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Automated Guided Transit (AGTs)(also Automated People Movers - APM)
James Hinkamp
CE 424: Public Transportation 10.27.10
APMs are used in different settings, most often in large facilities where operations are time-intensive, but can also function as local transit
Airports
Resorts
Transit
Las Vegas (MGM Grand)
SFO
Singapore
Definitions of “people movers” vary, depending on technical specifications
Automated Guided Transit (AGT) Kobe, Japan Kobe New Transit Miami, FL Downtown People Mover (DPM) Las Vegas, NV
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Guideway transport from business parking lot to Terminal 5 (International) Programmable destinations Potentially high speeds
80-100km
Automated Transit Network (ATN) *essentially PRT San Jose, CA (conceptual)
Courtesy: podcarcity.org
The APM Guidebook describes 7 types of guideway systems
Most track layouts can accomodate more than 2 stations, but only the Dual-Lane Shuttle w/ Bypass is NOT recommended.
Source: ACRP APM Guidebook
Passenger carrying capacities range from 2,000 - 25,000 per hour per direction
Compare
7,500-15,000
60,000
30,000
1,500-2,500
APMs operate worldwide in over 143 locations, most notably in Asia.
International
JapanTokyoKobeChibaHiroshima
ChinaHong KongChongqing
Korea (Seoul)Singapore Indonesia (Jakarta)
Domestic
San Francisco (SFO)Miami, FLDallas/Ft.Worth, TXPhoenix, AZLos Angeles (Getty Center)
EuropeLondonMilanCopenhagenMadridZurich
Airports feature the most prevalent AGT systems; London Heathrow, however, features state-of-the-art application of PRTs
Opened to public Spring 2010
Units are limited to 4 passengers
3.8 km guideway
18 pods in fleet
Electric propulsion
Masdar City (Abu Dhabi, UAE) is preparing for a transit
network that is reliant on PRTs within city limits
(conceptual)
“Zero carbon environment”
Build out is projected in 7 years and foresees extensive automated transit
2,000 PRTs
50,000 residents
70,000 jobs
Sources
APM Users Group http://www.apmusersgroup.org Airport Cooperative Research Program. (2010). Guidebook for Planning and
Implementing Automated People Mover Systems at Airports.
APM Standards Committee http://www.apmstandards.org
Airfront.21 http://www.airfront.us/ Florida Int’l University http://web.tongji.edu.cn/~yangdy/apm/apmrev.html Vuchic, Vukan. (2007). Ch. 7: Unconventional Modes & Systems.
U of Washington http://faculty.washington.edu/jbs/itrans/prtquick.htm