Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System
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Concourse C Platform
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| Type | People mover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Denver International Airport serving Denver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Termini | Terminal/Ground Transportation/Baggage Claim Concourse C |
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| Stations | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 28, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | City & County of Denver Department of Aviation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Character | Serves sterile parts of the airport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 31 Bombardier Innovia APM 100 vehicles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 1.25 mi (2 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest elevation | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System is a people mover system operating at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. The system opened along with the airport itself in 1995, and was conceived as a means to connect all of the midfield concourses with the south terminal and quickly transport passengers between them because of the longer distances between each building, especially when compared to Stapleton International Airport, Denver's former airport.
Located within the secure areas of the airport, the AGTS utilizes two mile-long tunnels traveling underneath the aircraft taxiways and passing through the center on the concourse buildings. Four stations exist, serving each airside concourse (Concourses A, B, and C) and the Terminal (which serves Ground Transportation and Baggage Claim). While it is possible to walk from the main terminal to Concourse A via a pedestrian bridge over the taxiway, the train is the only way for the public to access Concourses B and C.
The cars themselves ride on rubber wheels and roll along a concrete track. Each station has an island platform configuration, and the Terminal station also includes additional side platforms on the outside of each track. In accordance with the Spanish solution, when a train arrives at the Terminal, the outboard doors open first to allow arriving passengers to exit before inboard doors then open, allowing departing passengers to board. At the Terminal station, trains reverse direction, and use a switch at a crossover located just north of the station to switch into the northbound tunnel. Additionally, crossover tracks exist between each station, so traffic can be routed around stalled or disabled trains if necessary. A maintenance facility is located just beyond the Concourse C station, which is also where trains reverse at the north end.
The AGTS's layout is based upon to the layout of The Plane Train at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and the systems are nearly identical.
Nearly one percent of the construction budget for the airport was dedicated to artwork and art installations. Audio heard on the train system makes up one of the airport's art installations known as "Train Call," which delivers station information and warnings to riders provided by well known voice talent from the Denver area. The messages are each preceded by a variety of short musical sound effects. Train Call was recorded by Denver sound artist Jim Green, who is also known for recording the audio for the singing sinks in the restrooms at the Denver Art Museum and the "Laughing Escalators" at the Denver Convention Center.
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