SFO AirTrain
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San Francisco International Airport's AirTrain is the automated people mover, "designed to carry passengers efficiently throughout the Airport’s terminals, garages, BART, and Rental Car Center."
Service operates on two lines: Red line (loop between terminal), and Blue Line (Long Term Parking - terminals). The entire system is outside the sterile area, and thus open to the public. Service began on February 24, 2003. The only infill station, named "Grand Hyatt at SF" opened on October 7, 2019. The first expansion, to the new Lot DD Long-Term Parking Structure, opened on May 5, 2021. |
Opening Brochure
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Operations
Stover, Jeffrey S. "CITYFLO 650 System Overview" (77-90)
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Train control is of the CBTC type, using off-the-shelf Cityflo 650 package. This is a very long evolution of the Westinghouse BART ATC system implemented in the 1970s.
Original system: Cost to Build – $430 Million Train Control – Fully Automated System Total Length – 6 miles Number of Stations – 9 stations Number of Vehicles – 38 System Capacity – 3,400 passengers per hour Guideway - 100% Elevated Maximum Guideway Height – 70ft Number of Stations Served – 9 stations |
Rolling Stock
The fleet is composed of 41 Bombardier Innovia APM 100/CX-100, numbered 1-41. The original 38 date from 2003, while 3 more were added in 2019 as part of the Long Term Parking extention.
Vehicle Data:
CX-100 People Mover
Propulsion Power – 600Vac, 3 Phase
Passengers per car – 40
Running Tires – Inflatable Rubber
Top Speed – 30mph
Weight – 32,000lbs
Overall Size – 9ft X 40ft
Vehicle Data:
CX-100 People Mover
Propulsion Power – 600Vac, 3 Phase
Passengers per car – 40
Running Tires – Inflatable Rubber
Top Speed – 30mph
Weight – 32,000lbs
Overall Size – 9ft X 40ft
Lines
Red Line: Clockwise loop between all terminals and terminal garages.
Blue Line: Long Term Parking, Rental Car Center, West Field, and all terminals, all garages, and hotel (counterclockwise loop in terminals).
Blue Line: Long Term Parking, Rental Car Center, West Field, and all terminals, all garages, and hotel (counterclockwise loop in terminals).
Stations:
Terminal 1: Terminal 1
Terminal 2: Terminal 2
Terminal 3: Terminal 3
International Terminal Boarding Area G: Closest to Gate G AND close to BART (rear of the BART train/station entrance).
Garage G/BART: Garage G and BART station (closest to the middle of the BART train)
Grand Hyatt at SFO: Airport Hotel
Garage A: Parking garage G
International Terminal Boarding Area A: Cloeset to Gate A.
West Field Road: Mainly airport administration, cargo buildings, etc.
Rental Car Center: Rental car center.
Long Term Parking: Parking structure
Terminal 2: Terminal 2
Terminal 3: Terminal 3
International Terminal Boarding Area G: Closest to Gate G AND close to BART (rear of the BART train/station entrance).
Garage G/BART: Garage G and BART station (closest to the middle of the BART train)
Grand Hyatt at SFO: Airport Hotel
Garage A: Parking garage G
International Terminal Boarding Area A: Cloeset to Gate A.
West Field Road: Mainly airport administration, cargo buildings, etc.
Rental Car Center: Rental car center.
Long Term Parking: Parking structure
References:
Stover, Jeffrey S. "CITYFLO 650 System Overview" (77-90)
Stover, Jeffrey S. "CITYFLO 650 System Overview" (77-90)
10/7/22
