AeroTrain (WDIA)
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| Type | People mover | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Washington Dulles International Airport serving Washington, D.C. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terminals | Concourse B Concourse C |
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| No. of stations | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | Expected to open in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Serves sterile parts of the airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 29 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest elevation | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AeroTrain is a people mover system currently under construction at Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.. The system is being built to replace the mobile lounges that currently transport passengers from the concourses to the Main Terminal. The system costs about $1.4 billion and also includes a new security screening mezzanine. The system will utilize 29 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover vehicles as its rolling stock. Currently, there is a scale model of one of the train cars in the Baggage Claim area for travelers to preview.
When complete, The AeroTrain will transport passengers between the Main Terminal building and Concourses A, B and C. From the Main Terminal Station, trains will travel to Concourse A and Concourse C in one direction, and Concourse B in the other direction. The track map for AeroTrain will be somewhat shaped like a 'J', with the Main Terminal station at the bottom. There will be no more than two minutes between trains, and trains will transport passengers to the concourses in about two minutes, at 40-42 miles per hour (The current mobile lounges travel about fifteen miles per hour). [1]
Since the existing Concourse C (and Concourse D) is a temporary concourse, the Concourse C station will be built at the site of the future permanent Concourse C, and will be connected to the existing concourse by an underground walkway. [2]
There are also plans for future expansion of the system. The AeroTrain can be expanded to include stations for the future Concourse D, two stations for an additional midfield Concourse (Concourses E and F), and a South Terminal. Once fully built out, the trains will run in a loop around the airport.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Miroff, Nick. "Airport's Future is on Rails", Washington Post, September 14, 2006.
- ^ "D2 Projects: AeroTrain System", Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ "Aerotrain Staying on Schedule", Washington Post, September 14, 2006.
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