Mandalay Bay Tram
The Mandalay Bay Tram in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is a cable propelled shuttle system by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car that connects three gaming hotels belonging to the MGM Mirage Group.[1] It provides the fastest link between one of the major intersections in Las Vegas and the Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Luxor Hotel and Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
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General Information
The Mandalay Bay is a CABLE Liner Shuttle installation consisting of an elevated 2,749 ft (838m) long guideway with two completely independent shuttle systems running side-by-side.[2] The guideway alignment passes above street level at a height of between 16 and 26 ft (5-8m).[2] One system serves all four stations along the route, while the other provides an express link between the two end stations.
Each system consists of one train with five cars. The individual cars carry 32 passengers each, thus each train has a total capacity of 160 passengers. The passenger capacity per hour and per direction (pphpd) is 1,300 passengers for system 1, with four stations, and 1,900 passengers for system 2, with 2 stations. This results in a total capacity of 3,200 pphpd (at 4 passengers per square meter). In the first year of operation, the system carried approximately 21 million passengers. The train cars are firmly attached to a haul rope and run on pneumatic tires to ensure extremely quiet operation. The train can reach a travel speed of 36 km/h (22.4 mph) and the guideway is an open, modular steel tube truss structure.[2] The custom train design is one of the highlights, the trains have been filmed for television commercials, and the Mandalay Bay Group patented the design.[2]
Key Information
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| Project Name and Location | Mandalay Bay Tram, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Project Start Date | September 2, 1998 |
| Completion Date | April 2, 1999 - First day of public operation |
| Contract Amount | US $16 million |
Facts
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| Length | 2,749 ft (838m) | |
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| Configuration | Dual track shuttle with two trains operating independently | |
| Operating Speed | 36 km/h (22.4 mph) | |
| Headway | 220 s | |
| Dwell Time | 50 s | |
| Guideway | Elevated steel tube truss | |
| System Capacity | System 1: 1,300 pphpd, System 2: 1,900 pphpd | |
| Stations | System 1: 4, System 2: 2[3] | |
| Trains | Two 5-car trains | |
| Train Capacity | 32 passengers/vehicle, 160 passengers/train |
See also
- CABLE Liner, cable tram system technology used
- DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, manufacturers
- Las Vegas Monorail, public service monorail further north in Las Vegas
- LINK Train, airport system in Toronto, Canada
References
- ^ a b "References: Las Vegas Mandalay Bay". DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
- ^ a b c d e Automated People Mover (APM): Planner's Guide. DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH. 2008. p. 83.
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Links
- DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, designers' website
- Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, parent company of DCC.