New York Airtrain Airport Rail Link, USA
Key Data:
City Population
7.3 million
Ownership
Air Rail Transit Consortium
Opening Date
2003
Route Length
13.5km
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
1
Stations
10
Passengers Carried/Year
(Estimated) 12.5 million
Staff
4,150 inolved in construction, final total unspecified
Power
750V dc third rail
Rolling Stock:
Total Vehicles Ordered
32, to run in one-to four-car trainsets
Builders
Bombardier
Line Speed
68mph/110km/h
Special Characteristics:
Coincides with major revamp of JFK Airport
Major city centre to airport journey time savings expected
Line expected to be entirely self-financing
All ten stations elevated
Stations built to identical design
System capable of fully automated, 24 hour a day operation
