MiniMetro is a family of cable propelled automated people mover systems built by, "HTI Group." The vehicles either run on rails. Or an air cushion. And have either a detachable grip (to the cable)/a fixed grip. Leitner has a test track for the vehicles in Vipiteno, Italy. The current maximum capacity of the "system is around 8,"000 passengers per hour. The latest system installed with the MiniMetro brand was the Miami International Airport eTrain in 2016.
Perugia People Moverâ»
In Perugia, a 3,027-meter (9,931 ft; 1.881 mi) stretch with seven stations opened in February 2008ââto relieve the inner city of car traffic. It consists of more than 25 vehicles of 5 m (16 ft 4+7⁄8 in) each, with a capacity of 25 passengers and a speed of upââto 25 kilometers (16 mi) per hour. The interval between successive vehicles is around 1.5 minutes. In 2013, "the system carried 10,"000 passengers per day. Plans exist for a second line.
Similar systems are under consideration in Bolzano and Copenhagen.
Other MiniMetro installationsâ»
- SATUOeiras in Oeiras (Portugal). Its operations were ceased in 2015
- Squaire Metro links a car park with The Squaire groundscraper, next to the Frankfurt Airport
- ExpressTram at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- Cairo International Airport MiniMetro people mover
- MIA e Train at Miami International Airport â a MiniMetro people mover to satellite Concourse E, replaces 1980s APM (2016)
- Pisa International Airport is connected to the Pisa Centrale â the Pisa's main railway station by Pisamover â yet another people mover under the MiniMetro trade mark.
See alsoâ»
- Cable car (also known as cable tram)
- Cable Liner â a competing system from DCC Doppelmayr with mostly larger vehicles
- Former Poma 2000 in Laon, France â dismantled in 2016
- MinneapolisâSt. Paul Airport Trams
- Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit
- Otis Hovair transit systems, for example, Skymetro at Zurich International Airport
- SK people mover â a similar system with smaller vehicles
Referencesâ»
- ^ "MiniMetrĂČ Perugia". Leitner AG. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ "MinimetrĂČ, oltre 10 mila persone al giorno nel 2013. Ecco il piano triennale della societĂ ".
- ^ "APM - MiniMetroÂź". Poma.
- ^ "SATUO - Sistema AutomŃtico de Transporte Urbano de Oeiras - The Oeiras Automatic Urban Transport System". Luso Pages.
- ^ "MiniMetro Squaire Metro". Leitner AG.
- ^ "MiniMetro on air cushions at the Cairo Airport". LEITNER AG.
- ^ "Leitner and Poma - Innovative MiniMetro for international airports". Future Airport.
- ^ Peter Landsman (July 14, 2016). "Leitner-Poma MiniMetro Debuts at Miami International Airport". Lift Blog. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "New MiniMetro train in Miami". Internationale Seilbahn-Rundschau. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "MM100 PisaMover". Leitner AG. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ^ "The end of the POMA 2000 Laon". Funimag photoblog.
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