Growth in the Teleport Town has been significantly slowed by a slow Japanese economy but significant additional activity is anticipated in the future. Figure 1 provides an overview of this circulator system. It is 12 km in length, has 12 stations and it takes 24 minutes to travel from one end to the other. The line consists of an elevated double track. The vehicles are light in weight and use pneumatic tires to run on a concrete track.
Heat is provided in the guideway to prevent service interruptions due to snow and ice.
Figure 2 shows the vehicle being used. The vehicles have four wheels, are electrically-powered, have stainless steel bodies that are 8.5 meters long and use pneumatic tires. There are designed for low noise and vibration. All stations are built with an overhead double-deck design. The platform level is on the top, the concourse level and the surrounding buildings are connected by pedestrian decks to make access to the station easier.