AirTrain JFK

AirTrain JFK is a rail-based mass transit system that connects the New York airport John F. Kennedy to the New York City subway and suburban trains of Long Iceland Rail Road ( LIRR ). Besides serving the AirTrain JFK the fine closure of the airport.

Route

AirTrain JFK connects all terminals and car parks to the airport with one another and with other railways. The network consists of three separate routes:

• The All Terminals loop is made to circle around the airport and served six terminals.
• The Jamaica Station route from the airport via the Federal Circle Station to Jamaica, the administrative headquarters of the New York district of Queens. Here offers connecting flights to the city subway and the Long Iceland Railroad.
• The Howard Beach route branches off at the station Federal Circle and via a further breakpoint after Howard Beach, where carrying on the subway.

Overall, the route network has a length of 13 kilometers and includes ten stops.

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

Technology and Operation

AirTrain JFK is an automatically operated, driverless rapid transit in light-rail version, which runs partially in high position. It uses as well as the SkyTrain in Vancouver and the Kelana Jaya Line in Kuala Lumpur, the Advanced Rapid Transit technology, Bombardier Transportation.

The web is driven by a linear motor, and draws its energy from a power rail.

Utilization

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

History

Considerations to connect the airport to the rail network, there was a long time. Initially it was also considered to build the route to LaGuardia Airport, there to connect to the IRT Flushing Line. These plans, however, were allowed to fall again.

With the construction of the AirTrain JFK was started in 1998 and it was assumed to be able to inaugurate the train four years later. On 27 September 2002, there was, however, the derailment of a train during a test drive. In this accident, the 23 -year-old worker Kelvin DeBorgh Jr. was killed. Through this disaster, the rest of the process was delayed, so that the plant could be opened only on 17 December of the following year.

Contrary to the opinion of many critics, the AirTrain JFK developed to success. They had feared that a chain of problems could have a negative impact. First, it led to the accident. Furthermore, already complaints from residents about the noise were received during the construction phase and there were complications with the doors on. The operating company ordered to refrain from the use of pile drivers and the technical difficulties have been resolved.

AirTrain JFK cost a total of 1.9 billion U.S. dollars.

Others

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

Between the car parks and the terminals to use the AirTrain is free. Trips to or from the train stations of the subway and LIRR cost $ 5 MetroCards the subway can be used for payment.