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| Type | People mover | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Terminals | Terminal 1 Viscount |
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| No. of stations | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service routes | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 6, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Greater Toronto Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Greater Toronto Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | Doppelmayr APM Cable Liner | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 1.47 km (0.91 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest elevation | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The LINK Train is an automated people mover service which connects Terminals 1 and 3 at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada. It opened on July 6, 2006, replacing a shuttle bus service. The train runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is wheelchair accessible.
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Service
The service currently uses two trains of six cars each, built by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH and Company of Wolfurt, Austria. They use a drive and tension system. Each train has capacity for 150 passengers with baggage (25 per car - 17 standing, 8 seated) or 2,150 per hour per direction. Travel time is 3.5 minutes one way. If ridership increases beyond the capabilities of the system, the stations have been built to accommodate seven-car trains, increasing capacity to 175 passengers per train.
Vehicles
- 2 Doppelmayr APM Cable liner shuttle
- 6-car set
The same cars are currently used in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and at Birmingham International Airport, Birmingham, England.
Stations
- Terminal 1
- Terminal 3
- Viscount (Long-term parking on Viscount Road)
The two lines, running side-by-side, are 1.46 km and 1.47 km long.
Previous shuttle bus
Prior to 2003 a shuttle bus service was operated betwen the terminals by contractor Penetang-Midland Coach Lines (PMCL). Retired bus fleet include:
- Thomas Built Buses SLF 200 series buses
- Ontario Bus Industries Orion I
- Bluebird Blue Bird Xcel 102
External links
- Operations and Maintenance of LINK Shuttle
- GTAA LINK Train
- Airport People Mover technical data
- Airport People Mover System
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| Metro systems | Montreal Metro • Toronto subway/RT • Vancouver SkyTrain |
| Light rail | C-Train (Calgary) • Edmonton Light Rail • O-Train (Ottawa) • Toronto streetcars • Toronto Pearson Airport People Mover |
| Long distance | VIA Rail • Ontario Northland Railway • Canadian National Railway • Canadian Pacific Railway • Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway • Rocky Mountaineer • Tshiuetin Rail Transportation • White Pass and Yukon Route • NLCL • Keewatin Railway Company |
| Commuter rail | GO Transit (Toronto) • Agence métropolitaine de transport (Montreal) • West Coast Express (Vancouver) |
| See also: | Canadian railways |
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| Operating railways | GO Transit • LINK Train • Toronto streetcar system • Toronto subway and RT |
| Defunct railways | Metropolitan Street Railway of Toronto • North Yonge Railways • Toronto Civic Railways • Toronto Railway Company • Toronto Street Railways • Toronto Suburban Railway • Toronto and York Radial Railway |
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