Mandalay Bay Cable Liner Cable-Drawn Rapid Transit System, USA
Key Data:
Ownership
Circus Circus Enterprises Inc
Date opened
April 1999
Route length
2,749ft (838m)
Height above ground
16ft to 26ft (5m to 8m)
Gauge
N/A
Lines
1
Stations
4
Passengers carried/year
21 million
Extensions planned
None
Power system
Rope-hauled, on pneumatic tires on raised guideway
Rolling Stock:
Formations
5 vehicles per train
Builders
Doppelmayr Cable Car/Siemens
Maximum speed
22.4mph (36km/h)
Capacity
160 passengers per train
Special Characteristics:
Unique, environmentally-friendly concept to ease traffic congestion
Serves major tourist area with 12,000 hotel rooms
Elevated track avoids conflict with roads
30-second interval service offers high capacity
System linked with airport, underground and city railway through park-and-ride
Guideway can be constructed on elevation or in tunnel
