Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Rail cars painted to reproduce the 1000 series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in 1989 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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