Aerotrain (KLIA)

Aerotrain
Overview
StatusSuspended (under replacement)
OwnerMalaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
LocaleKuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Stations2
Service
TypePeople mover
Services1
Operator(s)Engineering Transportation, Malaysia Airport (Sepang) Sdn. Bhd.
Rolling stock9 × Alstom Innovia APM 300R
History
Opened1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Closed2023 (under replacement)
Technical
Track length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
CharacterServes sterile parts of the airport
Electrification600 V 50 Hz 3-phase AC third rail
Operating speedMaximum speed 56 km/h (35 mph), Minimum speed 47 km/h (29 mph)
Route map

Terminal A
Main Terminal Mainline rail interchange 67
Operations, Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Terminal B
under
construction

The Aerotrain is an automated people mover system located within the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.[1]

Opened in 1998 along with the airport, the Aerotrain system consists of two stations, one in the Main Terminal Building and the other in Satellite Building A. The system is the only means of transport for passengers between the two terminals.

Upgrading works on the Aerotrain had caused the service to be suspended between 1 November 2010 and 15 March 2011. Passengers were transferred between the Main Terminal Building and the Satellite Building by bus shuttles during the upgrading period.[2] The Aerotrain in KLIA has been plagued by operational and maintenance issues.[3]

  1. ^ "Appendices" (PDF). United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ Temporary Closure of Aerotrain Service at KLIA to allow upgrading of Facility
  3. ^ "KLIA aerotrain breakdown video goes viral". Retrieved 7 March 2023.