ATL SkyTrain explained

Type:People mover
Locale:Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Start:Domestic Terminal
End:Rental Car Center
Stations:3
Routes:1
Owner:Atlanta Department of Aviation
Operator:Atlanta Department of Aviation
Character:Fully elevated and grade-separated
Stock:6 × 2-car Mitsubishi Crystal Mover
Linelength Mi:1.5
Speed Mph:40

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

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 Interstate 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512070003/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/rentalcarcenter/RentalCarCenter_Access.aspx . May 12, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512045041/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/rentalcarcenter/RentalCarCenter_FAQ.aspx . May 12, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Parking Decks – ATLNext . February 13, 2021 . en-US.
  4. Web site: DeMuth . Mary Ann . August 31, 2020 . Tempting Travelers to Take Flight . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210820053930/https://www.georgiatrend.com/2020/08/31/tempting-travelers-to-take-flight/ . 2021-08-20 . August 20, 2021 . Georgia Trend Magazine . en-US.
  5. Web site: Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160907172146/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/forms/airport/frmAirportInformationConstruction_CONRAC.aspx . September 7, 2016 .
  6. Web site: Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) - ATL SkyTrain . April 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827174524/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/Construction/RentalCarCenter/SkyTrain.aspx . August 27, 2016 .
  7. Web site: "Crystal Mover" Automated People Mover for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport . June 2010 . March 19, 2023 . .