Automated people mover (APM) systems consist of automated, electric-powered, driverless vehicles operated singly or in multi-car trains on steel or concrete guideways. APM systems provide a high quality of service and are capable of moving between 2000 to 25000 passengers per hour per direction. Over the past two decades, APM technology has been used primarily for circulation service in airports, recreational parks and downtowns. APM technology is also used for trunk line transit service, such as the VAL system in Lille, France, and the SkyTrain in Vancouver, Canada, both of which are significantly successful. This paper attempts the capacity and cost effectiveness of line-haul APM systems to identify their role in intermodal guideway transit systems. Comparison of the capacity and cost effectiveness is made between rapid rail transit (RRT), light rail transit (LRT) and line-haul APM systems. It was found that the capital costs of line-haul APM systems fall in the cost range of LRT systems or between LRT and RRT systems. Comparison of passenger-km per employee ratios shows that line-haul APM systems studied have significantly higher productivity than both LRT and RRT systems in the U.S. It may be concluded that line-haul APM systems can be used as an cost-effective medium-capacity transit mode with a high quality of service.
Capacity and cost effectivness of automated people movers
Kapazität und Wirtschaftlichkeit automatischer Personenbeförderungs-Systeme
1995
8 Seiten, 3 Bilder, 7 Tabellen, 14 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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