-Dōbutsukōen]]
|align="right"|{{convert|12.3|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|28
|{{KOLS|KO}} [[Keiō Dōbutsuen Line]] (KO47)
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 04.svg|24px]]
|TT-04
|[[Chūō-Daigaku-Meisei-Daigaku Station|Chūō-Daigaku-Meisei-Daigaku]]
|align="right"|{{convert|13.4|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|30
|&nbsp;
|rowspan="3"|[[Hachiōji, Tokyo|Hachiōji]]
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 03.svg|24px]]
|TT-03
|[[Ōtsuka Teikyo-Daigaku Station|Ōtsuka Teikyo-Daigaku]]
|align="right"|{{convert|14.3|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|32
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 02.svg|24px]]
|TT-02
|[[Matsugaya Station|Matsugaya]]
|align="right"|{{convert|15.1|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|34
|&nbsp;
|-
|align="center"|[[File:Tama Monorail Color 01.svg|24px]]
|TT-01
|[[Tama-Center Station (Tama Toshi Monorail)|Tama-Center]]
|align="right"|{{convert|16.0|km|abbr=on}}
|align="right"|36
|{{KOLS|KO}} [[Keiō Sagamihara Line]] (KO41)<br/>{{ODLS|OT}} [[Odakyu Tama Line]] (OT06)
|[[Tama, Tokyo|Tama]]
|}

== History ==
The line opened in two phases. The section from Kamikitadai to Tachikawa-Kita opened in November 1998 while the section south to Tama-Center opened in January 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2018 |title=おかげさまで開業２０周年。多摩モノレールは地域に愛されるブランドづくりを進めます。 |trans-title=Tama Toshi Monorail Celebrates 20 Years of Operation |url=https://www.tama-monorail.co.jp/info/list/mt_img/20180910.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222180553/https://www.tama-monorail.co.jp/info/list/mt_img/20180910.pdf |archive-date=22 February 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=tama-monorail.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

Station numbering was introduced to all stations in February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2017 |title=多摩モノレール全駅に「駅ナンバリング」を導入します！！ |trans-title="Station numbering" will be introduced at all stations on the Tama Monorail!! |url=https://www.tama-monorail.co.jp/info/list/mt_img/290630_press_Station_code.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309013838/https://www.tama-monorail.co.jp/info/list/mt_img/290630_press_Station_code.pdf |archive-date=9 March 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=tama-monorail.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

=== Future plans ===
As of October 2022, there are plans to extend the route. One route is an extension north from the current terminus at [[Kamikitadai Station|Kamikitadai]] to [[Hakonegasaki Station]] on the [[Hachikō Line|Hachiko Line]]. The other two are southbound extensions from Tama-Center to Hachioji and Machida respectively.

==== Kamikitadai to Hakonegasaki ====
In 2016, a proposal was made to extend the line from the current northern terminus at Kamikitadai Station to Hakonegasaki Station on the Hachikō Line.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |title=多摩モノレール「箱根ケ崎延伸」ルート・駅位置が判明 東京都が都市計画手続きに着手 |trans-title=Tama Monorail "Hakonegasaki Extension" Route and Station Locations Revealed, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Begins Planning Procedures |url=https://news.railway-pressnet.com/archives/44622 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003200223/https://news.railway-pressnet.com/archives/44622 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=4 October 2022 |website=news.railway-pressnet.com |language=ja}}</ref> The planned extension to Hakonegasaki had been considered since planning for the entire route began in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=多摩都市モノレール延伸検討 |trans-title=Consideration for extension of the Tama urban monorail |url=https://www.toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/cpproject/traffic/15/toshishisetsu15.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326235626/https://www.toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/cpproject/traffic/15/toshishisetsu15.html |archive-date=26 March 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp |language=ja}}</ref> The seven-station extension will be {{Convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and is projected to cost {{JPYConvert|80000000000|year=2021|to=USD}}. In May 2025, Tama Toshi Monorail received a patent for extension work from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the extension was projected to cost {{JPYConvert|129000000000|year=2024|to=USD}}. As of May 2025, it is scheduled to open in the mid-2030s.<ref>https://www.tetsudo.com/news/3518/</ref>

==== Tama-Center to Hachioji ====
A southward expansion of the monorail line to [[Hachiōji Station]] was also considered since the planning phase of the line in the 1980s. The expansion had also been considered to be run as a separate [[Light rail|light rail transit]] line, but was ultimately abandoned in December 2016 citing topographical and technological constraints.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2016 |title=八王子市長、LRT導入を当面見送り 技術上の問題を理由に |trans-title=Hachioji mayor postpones introduction of LRT for the time being due to technical problems |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLZO10710320V11C16A2L83000/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618233755/https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLZO10710320V11C16A2L83000/?s=5 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}}</ref> As of 2016 the projected cost is {{JPYConvert|190000000000|year=2016|to=USD}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=21 October 2016 |title=行政・団体 |url=https://www.decn.co.jp/?p=78110 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124040515/https://www.decn.co.jp/?p=78110 |archive-date=24 January 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=Daily Engineering and Construction News}}</ref>

==== Tama-Center to Machida ====
An extension from Tama-Center to [[Machida Station (Tokyo)|Machida Station]] has also been considered since the planning phase of the line in the 1980s. As of January 2022, the exact route remains undecided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=検討ルート案 |trans-title=Route plan |url=https://www.toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/mono_route_kentou01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227082033/https://www.toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/bunyabetsu/kotsu_butsuryu/pdf/mono_route_kentou01.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=toshiseibi.metro.tokyo.lg.jp |language=ja}}</ref> The most recent estimate determined that the construction would cost {{JPYConvert|170000000000|year=2016|to=USD}}.<ref name=":0" /> [[File:Tama toshi monorail - train - march 7 2016.ogv|thumb|(video) A monorail train slides along the track, 2016]]

== See also ==
* [[Monorails in Japan]]
* [[List of rapid transit systems]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Tama Toshi Monorail}}
* {{Official website|http://www.tama-monorail.co.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|https://www.tama-monorail.co.jp.e.afy.hp.transer.com}} {{in lang|en}}

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[[Category:Railway lines in Tokyo]]
[[Category:Tama Toshi Monorail]]
[[Category:Western Tokyo]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1998]]
[[Category:Japanese third-sector railway lines]]