- AeroTrain (WDIA)
Infobox rail line
name = AeroTrain
image_width = 250px
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type =People mover
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locale =Washington Dulles International Airport servingWashington, D.C.
start = Concourse B
end = Concourse C
stations = 4
routes =
ridership =
open = Expected to open in2009
close =
owner =
operator = Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
character = Serves sterile parts of the airport
stock = 29Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover vehicles
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elevation = Underground
Dulles AeroTrain|AeroTrain is a people mover system currently under construction at
Washington Dulles International Airport inWashington, 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 29Mitsubishi 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). cite news
last = Miroff
first = Nick
coauthors =
title =Airport's Future is on Rails
work =Washington Post
pages =
date = 2006-09-14
url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/13/AR2006091302157.html
accessdate =]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. cite news
last =
first =
coauthors =
title =D2 Projects: AeroTrain System
work =Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
pages =
date =
url =http://www.mwaa.com/dulles/d2_dulles_development_2/projects/aerotrain_system_2
accessdate =2008-01-10]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.cite news
last =
first =
coauthors =
title =Aerotrain Staying on Schedule
work =Washington Post
pages =
date =2006-09-14
url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2006/09/14/GR2006091400096.html
accessdate =]References
External links
* [http://www.mwaa.com/dulles/ Dulles International Airport Homepage]
* [http://www.mwaa.com/dulles/d2_dulles_development_2/aerotrain_exhibit AeroTrain Exhibit]
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