AirTrain JFK

AirTrain JFK
Route length:	13 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Legend New York City Subway , and by Jamaica Center-Parsons / Archer Long Island Railroad from Greenport and Montauk, among others Jamaica New York City Subway to World Trade Center, and Broad Street Long Island Railroad to Penn Station from Inwood-207 Street Howard Beach JFK Airport to Mott Avenue Far Rockaway and Beach 116 Street Rockaway Park Lefferts Boulevard Depot Federal Circle JFK Airport Taxiway BA Terminal 1 Terminal 2–3 Terminal 4 Terminal 8 Terminal 7 Terminal 5

The AirTrain JFK (dt. LuftZug) is a rail-bound local transport system that connects New York 's John F. Kennedy Airport to the New York City Subway and the suburban trains of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). In addition, the AirTrain JFK is used to connect the individual terminals / hangars.

Route

The AirTrain JFK connects all terminals and parking garages at the airport with each other and with other railways. The route network consists of three individual routes:

• The All Terminals Loop runs in a circle around the airport and serves six terminals .
• The Jamaica Station Route leads from the airport via the Federal Circle station to Jamaica , the administrative seat of the New York borough of Queens . There are transfer options to the urban subway and the Long Island Railroad .
• The Howard Beach Route branches off at Federal Circle station and leads via another stop to Howard Beach , from where the subway continues.

The route network has a total length of 13 kilometers and includes ten stops.

Below is a list of all stations of the AirTrain JFK:

station	Alternative name	Served by
1		all lines
2/3		all lines
4th		all lines
5		all lines
7th		all lines
8th		all lines
Howard Beach	A.	Howard Beach Route
Lefferts Boulevard	B.	Howard Beach Route
Federal Circle	C.	Howard Beach Route , Jamaica Station Route
Jamaica Station	D.	Jamaica Station Route

Technology and functionality

The AirTrain JFK is an automatically operated, driverless high-speed train in a light rail design , some of which runs in an elevated position. Like the SkyTrain in Vancouver and the Kelana Jaya Line in Kuala Lumpur, it uses the Advanced Rapid Transit technology from Bombardier Transportation .

The railcars are driven by linear motors, the traction power is supplied via lateral busbars that are painted from above .

workload

Almost 11 percent of all passengers arriving at or departing from John F. Kennedy Airport use the AirTrain JFK. The number of passengers rose from 231,000 in June 2004 to around 339,000 in June 2006.

history

A one-car train

Considerations to connect the airport to the rail network had been around for a long time. Initially, consideration was also given to building the route up to LaGuardia Airport in order to establish a connection to the IRT Flushing Line . However, these plans were dropped again.

Construction of the AirTrain JFK began in 1998 and it was assumed that the runway would be inaugurated four years later. On 27 September 2002, there was, however, the derailment of a train during a test drive. The 23-year-old worker Kelvin DeBorgh Jr. was killed in this accident. Due to this accident, the rest of the process was delayed, so that the plant could only be opened on December 17, 2003.

Contrary to the opinion of many critics, the AirTrain JFK turned out to be a success. They feared that a chain of problems would have a negative impact. For one thing, they listed the accident. Furthermore, complaints from residents about the noise pollution were received during the construction phase, and complications arose with the doors. The operating company ordered not to use rams and the technical difficulties were also resolved.

The AirTrain JFK cost a total of around 1.9 billion US dollars .

Others

The AirTrain JFK owning company, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey , continues to operate a monorail called AirTrain Newark at Newark Airport . The AirTrain JFK is operated by Bombardier Transportation on behalf of the Port Authority.

The AirTrain can be used free of charge between the car parks and the terminals. Rides to or from the subway and LIRR stations cost $ 7.50 (as of Nov 19). MetroCards on the subway can be used to pay.

Web links

Commons : AirTrain JFK  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of AirTrain JFK
• Official website of the Long Island Railroad
• Information about the Airtrain JFK on Railway-technology.com
• Information about the Airtrain JFK on Urbantransport-technology.com ( Memento from July 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report Airtrain derailed . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 1/2003, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 31.
2. ↑ AirTrain JFK - The fast affordable connection. (PDF) In: AirTrain JFK information brochure. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . Retrieved May 23, 2013 .