The Link Train is an automated person (APM) driver at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Accessible wheelchairs operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are absolutely free to drive. In 2012, it carries 17,000 passengers daily, 60 to 70% of whom are airport staff.
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Histori
The original proposal for an automated person-driver system at Pearson Airport was filed in May 2002. Six months later, on November 15, 2002, a $ 55 million contract was signed with DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH from Wolfurt, Austria, followed by four years of construction, and systems opened to the public on July 6, 2006. The new service initially operates with its predecessor, the Link shuttle bus system.
This system cost $ 150 million.
Maps Link Train
Design and rolling stock
The Link Train uses a pair of Cable Liner carts. They use cable-drive systems, drives and suspense. Each train has capacity for 175 passengers with luggage (25 per car: 17 stands, 8 seats) or 2,500 passengers per hour per direction (pphpd).
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Two trains, plus a small work car, total cost CA $ 56 million when shipped. They were refurbished in 2013, and received new paint schemes, new seats, and seventh cars (they were originally shipped and used as six-car trains).
Stations and operations
Two completely elevated trails, side by side, 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) apart, and have four minute trip times each way. They serve a total of three stations:
Both lines operate independently in a shuttle mode with a total capacity of up to 2,180 pphpd. The train runs on a rubber tire on a smooth steel surface and all the propulsion is provided by a rope. The absence of an onboard motor, braking system and gearbox eliminates excessive noise, oil spills from trains, and dust from the brakes. Doppelmayr asserts that wired-driven APM is the most environmentally responsible solution for transport in high density applications.
Disorders
As of March 30, 2009, Railway Link does not have extensive maintenance services due to technical design deficiencies. During this time, the service is replaced by inter-terminal inter-contract buses contracted to Midland Coach Lines. Normal service resumed in July 2009.
On March 16, 2013, Railway Link was closed for about eight months during the construction of Union Pearson Express. The trains were refurbished during this time and received the seventh car, a new chair, and a new paint scheme.
Connection
The Union Pearson Express rail connection service between Pearson Airport and Union Station in Downtown Toronto opens on June 6, 2015, in time for the 2015 Pan American Games. It directly serves Terminal 1, with connections to Terminal 3 via the Link Train.
A number of public transit bus services in the GTA have stopped at the lower level of Terminal 1; these include Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), MiWay, Brampton Transit, and GO Transit. TTC has an additional stop at the lower level in Terminal 3, which is served after departing from Terminal 1.
As originally proposed, Line 5 Eglinton is to connect Pearson Airport with Scarborough in 2018 as part of Transit City's plan. However, when four Transit City lines were found to be $ 2.4 billion over their funding envelope in January 2010, parts of the network were suspended, including the western part of Eglinton LRT. Future extensions can finally reach the airport, completing the line as expected.
See also
- AirRail Link, a system installed in Birmingham
- Mandalay Bay Tram, system installed in Las Vegas
- CityCenter Tram, system also installed in Las Vegas
- Airport Shuttle Mexico, airport system at Mexico International Airport
- Liner cable, automatic person mover
- DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, manufacturer
References
External links
- GTAA. "Link Train" . Retrieved August 30, 2017 .
- Doppelmayr Cable Car, web page designer
- Airport People Unload technical data
- Airport People Mover System
- Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, parent company of DCC
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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