Detroit People Mover

Detroit People Mover
A Detroit People Mover train approaching Millender Center station
A Detroit People Mover train approaching Millender Center station
Overview
OwnerDetroit Transportation Corporation
LocaleDowntown Detroit
Transit typeAutomated people mover
Number of stations13
Daily ridership4,200 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership656,500 (2023)[2]
Chief executiveRobert Cramer, General Manager
Headquarters500 Griswold Street, Suite 2900, Detroit
Websitethepeoplemover.com
Operation
Began operationJuly 31, 1987
Operator(s)Detroit Transportation Corporation
CharacterElevated
Rolling stockUTDC ICTS Mark I
Number of vehicles11
Technical
System length2.94 mi (4.73 km)
No. of tracks1
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, linear induction motor
Top speed56 mph (90 km/h)[3]
System map
Map Detroit People Mover highlighted in blue
Grand Circus Park
Broadway
Cadillac Center
Times Square
Greektown
Bricktown
Michigan Avenue
Renaissance Center
Fort/Cass
Millender Center
Huntington Place
M-10.svg
M-10
Lodge Freeway
West Riverfront
Financial District

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Detroit People Mover (DPM) is a 2.94-mile (4.73 km) elevated automated people mover system in Detroit, Michigan, United States.[3] The system operates in a one-way loop on a single track encircling downtown Detroit, using Intermediate Capacity Transit System linear induction motor technology developed by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 656,500, or about 4,200 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

The People Mover is supplemented by the QLINE streetcar, which connects the system with Midtown, New Center, and the Detroit Amtrak station. The system also connects to DDOT and SMART bus routes as part of a comprehensive network of transportation in metropolitan Detroit.[4]

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ a b "The Detroit People Mover – Overview". Thepeoplemover.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  4. ^ "Ann Arbor to Detroit Regional Rail Project". Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.