New York Airtrain Rail Link, USA
Key Data:
City population
7.3 million
Ownership
Air Rail Transit Consortium
Planned opening date
2002
Route length
13.5 km
Gauge
1435 mm
Lines
1
Stations
10
Passengers carried/year
(Estimated) 12.5 million
Staff
4,150 involved in construction, final total unspecified
Electrification:
Voltage
750V
Current
DC third rail
Rolling Stock:
Total vehicles ordered
32, to run in one- to four-car trainsets
Builders
Bombardier
Line speed
68 mph/110 km/h
Special Characteristics:
Coincides with major revamp of JFK Airport
Major city centre to airport journey times savings expected
Line expected to be entirely self-financing
All 10 stations elevated
Stations built to identical design
System capable of fully-automated, 24 hour a day operation
