September 19, 2025 by Willem

Friday/ the Yurikamome Line 🚆

It’s Friday night in Tokyo and I am at the airport.
I had time today to squeeze in one more train ride, on the Yurikamome Line.
The train on this line runs on an elevated, fully automated track (so no driver) that connects Shimbashi Station to Toyosu Station via the popular Odaiba area.

Here’s the Yurikamome route. The loop in the line is a ramp to get the train onto the Rainbow Bridge.

This is towards the end of the line on the way out, at Odaiba Marine Park, with a nice view of the Rainbow Bridge. In the distance is the top of Tokyo Tower and look what’s near the right frame of the picture: a mini Statue of Liberty.

One station on the line is named Tokyo International Cruise Terminal. I did not spot any cruise ships, but the building on the left is the cruise ship terminal building.

Here’s the Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center. The red handle in the foreground is part of a giant wood saw stuck into the ground by the entrance.

On the Rainbow Bridge. The train cars actually use rubber tires on the concrete guideway, providing an excellent grip for navigating the sharp curves and steep slopes on the track.

Another view of the Rainbow Bridge.

Here is what the train looks like. It has five cars.

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