- Aerotrén
The Aerotrén is a
people mover operating atMexico City International Airport , nearMexico City , inMexico . The three kilometre (1.9 mile) automated people mover (APM) provides a link between Terminal 1 and the newer Terminal 2.Opened in 2007, it was part of the major expansion to the airport, which is the busiest in
Latin America [World's busiest airports (May 2006 - May 2007), http://www.aicm.com.mx/acercadelaicm/Estadisticas/index.php?Publicacion=169] . The link is only designed for transfer passengers connecting between flights, who must be in possession of and show a valid flight ticket.Background
The Aerotrén airport link at Mexico City International Airport connects Terminal 1 with the new Terminal 2 which had been constructed on the opposite of the runway to the existing terminal.
The system was designed to transport 540 transfer
passengers per hour per direction (pphpd). with the journey taking 5:25 minutes in each direction and the train pausing (dwelling) at each end station for 60 seconds.cite book|first=DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car|title=References|publisher=DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH|date=2008|pages=8]Construction
The Mexico City International Airport Automated People Mover System Project was started on August 12, 2005 when a contract was signed between the airport owners
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) andDCC Doppelmayr Cable Car . The system was completed by November 2007 and a price of €52 millioncite book|first=DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car|title=Automated People Mover (APM): Planner's Guide|publisher=DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH|date=2008|pages=87] .The system was built and designed in a
joint venture with ICA, Mexico's largest construction company.The area around Mexico City suffers from soil settlement, and this had to be allowed for. The elevated
guideway structure has the ability to be adjusted for ground settlements. Steel adapters between the steel truss and the concrete columns allow later height adjustments to compensate for any ground movement.Technology
A single-track, single train,
Cable Liner Shuttle design was chosen. The installed system is convert|3025|m|ft in length and operates at a speed of convert|45|km/h|mph between the two terminal stations.The train is composed of four cars, each holding 26 passengers and making of a total of 104 passengers per train. An option was included for lengthening the original four car train to six cars, providing an increase from 540 pphpd up to 800 pphpd.
See also
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AirRail Link , DCC's first airport system in Birmingham, UK
*LINK Train , another Cable Liner system in Toronto, CanadaReferences
External links
* [http://www.aicm.com.mx/home_en.php Mexico City International Airport]
* [http://www.dcc.at DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car] , manufacturer's website
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