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Oakland Airport Connector
Oakland, USA
Project Start: November 2010
Start of Operation: November 2014
DCC´s ongoing technological development has expanded it´s potential system range, bringing the Oakland Airport Connector project into eligibility for cable propulsion´s advantages, such as light weight, elevated system construction (which is ideal for intregration in existing construction), demonstrably lower costs, enviromental benefits, and easy maintenance.
System Length | 5,100 m (16,732 ft) | |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | Cable Liner® Pinched Loop | |
| Operating Speed | 50,4 km/h (31 mph) | |
| Headway | 280 seconds | |
| Dwell Time | 58 seconds | |
| Guideway | Elevated steel truss guideway / H-Frame in Tunnel | |
| System Capacity | 1,480 pphpd; ultimate system 1,900 pphpd | |
| Stations | 3 | |
| Trains | 4 three-car trains; ultimate system 4 four-car trains | |
| Train Capacity | 113 passengers per train (three-car trains); 148 passengers per train (four-car trains) |
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Key Features:
- 5,100 m (16,732 ft) long APM system
- Bi-directional system
- 1,480 passengers per hour per direction
- Convenient service between Oakland's airport and a public transportation hub
- Pinched-loop arrangements and detachable grips
- Cost-efficient and environmentally responsible solution
- 20-year operations and maintenance contract for the system