Memphis Suspension Railway
Suspended monorail in Memphis, Tennessee, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Memphis Suspension Railway, Mud Island Monorail, or Memphis Monorail was a suspended monorail that connects the city center of Memphis with the entertainment park on Mud Island. Celebrating its grand opening on July 3, 1982,[1] it was located beneath a footbridge over the Wolf River Lagoon connecting to the southern tip of Mud Island. In 2018, multiple malfunctions occurred during passenger service, one of which required the fire department to attend to stranded passengers, and finally the motor failed.[2]
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Memphis Suspension Railway | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Memphis, Tennessee |
Transit type | Suspension railway |
Number of lines | 1 |
Number of stations | 2 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1982 |
Ended operation | 2018 |
Operator(s) | Memphis River Parks Partnership |
Technical | |
System length | 1,700 ft (518 m) |
Average speed | 7 mph (11 km/h) |
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