Skyline (Honolulu)

Skyline
Skyline
	A Skyline train departing Hālawa (Aloha Stadium) station
Overview
Owner	Honolulu Department of Transportation Services
Locale	City and County of Honolulu
Termini	West: Kualakaʻi (East Kapolei); East: Hālawa (Aloha Stadium);
Stations	9 (10 under construction, 2 planned)
Website	honolulu.gov/skyline; honolulutransit.org
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Operator(s)	Hitachi Rail
Rolling stock	Hitachi Rail Italy Driverless Metro
Daily ridership	3,000 (weekdays, Q2 2024)
Ridership	614,800 (2023)
History
Opened	June 30, 2023; 16 months ago
Technical
Line length	10.8 mi (17.4 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Route 93
	Farrington Hwy
	Route 76
	Fort Weaver Rd
	Route 99
	Kamehameha Hwy
	Route 99
	Kamehameha Hwy
	Route 92
	Nimitz Hwy
	Route 92
	Nimitz Hwy
planned extension
planned extension
	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 3,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

^ Vantuono, William C. (June 30, 2023). "'Skyline' Opens in Honolulu". Railway Age. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "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.
^ 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.

[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.

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