Skyway (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)

Skyway
Skyway train with original wrapping (TerminaLink)
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°59′12″N 95°20′36″W / 29.98657°N 95.34344°W / 29.98657; -95.34344
Termini
  • Terminal A (west)
  • Terminal D / E (east)
Stations4
Service
TypePeople mover
Operator(s)Johnson Controls Inc. (1999-2021)
Alstom (2021)[1]
Rolling stock12 Innovia APM 100 vehicles
Daily ridership10,000
History
OpenedMay 24, 1999
Technical
Line length0.7 mi (1.1 km)
Number of tracks2
CharacterElevated
ElectrificationThird rail
Operating speed30 mph (48 km/h)
Route map

Legend
Maintenance facility
 Terminal A
Parking Area 2
(
garage open;
station closed
)
 Terminal B
Maintenance facility
 Houston Airport Marriott
Terminal C
Terminal D/
Terminal E
Subway (landside)
Skyway (airside)
This diagram:

Skyway (formerly TerminaLink) is an automated people mover system operating at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. The system is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long,[2] and runs along the north side of the airport, beyond airport security.[3] The system serves all of the airport's five terminals, with four stations at Terminal A, Terminal B, Terminal C, and International Terminal D/E, respectively. Skyway, which operates airside, is one of two people movers currently operating at Bush Intercontinental Airport. The other people mover, which operates landside, opened in 1969 and is known as the Subway.

The system uses Innovia APM 100 vehicles,[2] which are powered from a 600-volt third rail.[4] There are a total of 12 vehicles in the system,[2] and each vehicle travels at 30 mph (50 km/h) and can hold up to 80 passengers.[5] The same type of vehicles are also found at Denver International Airport (Automated Guideway Transit System), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (The Plane Train), San Francisco International Airport (AirTrain), and Tampa International Airport.

  1. ^ Alstom (April 23, 2021). "Alstom to operate and maintain Innovia people mover system at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport". Alstom.
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  3. ^ Chandler, Jerome Greer (2005-12-08). "Living up to its Name: Houston Intercontinental". Official Airline Guide. Archived from the original on March 28, 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
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