LINK Train

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LINK Train
Info
Type	People mover
Locale	Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada
Terminals	Terminal 1 Viscount
No. of stations	3
Service routes	1
Operation
Opened	July 6, 2006
Owner	Greater Toronto Airport Authority
Operator(s)	Greater Toronto Airport Authority
Rolling stock	Doppelmayr APM Cable Liner
Technical
Line length	1.47 km (0.91 mi)
Highest elevation	Elevated
Line map Terminal 1 Terminal 3 Viscount

The LINK Train is an automated people mover service which connects Terminals 1 and 3 at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada. It opened on July 6, 2006, replacing a shuttle bus service. The train runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is wheelchair accessible.

Contents 1 Service 1.1 Vehicles 1.2 Stations 2 Previous shuttle bus 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Service

The service currently uses two trains of six cars each, built by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH and Company of Wolfurt, Austria. They use a drive and tension system. Each train has capacity for 150 passengers with baggage (25 per car - 17 standing, 8 seated) or 2,150 per hour per direction. Travel time is 3.5 minutes one way. If ridership increases beyond the capabilities of the system, the stations have been built to accommodate seven-car trains, increasing capacity to 175 passengers per train (2,500 per hour per direction), the addition of a second station in Terminal 1, and also conversion from the current cable system to a self-propelled technology to provide significantly more capacity if warranted.^[1]

[edit] Vehicles

• 2 Doppelmayr APM Cable liner shuttle - 6-car set

The same cars are currently used in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and at Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, England.

[edit] Stations

• Terminal 1
• Terminal 3
• Viscount (Long-term parking on Viscount Road)

The two lines, running side-by-side, are 1.46 km and 1.47 km long.

[edit] Previous shuttle bus

Prior to 2003 a shuttle bus service was operated between the terminals by contractor Penetang-Midland Coach Lines (PMCL).

Retired bus fleet include:

• Thomas Built Buses SLF 200 series buses
• Ontario Bus Industries Orion I
• Bluebird Blue Bird Xcel 102

[edit] References

1. ^ Greater Toronto Airport Authority - Taking Flight - The Airport Master Plan - 2008-2030

[edit] External links

• Operations and Maintenance of LINK Shuttle
• GTAA LINK Train
• Airport People Mover technical data
• Airport People Mover System

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