Cincinnati Airport People Mover

Cincinnati Airport People Mover
Overview
Type	People mover
Operation
Opened	June 9, 1994[1]
Rolling stock	Otis
Technical
Line length	1,549 feet (472 m)[1]
Route map Legend Terminal 3 A Gates (closed) B Gates

The Cincinnati Airport People Mover or Underground Train consists of an automated people mover that serves travelers of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Opened in 1994 to connect Terminal 3 with Concourses A and B, the system was constructed and is under the operation of Delta Air Lines.

History

In September 1991, Delta Air Lines announced that a people mover system would be installed to connect their terminals as part of a major expansion undertaken in the early to mid 1990s.^[2] The system was originally announced as consisting of a pair of passenger trains, consisting of three cars seating a maximum of 71 passengers apiece for a total of 213 passengers per train. Constructed and installed by Otis, at the time of its construction this $16.7 million facility was only the sixth of its kind installed by Otis throughout the world.^[2] The train would be inaugurated on following a dedication ceremony on June 9, 1994.^[1] Today one of the two trains has been shut down. The train skips the Concourse A Station, and handles up to 500 round trips. The Train to Concourse B or Terminal 3 departs every 90 seconds. ^[3]

Future

In the summer of 2012, the airport has plans to close Terminal 2 and move airlines housed there to Concourse A. This will cause all operations to be consolidated into one departures/arrivals terminal, and one security checkpoint. It will cost $31 million, and will allow for expansion for current carriers and growth for possible additional carriers, as well as reduce airport costs. As Concourse A is reactivated, the concourse A station will be reopened as well.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Kreimer, Peggy (June 10, 1994). "New shuttle zooms into action to connect Delta concourses". The Cincinnati Post: pp. 14A. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Rawe, Dick (1991-09-17). "Otis to build Delta underground train". The Cincinnati Post: pp. 6B. 
3. ^ Kenton County Airport Board. "Fast Facts: Going the Distance". http://www.cvgairport.com/About_Us/Fun__and__Educational/Fast_Facts.html. Retrieved 2008-10-18.