Skylink

Infobox rail line
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type = People mover
system =
status = Operational
locale = Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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stations = 10
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ridership =
open = May 21, 2005
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owner = DFW Airport Board
operator = DFW Airport Board
character = Elevated
stock = 64 Bombardier Innovia vehicles
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notrack = 2
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el = Third rail
speed = convert|37|mph|abbr=on
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Skylink is the world's largest high-speed airport train system.cite news
last = Marta
first = Suzanne
title = A lot riding on the train - The speedier Skylink may pull in more connecting fliers - and D/FW revenue
work = The Dallas Morning News
page = 1D
date =May 8, 2005 ] It is an automated people mover system operating in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), and was created by Bombardier Transportation. It was opened in Spring of 2005 and is completely automated. Skylink trains run every couple minutes and travel at speeds around nowrap|35–37 mph nowrap|(56–60 km/h). [http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=1_0&lang=en&file=/en/1_0/1_2/1_2_2_1_2.jsp Bombardier Innovia Technology, Bombardier Transportation Website, 2006-02-03] ] [http://www.leaelliott.com/news/Featured%20Project_home.htm Lea+Elliot Skylink Project, 2006-02-03] ] [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_May_20/ai_n13759465 Corgan Associates press release, dated 20 May 2005, retrieved 14 February 2007] ]

Skylink's average wait time is two minutes, while the average ride time is five minutes, allowing most passengers to make a connection from any one flight to another in around seven minutes. [ [http://www.dfwairport.com/CDP/skylink/index.html Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Website, 2007-02-03] ]

The Skylink system uses Bombardier Innovia technology acquired from Bombardier Transportation. Future use of the "Innovia" technology is planned for implementation in London Heathrow International Airport's "T5" terminal in 2008. The "Innovia" system in DFW utilizes five miles of two-laned, bi-directional, elevated guideway, which connects all ten stations together. Two more future stations can be constructed if a sixth terminal is created. A total of 64 Skylink trains are currently in service at DFW.

Skylink replaced the original Airtrans system (part of which was later referred to as American Airlines' TrAAin system), which was slower and uni-directionalFact|date=July 2008 (although it was a state-of-the-art automated system when the airport opened).

References

External links

* [http://www.dfwairport.com/connect/index.php Official DFW International Airport site - SkyLink]