Following the trainset 10041 (10041F), I'm going to show you another Kiki and Lala train on the Haneda Airport line of Tokyo Monorail Company today.
Let me quickly review the Haneda Airport line to start. It's an airport access monorail line from downtown Tokyo to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda). Connecting Hamamatsucho and Haneda Airport Terminal 2, its operating length is 17.8 kilometers. The entire route is a double track. The electric system is 750V direct current.
Tokyo Monorail Company currently operates Kiki and Lala trains. As you may know, Kiki and Lala are Sanrio's popular mascot characters along with Hello Kitty. Kiki and Lala are siblings called Little Twin Stars. Catching onto the popularity of Little Twin Stars, Kiki and Lala trains have been promoting Tokyo Monorail's services to passengers.
The first set, which I introduced to you before, is "Kiki and Lala Kira-kira (sparkly) Star Train". It's 10041F of the EMU 10000 series debuted on September 14th in 2020. We can see Little Twin Stars in Tokyo Monorail uniform both on the outside and the interior of the train. They are very cute and heal the mind of passengers.
The second Kiki and Lala Train was launched on November 29th last year. It's 10031F of the EMU 10000 series, named "Kiki and Lala Twinkle Tour Train". We can see Little Twin Stars going out in each of four seasons. It's not so flamboyant as the first Kiki and Lala train (10041F), but we can fully enjoy the world of fairy tales.
