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SFO AirTrain

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San Francisco International Airport's AirTrain is the automated people mover, "designed to carry passengers efficiently throughout the Airport’s terminals, garages, BART, and Rental Car Center."

Service operates on two lines: Red line (loop between terminal), and Blue Line (Long Term Parking - terminals). The entire system is outside the sterile area, and thus open to the public.

Service began on February 24, 2003. The only infill station, named "Grand Hyatt at SF" opened on October 7, 2019. The first expansion, to the new Lot DD Long-Term Parking Structure, opened on May 5, 2021.

Opening Brochure

Photo gallery: Click on the thumbnails below to view the full size images.

Operations

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Stover, Jeffrey S. "CITYFLO 650 System Overview" (77-90)
Train control is of the CBTC type, using off-the-shelf Cityflo 650 package. This is a very long evolution of the Westinghouse BART ATC system implemented in the 1970s.

Original system:
Cost to Build – $430 Million
Train Control – Fully Automated
System Total Length – 6 miles
Number of Stations – 9 stations
Number of Vehicles – 38
System Capacity – 3,400 passengers per hour
Guideway - 100% Elevated
Maximum Guideway Height – 70ft
Number of Stations Served – 9 stations

Rolling Stock

The fleet is composed of 41 Bombardier Innovia APM 100/CX-100, numbered 1-41. The original 38 date from 2003, while 3 more were added in 2019 as part of the Long Term Parking extention.

Vehicle Data:
CX-100 People Mover
Propulsion Power – 600Vac, 3 Phase
Passengers per car – 40
Running Tires – Inflatable Rubber
Top Speed – 30mph
Weight – 32,000lbs
Overall Size – 9ft X 40ft

Lines

Red Line: Clockwise loop between all terminals and terminal garages.
Blue Line: Long Term Parking, Rental Car Center, West Field, and all terminals, all garages, and hotel (counterclockwise loop in terminals).

Stations:

Terminal 1: Terminal 1
Terminal 2: Terminal 2
Terminal 3: Terminal 3
International Terminal Boarding Area G: Closest to Gate G AND close to BART (rear of the BART train/station entrance).
Garage G/BART: Garage G and BART station (closest to the middle of the BART train)
Grand Hyatt at SFO: Airport Hotel
Garage A: Parking garage G
International Terminal Boarding Area A: Cloeset to Gate A.
West Field Road: Mainly airport administration, cargo buildings, etc.
Rental Car Center: Rental car center.
Long Term Parking: Parking structure

References:
Stover, Jeffrey S. "CITYFLO 650 System Overview" (77-90)
10/7/22
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  • Home
  • The Fleet
    • Legacy Fleet
      • A Cars
      • A2 Cars
        • All A2 Cars
      • B Cars
      • B2 Cars
      • C1 Cars
      • C2 Cars
      • Car Plates
    • Fleet of the Future
      • FOTF Production
      • D Cars
      • E Cars
    • eBART
    • OAC
    • Laboratory Cars
    • BART Express
    • The Two Bagger
  • History
    • A History of the Legacy Fleet
    • 1962-1971
      • Design
        • Railway Age Weekly 8-2-65
      • Rohr Background on BART Car
    • 1972 - 1982
      • Orders and Deliveries
      • A to B Conversion
      • Mail on BART
    • 1983 - 1992
      • History in the Making
    • 1993-2002
      • Rebuilding
    • 2003-2012
    • 2013-2022
      • Ad Wraps
    • Fact Sheets
      • Art in BART
    • BART Times
      • 1980s
      • 1990s
      • 2000s
    • Car Ads
  • The Lines
    • Green
    • Orange
    • Purple
    • Oakland Wye
    • A Line
    • E Line
    • K Line
    • L Line
    • Golden Gate Bridge
  • Other BART Things
    • Automatic Train Control
      • AATC
    • George and Gracie
    • Fare Media
    • Schedules
    • Quality of Life Issues
  • Other Transit
    • Ferries
      • Golden Gate Ferry
      • SF Bay Ferry
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      • SFO AirTrain
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