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AUTOMATED METROS,
MINI-METROS + MICRO-LINKS
Lawrence J. Fabian Trans.21
March 2015
TIMEFRAME The gradual global evolution of Rail Automation
• 1960s Concepts
• 1970s Prototypes, demos, parks, pioneer airports
• 1980s Pioneer metros, casinos, special projects, dozens of airport installations
• 1990s Pioneer hospitals, multi- plying metros projects
• 2000s Global metro market, airport contraction
• TODAY- Off-the-shelf automation
Airports were
and still are active with APMs.
AUTOMATION ENHANCES SAFETY, FLEXIBILITY, COMFORT, EFFICIENCY
Automated Systems, 2014
Application Pax/d
38 Airport Airside 1.6
19 Airport Landside 0.4
31 Leisure (zoo, casino, park) 0.3
24 Institutional (hosp, univ., malls, etc.)
0.5
41 Metro (mass transit) 7.0
20 Circulator 0.4
173 TOTAL 10.2
A hospital shuttle in Indianapolis
CONFIDENCE FOR BOLD PLANS in the West
CONFIDENCE FOR BOLD PLANS in the East
CONFIDENCE FOR BOLD PLANS in the Middle World
RENEWED INTEREST IN PRT
Non-Linear PRT Networks
Small Stations
Surface Stations?
Transit-Oriented Development Vertical
Transit-Oriented Development Horizontal
Rail Automation is a fruit of man’s knowledge, a gift from Him Who is the possessor of all created thing.