Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit
| Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit | |||
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.jpg) A Bombardier Innovia APM 200 at Terminal 5 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Locale | London Heathrow Airport, | ||
| Transit type | Automated guideway transit/People mover | ||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||
| Number of stations | 3 | ||
| Annual ridership | 13 million per year | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 2008 | ||
| Operator(s) | Heathrow Airport Holdings | ||
| Number of vehicles | 8 in normal operation | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 0.42 miles (0.68 km) | ||
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The Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit is an automated people mover system (APM) at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. It operates in the Heathrow Terminal 5 complex and conveys air passengers between the main airport terminal and those departure and arrival gates which are located some distance from the main terminal in satellite buildings.[1][2]
History
The Terminal 5 APM transit came into operation at the opening of Terminal 5 in 2008. It was the first ever deployment of the Innovia APM 200 vehicle. Initially the system had two stops, running between the main Terminal 5A and Terminal 5B, operated with two 3-car APM trains. In 2011, the line was extended to Terminal 5C and APM fleet was expanded to five vehicles.[3][2][4]
Route
The Heathrow Terminal 5 APM vehicles run in a dual-lane tunnel totalling 0.67 kilometres (0.42 mi) in length. The Transit System has three stations: the main Terminal 5A building (Gates A1-A23), Terminal 5B (Gates B32-B48), and Terminal 5C (Gates C52-C66).[5] The people movers operate exclusively "airside", meaning that the system can only by accessed by passengers who have first passed through airport security.[3][2][6]
A completely separate personal rapid transit system, the London Heathrow Terminal 5 PRT, operates "landside" between the car parks and Terminal 5.[7]
Vehicles
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The transit system is run with a small fleet of nine Bombardier Innovia APM 200 vehicles which convey over 6,500 passengers per hour in each direction.[3]
References
- Citations
- ^ "Worldwide projects". Bombardier Transportation. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b c James, Kevan (2017). Heathrow Airport: An Illustrated History. Fonthill Media. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "INNOVIA APM Automated People Mover System - London Heathrow, UK - United Kingdom - Bombardier". Bombardier. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Doherty 2008, p. 84.
- ^ "Flight connections | Airport information | British Airways". www.britishairways.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Doherty 2008, p. 224.
- ^ "A Ride On Heathrow's Self-Driving Pods". Londonist. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Sources
- Doherty, Sharon (2008). Heathrow's Terminal 5: History in the Making. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470754535. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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See also
External links
- Heathrow Airport Airside Train Transit System Ride - Bombardier INNOVIA APM 200. glitchFan2428. 14 June 2019 – via Youtube.
- Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Guide
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