ATL SkyTrain

This article is about the elevated people mover at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. For the underground people mover that runs between the airport's terminals and concourses, see The Plane Train.

ATL SkyTrain
Overview
OwnerAtlanta Department of Aviation
LocaleHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypePeople mover
Services1
Operator(s)Atlanta Department of Aviation
Rolling stock6 × 2-car Mitsubishi Crystal Mover
History
OpenedDecember 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)
Technical
Line length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
CharacterFully elevated and grade-separated
Track gauge1,850 mm (6 ft 27⁄32 in)
ElectrificationThird rail, 750 V DC
Operating speed40 mph (64 km/h)
Route map

Legend
F Gates/
Int'l Baggage Claim
Maintenance facility
E Gates
D Gates
C Gates
B Gates
A Gates
T Gates
The Plane Train
Domestic terminal
Airport station Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
ATL SkyTrain
I-85.svg I-85
GICC/
Gateway Center hotels
 Rental car center
Maintenance facility
This diagram:

The ATL SkyTrain is an automated people mover (APM) at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport that runs 24/7 between the domestic terminal and rental car center.[1]

Layout and operation

Mitsubishi Crystal Movers used on ATL SkyTrain
SkyTrain in 2024

The system opened on December 8, 2009, to connect the airport's domestic terminal with the newly opened rental car center and Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center. Unlike The Plane Train, which is underground inside the secure zone of the airport, the ATL SkyTrain is located outside the airport's secure zone and is elevated, crossing I-85. The ride between the terminal and the rental car center takes 5 minutes, a two and a half minute wait at each station.[2] The station at the terminal is located on the west end of the Domestic Terminal, adjacent to MARTA's Airport station.

The system's announcements are voiced by professional voice talent Sharon Feingold, who is also the voice behind the Incline Railway at Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and since March 2012, the voice behind The Plane Train.

In 2020, the airport authority opened a new remote parking garage (ATL West) adjacent to the GICC Gateway stop, connected by an elevated walkway.[3][4]

Rolling stock

The system uses Mitsubishi Crystal Mover vehicles. There are 12 cars that run as six two-car trains, plus one maintenance vehicle.[2] The vehicles are stored and maintained at a facility near the rental car center.[5] The specifications for each car are as follows:[6][7]

  • Passenger capacity: 8/85 (seated/standing) per car
  • Weight: 76,000 pounds (34.4 t)
  • Length: 77 feet 1 inch (23.5 m)
  • Width: 8 feet 10 inches (2.69 m)
  • Height: 12 feet 2.7 inches (3,725 mm)
  • Top speed: 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) (design: 50 miles per hour (80 km/h))

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC)". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC)". Archived from the original on 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Parking Decks – ATLNext". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ DeMuth, Mary Ann (31 August 2020). "Tempting Travelers to Take Flight". Georgia Trend Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC)". Archived from the original on 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) - ATL SkyTrain". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  7. ^ ""Crystal Mover" Automated People Mover for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport" (PDF). Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. June 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2023.


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