Happy Line

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.

Happy Line
Overview
Locale	Shenzhen
Transit type	straddle-beam monorail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	7
Operation
Began operation	16 February 1999; 26 years ago (1999-02-16)
Ended operation	1 November 2018; 6 years ago (2018-11-01)
Number of vehicles	5
Technical
System length	3.88 km (2.41 mi)
Track gauge	500 mm (19+3⁄4 in)
Electrification	380 V 50 Hz AC

Technical information

Happy Line route map

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 15 kW (20 hp) AC motors and two 75 kW (101 hp) 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 500 mm (20 in) wide and 700 mm (28 in) tall, and has a support column every 15 metres (49 ft). Its maximal speed was 40 km per hour.^[1]

Operations

The operating hours of Happy Route are 9:30 am – 6:30 pm on weekdays and 9 am – 7 pm on weekends.^[3] The actual traveling speed was about 20 km/h (12 mph), and it takes about 25 minutes for the train to complete the circle.^[4] The fare was RMB 50.

Accident

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]