Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit

Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit
A Bombardier Innovia APM 200 at Terminal 5
A Bombardier Innovia APM 200 at Terminal 5
Overview
LocaleHeathrow Airport
Transit typeAutomated guideway transit/People mover
Number of lines
1
Number of stations
3
Annual ridership
13 million per year
WebsiteHeathrow Terminal 5 guide
Operation
Began operation
2008
OperatorHeathrow Airport
CharacterUnderground
Rolling stock10 × Bombardier Innovia APM 200
Number of vehicles
8 in normal operation
Technical
System length0.67 km (0.42 mi)
ElectrificationThird rail
System map
Disabled access This system has step-free access.
Legend
Piccadilly line
to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
Heathrow Express & Elizabeth line
to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
 Terminal 5C Heathrow Terminal 5
Terminal 5B Heathrow Terminal 5
 Terminal 5 Transit
 Terminal 5A Heathrow Terminal 5
Airside
Landside
Pedestrian link
 Heathrow Terminal 5 Piccadilly Line Elizabeth Line Heathrow Express
 Terminal 5 PRT London Heathrow Terminal 5 PRT
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The Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit is an automated people mover system (APM) operating at Heathrow Airport in London, England. It operates in the Heathrow Terminal 5 complex and conveys air passengers between the main airport terminal and its satellite buildings, Terminals 5B and 5C.

History

The Terminal 5 APM transit came into operation at the opening of Terminal 5 in 2008. It was the first ever deployment of the Innovia APM 200 vehicle. Initially the system had two stops, running between the main Terminal 5A and Terminal 5B, operated with two 3-car APM trains. In 2011, the line was extended to Terminal 5C and APM fleet was initially expanded to nine then later to ten vehicles.

Route

The Heathrow Terminal 5 APM vehicles run in a dual-lane tunnel totalling 0.67 kilometres (0.42 miles) in length. The Transit System has three stations: the main Terminal 5A building (Gates A1-A23), Terminal 5B (Gates B32-B48), and Terminal 5C (Gates C52-C66). The people movers operate exclusively "airside", meaning that the system can only be accessed by passengers who have first passed through airport security.

A completely separate personal rapid transit system, the London Heathrow Terminal 5 PRT, operates "landside" between the car parks and Terminal 5.

Vehicles

Heathrow Terminal 5 transit station

The transit system is run with a small fleet of ten Bombardier Innovia APM 200 vehicles which convey over 6,500 passengers per hour in each direction.

References

Citations
  1. ↑ "Worldwide projects". Bombardier Transportation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 James, Kevan (2017). Heathrow Airport: An Illustrated History. Fonthill Media. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "INNOVIA APM Automated People Mover System - London Heathrow, UK - United Kingdom - Bombardier". Bombardier. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Doherty 2008, p. 84.
  5. ↑ "Flight connections | Airport information | British Airways". www.britishairways.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Doherty 2008, p. 224.
  7. ↑ "A Ride On Heathrow's Self-Driving Pods". Londonist. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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See also

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