Tokyo Monorail link to Int''l airport resumes services

KUN0020 4 GEN 0110 KUWAIT /KUNA-IMR8 CMS-JAPAN-RAILSERVICE Tokyo Monorail link to Int'l airport resumes services TOKYO, Nov 24 (KUNA) -- Tokyo's monorail system connecting Haneda International Airport to downtown Tokyo resumed services Friday afternoon eight hours after being suspended, affecting some 54,000 passengers. Tokyo Monorail Company said a rail maintenance vehicle was stuck on the track, due to trouble with its braking system. It resumed services at 1:10 p. m. after the maintenance vehicle was removed from the site. According to the operator, the line handles about 300,000 passengers every weekday, operating from 5:30 a.m. to midnight with over 500 trains.(end) mk.wsa KUNA 241318 Nov 06NNNN