Xi'an Qujiang Sightseeing Monorail

Xi'an Qujiang Sightseeing Monorail
Overview
Locale	Xi'an
Transit type	straddle-beam monorail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	11
Operation
Began operation	2015
Number of vehicles	3
Technical
System length	9.6 km (5.97 mi)
Track gauge	500 mm

Map of Qujian Sightseeing Monorail

The Xi'an Qujiang Sightseeing Monorail (Chinese: 西安曲江观光轻轨; pinyin: Xī'ān Qǔjiāng Guānguāng Qīngguǐ) is a monorail line in the Qujiang (曲江) district of Xi'an. The line is a loop circling the Nanhu (南湖) public park, and the residential districts in the vicinity. The system was completed in 2012, but did not receive approval for operations until 2015.

After three months of operation service was suspended due to piles from the piers interfering with construction of a subway line. In 2018 a section of the line was demolished. Plans were revealed in late 2020 to re-open the monorail. A report in July 2021 said the line will re-open in August after upgrade works are completed.

Technical Information

The three trains were built by Intamin, of the variety P8/48. Each train can carry 48 passengers. The line has a support column every 15 meters, except when crossing Beidajie (North Street), where a suspension bridge style is used instead.