Stansted Airport Transit System
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The Stansted Airport Track Transit System (TTS) is a fully automated people mover
system located at London Stansted Airport
in the United Kingdom
After opening in 1991 the system was extended in 1998 with an additional two underground stations to serve a second satellite building. The system is "airside" and is accessible only after clearing security.
cars built by Westinghouse for the system. This was increased to a total of nine cars when four new Bombardier CX-100 cars were delivered during the 1998 expansion. During normal operation, eight out of the nine cars will be in service to maintain a 99.98% availability record. The cars can operate as single units or can be coupled to form two or three car trains. The trains are fully automated (driverless
).
People mover
A people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade-separated mass transit system.The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated...
system located at London Stansted Airport
London Stansted Airport
-Cargo:-Statistics:-Infrastructure:-Terminal and satellite buildings:Stansted is the newest passenger airport of all the main London airports. The terminal is an oblong glass building, and is separated in to three areas: Check-in concourse, arrivals and departures...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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After opening in 1991 the system was extended in 1998 with an additional two underground stations to serve a second satellite building. The system is "airside" and is accessible only after clearing security.
Guideway
The system is double track, with 3.2 km (2 mi) of track in total and includes a maintenance depot at one end. The system contains elevated and tunneled sections connecting the main terminal building with two satellite buildings, numbered 1 and 2.Vehicles
There are an original five Adtranz C-100Adtranz C-100
The C-100 is an automated people mover rolling stock first developed by Westinghouse Transportation Systems . It is the predecessor of the Bombardier CX-100, which is found at many airports today...
cars built by Westinghouse for the system. This was increased to a total of nine cars when four new Bombardier CX-100 cars were delivered during the 1998 expansion. During normal operation, eight out of the nine cars will be in service to maintain a 99.98% availability record. The cars can operate as single units or can be coupled to form two or three car trains. The trains are fully automated (driverless
Automatic train operation
Automatic train operation ensures partial or complete automatic train piloting and driverless functions.Most systems elect to maintain a driver to mitigate risks associated with failures or emergencies....
).