ATL expanding the Plane Train
Aug 21, 2019, 2:01 pm
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ATL expanding the Plane Train
Some interesting news for us ATL hub captives:
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Link to the full article: AJC.com -Hartsfield-Jackson to spend $58 million on more Plane Train cars (August 21, 2019)
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport plans to spend $58 million to buy more Plane Train cars to add to the people-mover system’s capacity. Buying the cars is part of a much more complex project to expand Plane Train capacity, which will require extending the track to allow room for trains that arrive at the domestic terminal to turn back in the other direction more quickly.
The system currently allows as many as 11 four-car trains to run simultaneously between the domestic terminal, concourses and international terminal and back at the world’s busiest airport during peak hours, according to airport documents.....The extended track will allow for as many as 15 trains to run simultaneously
Aug 21, 2019, 6:07 pm
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Aug 21, 2019, 6:42 pm
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+1. I only take the train if timing is truly an issue -- mainly due to desire to stretch my legs between flights (have to find ways to juice the fitbit count when spending the day traveling)
Aug 21, 2019, 7:49 pm
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I think ATL made a mistake four decades ago to have the disembarking and boarding on the same side of the train. I know it would cost a fortune, but digging out corridors on the outside of the tracks under each concourse would allow separate disembarking and boarding ("Spanish solution") with staggered door opening times, and would significantly reduce the disembarking and boarding time, allowing more frequent trains.
Other airports with automated people movers use the Spanish solution.
I still remember when ATL increased the speed of the trains to increase the number of trains. I believe this was done when they added the E Concourse.
Other airports with automated people movers use the Spanish solution.
I still remember when ATL increased the speed of the trains to increase the number of trains. I believe this was done when they added the E Concourse.
Aug 22, 2019, 5:56 am
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Bingo. Especially when I know I'm going to be on a long haul, I relish the opportunity to get some movement in.
