Skyline (Honolulu)

Skyline
A Skyline train departing Hālawa (Aloha Stadium) station
Overview
OwnerHonolulu Department of Transportation Services
LocaleCity and County of Honolulu
Termini
Stations9 (10 under construction, 2 planned)
Websitehonolulu.gov/skyline
honolulutransit.org
Service
TypeRapid transit[1]
Operator(s)Hitachi Rail
Rolling stockHitachi Rail Italy Driverless Metro
Daily ridership3,100 (weekdays, Q3 2024)
Ridership614,800 (2023)
History
OpenedJune 30, 2023; 16 months ago (2023-06-30)
Technical
Line length10.8 mi (17.4 km)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC[2]
Operating speed55[3] mph (89 km/h)
Route map
Map Skyline highlighted in blue
Legend
 Kualakaʻi (East Kapolei)
Keoneʻae (UH–West)
Parking
 Honouliuli (Hoʻopili)
Parking
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Route 93
Farrington Hwy
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Route 76
Fort Weaver Rd
 Hōʻaeʻae (West Loch)
Parking
 Pouhala (Waipahu TC)
Maintenance facility
 Hālaulani (Leeward CC)
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Route 99
Kamehameha Hwy
 Waiawa (Pearl Highlands)
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 Kalauao (Pearlridge)
Pearlridge Center#Skycab Parking
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Route 99
Kamehameha Hwy
 Hālawa (Aloha Stadium)
Parking
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 Makalapa (JB Pearl Harbor–Hickam)
I-H1.svg H-1 / HI-92.svg
Route 92
Nimitz Hwy
 Lelepaua (Honolulu Airport)
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
 Āhua (Lagoon Drive)
I-H1.svg H-1
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 Kahauiki (Middle Street–Kalihi TC)
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 Mokauea (Kalihi)
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 Niuhelewai (Honolulu CC–Kapalama)
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 Kūwili (Iwilei)
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Route 92
Nimitz Hwy
 Hōlau (Chinatown)
Kuloloia (Downtown)
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 Ka‘ākaukukui (Civic Center)
planned extension
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Kūkuluae‘o (Kākāʻako)
Kālia (Ala Moana Center)
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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Skyline is a rapid transit system in the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu, in the state of Hawaiʻi. Phase 1 of the project opened June 30, 2023 and lies entirely outside of the Urban Honolulu census-designated place, linking East Kapolei (on the ʻEwa Plain) and Aloha Stadium. Phase 2, connecting to Pearl Harbor and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport before reaching Middle Street, is anticipated to open in late 2025. The final phase, continuing the line across Urban Honolulu to Downtown, is due to open in 2031. Its construction constitutes the largest public works project in Hawaiʻi's history.

The 18.9-mile (30.4 km), automated fixed-guideway line was planned, designed, and constructed by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), a semi-autonomous government agency. Hitachi Rail, who also built the railcars used on the line, operates Skyline for the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (which also manages the region's TheBus service). The almost entirely elevated line is the first large-scale, publicly run metro in the United States to feature platform screen doors and driverless trains. In 2023, the line had a monthly ridership of 614,800, or about 3,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ Vantuono, William C. (June 30, 2023). "'Skyline' Opens in Honolulu". Railway Age. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "TP -1: Core Systems Description Honolulu High -Capacity Transit Corridor Project" (PDF). Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Gutierrez, Ben (October 19, 2017). "In successful test, city rail cars reach 40 mph on its own power". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved November 15, 2024.