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{{short description|An electric people mover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport}}
{{Short description|Electric people mover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport}}
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The '''PHX Sky Train''' is an electric [[people mover]] at [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|author=City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport|title=The Automated Train|url=http://phoenix.gov/skyharborairport/about-sky-harbor/automated-train.html}}</ref> The first segment opened to the public on April 8, 2013.<ref name=phase1>{{cite news |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/insiders/phxbeat/2013/03/21/phx-sky-train-to-open-apr-8/ |title=PHX Sky Train opens April 8 |last=Wang |first=Amy B. |work=[[AZCentral]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> The second segment, extending the train to Terminal 3 (with a walkway to Terminal 2) opened on December 8, 2014. <ref name=phase1a>{{cite news |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/nowdeparting/2014/12/08/sky-harbor-sky-train-expands-to-terminal-3/20087309/ |title=Sky Harbor Sky Train expands to Terminal 3 |last=Gilbertson |first=Dawn |date=December 8, 2014 |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> The 24/7 service operates free of charge, with trains running every 3-5 minutes.<ref name=train>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/PHXSkyTrain |title=PHX Sky Train |publisher=City of Phoenix Aviation Department |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>


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The '''PHX Sky Train''' is an electric [[people mover]] at [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|author=City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport|title=The Automated Train|url=http://phoenix.gov/skyharborairport/about-sky-harbor/automated-train.html|access-date=April 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312092210/http://phoenix.gov/skyharborairport/about-sky-harbor/automated-train.html|archive-date=March 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initial segment opened to the public on April 8, 2013.<ref name=phase1>{{cite news |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/insiders/phxbeat/2013/03/21/phx-sky-train-to-open-apr-8/ |title=PHX Sky Train opens April 8 |last=Wang |first=Amy B. |work=[[AZCentral]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> The first extension to Terminal 3 opened on December 8, 2014, and the second extension to the Rental Car Center opened on December 20, 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=PHX Debuts Final Stage of the PHX Sky Train®: Customers can now easily connect between the Terminals and Rental Car Center |url=https://www.phoenix.gov:443/newsroom/aviation/2608 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=www.phoenix.gov |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=phase1a>{{cite news |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/nowdeparting/2014/12/08/sky-harbor-sky-train-expands-to-terminal-3/20087309/ |title=Sky Harbor Sky Train expands to Terminal 3 |last=Gilbertson |first=Dawn |date=December 8, 2014 |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> The 24/7 service operates free of charge, with trains running every 3–5 minutes.<ref name=train>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/PHXSkyTrain |title=PHX Sky Train |publisher=City of Phoenix Aviation Department |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
The PHX Sky Train is gradually replacing shuttle buses. Inter-terminal shuttle bus service was discontinued on January 15, 2015.<ref name=phase1a/> Rental car shuttle buses remain in service, but are planned to be eliminated when the final PHX Sky Train segment extends the people mover to the Rental Car Center in 2022.<ref name=phase2/>


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The PHX Sky Train replaced shuttle buses for transit within the airport property. Inter-terminal shuttle bus service was discontinued on January 15, 2015.<ref name=phase1a/> Rental Car Center shuttle buses ended with the opening of the extension in 2022.<ref name=phase2>{{cite web|url=https://www.skyharbor.com/About/Development/PHXSkyTrainstage2 |title=PHX Sky Train® Stage 2|publisher=City of Phoenix Aviation Department|accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
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The PHX Sky Train features a {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} bridge over Taxiway R, one of three taxiways which connects the north and south runways. This is the first transit bridge in the world to be built over an active taxiway.<ref name=bridge>{{cite news | last = Buchholz | first = Jan | title = Phx Sky Train taking flight at Sky Harbor airport | newspaper=Phoenix Business Journal | date = June 4, 2010 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/06/07/story3.html?b=1275883200 | accessdate = June 6, 2010}}</ref> The bridge is tall enough to allow for [[Boeing 747]] and [[Airbus A380]] aircraft to pass under.<ref name=bridge/>

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The PHX Sky Train features a {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} bridge over Taxiway R, one of three taxiways that connects the north and south runways. This is the first transit bridge in the world to be built over an active taxiway.<ref name=bridge>{{cite news | last = Buchholz | first = Jan | title = Phx Sky Train taking flight at Sky Harbor airport | newspaper=Phoenix Business Journal | date = June 4, 2010 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/06/07/story3.html?b=1275883200 | accessdate = June 6, 2010}}</ref> The bridge is tall enough to allow for [[Boeing 747]] and [[Airbus A380]] aircraft to pass under.<ref name=bridge/>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Terminal 4 looking at T3, under construction.JPG|thumb|Phase 1a construction as of May 2013, viewed from Terminal 4 to T3. The concrete guideway, largely complete, dives under Taxiways S and T, then rises to enter the skeleton of the T3 station]]
[[File:Terminal 4 looking at T3, under construction.JPG|thumb|Phase 1a construction as of May 2013, viewed from Terminal 4 to T3. The concrete guideway, largely complete, dives under Taxiways S and T, then rises to enter the skeleton of the T3 station]]


Phase 1 consists of a {{convert|1.7|mi}} segment <ref name=phase1a/> constructed between December 2008 and April 2013. It links Terminal 4, the East Economy Parking lot, and the [[44th Street/Washington station]] of the [[Valley Metro Rail]].<ref name=phase1/> The guideway runs in a new underpass (below the [[Union Pacific]] railroad), past the jet-fuel tank farm, and alongside 44th Street. At an estimated cost of $1.58 billion, phase 1 opened April 8, 2013.<ref name=phase1/>
Phase 1 consists of a {{convert|1.7|mi}} segment <ref name=phase1a/> constructed between December 2008 and April 2013. It links Terminal 4, the East Economy Parking lot, and the [[44th Street/Washington station]] of the [[Valley Metro Rail]].<ref name=phase1/> The guideway runs in a new underpass (below the [[Union Pacific]] railroad), past the jet-fuel tank farm, and alongside 44th Street. At an estimated cost of $1.58 billion, Phase 1 opened on April 8, 2013.<ref name=phase1/>


Phase 1a, which opened December 8, 2014, extended the train from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.<ref name=phase1a/> A {{convert|0.25|mi|adj=on}} covered walkway connected the Terminal 3 station with Terminal 2<ref name=phase1a/> until Terminal 2 closed in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2020/02/06/phoenix-airport-sky-harbor-terminal-2-is-closed-whats-next-demolition-parking-bus-gates/4670749002/ |title=Sky Harbor's Terminal 2 is closed. What happens next? Here's what we know |last=Yeager |first=Melissa |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |date=February 6, 2020 |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
Phase 1a, which opened December 8, 2014, extended the train from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.<ref name=phase1a/> A {{convert|0.25|mi|adj=on}} covered walkway connected the Terminal 3 station with Terminal 2<ref name=phase1a/> until Terminal 2 closed in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2020/02/06/phoenix-airport-sky-harbor-terminal-2-is-closed-whats-next-demolition-parking-bus-gates/4670749002/ |title=Sky Harbor's Terminal 2 is closed. What happens next? Here's what we know |last=Yeager |first=Melissa |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |date=February 6, 2020 |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>

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Phase 2 opened on December 20, 2022, and extended the Sky Train west from Terminal 3 to the Rental Car Center.<ref name="phase2" /><ref name=":0" /> Funding was approved in October 2016<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilbertson |first=Dawn |date=October 21, 2016 |title=Phoenix OKs update of airport terminal, train |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2016/10/21/sky-harbor-airport-extend-sky-train-add-gates/92524276/ |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> and the extension is projected to cost $700 million.<ref name="ktar" /> Phase 2 construction completed in mid 2022 and was under testing until its final opening in December.<ref>{{Cite tweet |url-access=limited |title=Register |user=mayorgallego |number=1600906490428018689 |url=https://twitter.com/mayorgallego/status/1600906490428018689 |access-date=2022-12-09}}</ref> Phase 2 will be fully funded by airline and rental car passenger fees.<ref name="ktar" /> The {{convert|2.5|mi}} extension will pass in two cuts underneath future taxiways and [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]].<ref name="EIS" />


===Future===
===Future===
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Phase 2 includes provisions for [[infill station]]s to be constructed for a future "West Terminal" (on the site of the West Economy Parking lots) as well as a new ground transportation center to be built just east of 24th Street.<ref name=ktar/><ref name=EIS>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/docs/default-source/pdfs/about/final-environmental-assessment/1_phx_skytrain_final_ea_january2018.pdf?sfvrsn=358d9088_6 |title=Final Environmental Assessment for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train Phase 2 |date=January 2018 |author=HNTB Corporation |author-link=HNTB Corporation |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> Both the new terminal and new ground transportation center are unfunded and included in the airport's 20-year Comprehensive Asset Management Plan.<ref name=camp>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/docs/default-source/pdfs/camp/phx-camp-executive-summary_2019-09-13.pdf?sfvrsn=8c516889_4 |title=Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Comprehensive Asset Management Plan |date=2019 |author=Ricondo & Associates |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
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Phase 2, planned to open in early 2022, will extend the Sky Train west from Terminal 3 to the Rental Car Center.<ref name=phase2/> Funding was approved in October 2016<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2016/10/21/sky-harbor-airport-extend-sky-train-add-gates/92524276/ |title=Phoenix OKs update of airport terminal, train |date=October 21, 2016 |last=Gilbertson |first=Dawn |work=[[The Arizona Republic]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> and the extension is projected to cost $700 million.<ref name=ktar/> Phase 2 is be fully funded by airline and rental car passenger fees.<ref name=ktar/> The {{convert|2.5|mi}} extension will pass in two cuts underneath future taxiways and [[Interstate 10 in Arizona|Interstate 10]].<ref name=EIS/>

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Phase 2 includes provisions for [[infill station]]s to be constructed for a future "West Terminal" (on the site of the West Economy Parking lots) as well as a new ground transportation center to be built just east of 24th Street.<ref name=ktar/><ref name=EIS>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/docs/default-source/pdfs/about/final-environmental-assessment/1_phx_skytrain_final_ea_january2018.pdf?sfvrsn=358d9088_6 |title=Final Environmental Assessment for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train Phase 2 |date=January 2018 |author=[[HNTB Corporation]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> Both the new terminal and new ground transportation center are included in the airport's 20-year Comprehensive Asset Management Plan.<ref name=camp>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/docs/default-source/pdfs/camp/phx-camp-executive-summary_2019-09-13.pdf?sfvrsn=8c516889_4 |title=Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Comprehensive Asset Management Plan |date=2019 |author=Ricondo & Associates |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>


==Passenger services==
==Passenger services==
At [[44th Street/Washington station|44th Street station]], domestic passengers can check baggage for flights operated [[American Airlines]], [[Southwest Airlines]], and [[United Airlines]]. Bags must be checked at least 90 minutes prior to the flight's departure time.<ref name=phase1a/> Once checked, the baggage is delivered in locked containers to the internal baggage-handling systems at Terminal 4. Delivery of the baggage is via secured shuttle-trucks that run approximately every eight minutes.{{cn|date=April 2020}}
At [[44th Street/Washington station|44th Street station]], domestic passengers could check baggage for flights operated by [[American Airlines]], [[Southwest Airlines]], and [[United Airlines]], though this ended in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/airlines/2017/11/08/phoenix-sky-harbor-airport-ending-early-bag-check/817936001/ | title=Schlep your own luggage: Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is ending early bag check }}</ref> Once checked, the baggage was delivered in locked containers to the internal baggage-handling systems at Terminal 4. Delivery of the baggage was via secured shuttle-trucks that ran approximately every eight minutes.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}


44th Street also has a passenger drop-off area, [[cell phone lot]],<ref name=train/> bike racks, and bike lockers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/ParkingTransportation/Biking |title=Bicycling to Sky Harbor |publisher=City of Phoenix Aviation Department |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> It is also served by routes 1, 32, and 44 of the [[Valley Metro Bus]] system.<ref name=metrobus>{{cite web |url=https://www.valleymetro.org/sites/default/files/brochure/rail.pdf |title=Valley Metro Rail |date=October 28, 2019 |publisher=[[Valley Metro]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
44th Street also has a passenger drop-off area, [[cell phone lot]],<ref name=train/> bike racks, and bike lockers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyharbor.com/ParkingTransportation/Biking |title=Bicycling to Sky Harbor |publisher=City of Phoenix Aviation Department |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> It is also served by routes 1, 32, and 44 of the [[Valley Metro Bus]] system.<ref name=metrobus>{{cite web |url=https://www.valleymetro.org/sites/default/files/brochure/rail.pdf |title=Valley Metro Rail |date=October 28, 2019 |publisher=[[Valley Metro]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> [[FlixBus]] boards from the north side of the Sky Train station.


Select airlines also offer kiosks to print boarding passes at the 44th Street/Washington and East Economoy Parking stations.<ref name=train/>
Select airlines also offer kiosks to print boarding passes at the 44th Street/Washington and East Economy Parking stations.<ref name=train/>


==Ridership==
==Ridership==
Three months after opening, the PHX Sky Train carried about 70,000 people per week, over 40% higher than the design estimates of about 48,000.{{cn|date=April 2020}} The busiest days are Thursday and Friday.{{cn|date=April 2020}} The busiest times are 5am-8am and noon-3pm<ref>The Arizona Republic, July 14, 2013, page B5, "Officials: PHX Sky Train may top use estimates</ref> In March, 2016, average daily ridership was 15,940.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skyharbor.com/Media/PressReleases/2016-archives/2016/05/09/phoenix-sky-harbor-sets-another-passenger-record|title=Phoenix Sky Harbor Sets Another Passenger Record|website=skyharbor.com|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref>
Three months after opening, the PHX Sky Train carried about 70,000 people per week, over 40% higher than the design estimates of about 48,000.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The busiest days are Thursday and Friday.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The busiest times are 5 am-8 am and noon-3 pm<ref>The Arizona Republic, July 14, 2013, page B5, "Officials: PHX Sky Train may top use estimates</ref> In March 2016, average daily ridership was 15,940.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skyharbor.com/Media/PressReleases/2016-archives/2016/05/09/phoenix-sky-harbor-sets-another-passenger-record|title=Phoenix Sky Harbor Sets Another Passenger Record|website=skyharbor.com|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref>


Cumulative ridership hit 1 million in 2013 and hit 10 million in 2015.<ref name=ktar>{{cite news |url=http://ktar.com/story/1494474/phoenix-sky-harbor-gives-first-look-700m-sky-train-extension |title=Phoenix Sky Harbor gives first look at $700M Sky Train extension |date=March 16, 2017 |work=[[KTAR-FM]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>
Cumulative ridership hit 1 million in 2013 and hit 10 million in 2015.<ref name=ktar>{{cite news |url=http://ktar.com/story/1494474/phoenix-sky-harbor-gives-first-look-700m-sky-train-extension |title=Phoenix Sky Harbor gives first look at $700M Sky Train extension |date=March 16, 2017 |work=[[KTAR-FM]] |accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref>


==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==
Rolling stock consists of 18 [[Bombardier Innovia APM 200]] vehicles.<ref name=bombardier2>{{cite press release |title=Bombardier Wins Contract to Extend People Mover System in Phoenix |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bt_20180322_bombardier-wins-contract-to-extend-people-mover-syst.bombardiercom.html |location=[[Berlin]] |publisher=[[Bombardier Inc.]] |agency=[[Bombardier Transportation]] |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> Trains generally operating as six 3-car trainsets, although 2-car trainsets are in use during off-peak times. With the opening of Phase 2, Bombardier will deliver 24 additional vehicles.<ref name=bombardier2/>
Rolling stock consists of 18 [[Innovia APM 200]] vehicles.<ref name=bombardier2>{{cite press release |title=Bombardier Wins Contract to Extend People Mover System in Phoenix |url=https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bt_20180322_bombardier-wins-contract-to-extend-people-mover-syst.bombardiercom.html |location=[[Berlin]] |publisher=[[Bombardier Inc.]] |agency=[[Bombardier Transportation]] |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> Trains generally operating as six 3-car trainsets, although 2-car trainsets are in use during off-peak times. With the opening of Phase 2, Bombardier will deliver 24 additional vehicles.<ref name=bombardier2/>
[[File:231230-8 PHX Sky Train.jpg|thumb|PHX Sky Train cars 25, 26, and 27 operating as a 3-car trainset]]



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The system is designed to carry 3,300 passengers per hour per direction.{{cn|date=April 2020}} The average speed of the trains was forecasted to be {{convert|23|mph}}, with trainsets capable of reaching {{convert|38|mph}}, making the journey time from the 44th Street to Terminal 4 five minutes, plus an additional two minutes to reach Terminal 3.<ref>http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d802af38c{{deadlink}}</ref>




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The system is designed to carry 3,300 passengers per hour per direction.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} The average speed of the trains was forecasted to be {{convert|23|mph}}, with trainsets capable of reaching {{convert|38|mph}}, making the journey time from the 44th Street to Terminal 4 five minutes, plus an additional two minutes to reach Terminal 3.<ref>http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d802af38c{{dead link|date=April 2020}}</ref>
This is [[Bombardier]]'s third installation for such model after the [[DFW Skylink]] and [[London Heathrow Terminal 5]] APM.


This is the third Innovia APM 200 installation following the [[DFW Skylink]] and [[Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021|reason=I looked through most of the references for this article and couldn't find anything to support this claim.}}


==Image gallery==
==Image gallery==
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|File: Phoenix-Sky_Train_Station_2.JPG|Outside view of the main terminal of the PHX Sky Train.
|File: Phoenix-Sky_Train_Station_2.JPG|Outside view of the main terminal of the PHX Sky Train.
| File:Phoenix-Sky Train-44 St. Sta.JPG| Inside the PHX Sky Train 44th Street Terminal Station.
| File:Phoenix-Sky Train-44 St. Sta.JPG| Inside the PHX Sky Train 44th Street Terminal Station.
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| File:Phoenix-Sky Train -Terminal 3 Sta..JPG|Inside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station.
| File:Phoenix-Sky Train -Terminal 3 Sta..JPG|Inside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station.
| File:Phoenix-Sky Train Terminal 3.JPG|Outside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station
| File:Phoenix-Sky Train Terminal 3.JPG|Outside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station
| File:240109-2 PHX Sky Train.jpg|An elevated section of the track near the Bombardier Transportation maintenance offshoot
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://skyharbor.com/PHXSkyTrain/ PHX Sky Train, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix]
* [https://skyharbor.com/PHXSkyTrain/ PHX Sky Train, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix]


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Latest revision as of 15:39, 24 August 2024

PHX Sky Train
PHX Sky Train
Overview
OwnerCity of Phoenix Aviation Department
LocalePhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypePeople mover
Operator(s)Alstom
Rolling stock42 × Innovia APM 200
History
OpenedApril 8, 2013 (Phase 1)
December 8, 2014 (Phase 1A)
December 20, 2022 (Phase 2)
Technical
Line length5 mi (8.0 km)
CharacterElevated
Highest elevation100 feet (30 m)
Route map
Map PHX Sky Train highlighted in black
Legend
 Rental Car Center
24th St Economy Parking
Terminal 3
Terminal 4
East Economy Parking
Union Pacific Railroad
Valley Metro Rail
 44th Street/Washington Valley Metro Rail
Valley Metro Rail
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
This diagram:

The PHX Sky Train is an electric people mover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] The initial segment opened to the public on April 8, 2013.[2] The first extension to Terminal 3 opened on December 8, 2014, and the second extension to the Rental Car Center opened on December 20, 2022.[3][4] The 24/7 service operates free of charge, with trains running every 3–5 minutes.[5]

The PHX Sky Train replaced shuttle buses for transit within the airport property. Inter-terminal shuttle bus service was discontinued on January 15, 2015.[4] Rental Car Center shuttle buses ended with the opening of the extension in 2022.[6]

The PHX Sky Train features a 100-foot-tall (30 m) bridge over Taxiway R, one of three taxiways that connects the north and south runways. This is the first transit bridge in the world to be built over an active taxiway.[7] The bridge is tall enough to allow for Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 aircraft to pass under.[7]

History

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Phase 1a construction as of May 2013, viewed from Terminal 4 to T3. The concrete guideway, largely complete, dives under Taxiways S and T, then rises to enter the skeleton of the T3 station

Phase 1 consists of a 1.7 miles (2.7 km) segment [4] constructed between December 2008 and April 2013. It links Terminal 4, the East Economy Parking lot, and the 44th Street/Washington station of the Valley Metro Rail.[2] The guideway runs in a new underpass (below the Union Pacific railroad), past the jet-fuel tank farm, and alongside 44th Street. At an estimated cost of $1.58 billion, Phase 1 opened on April 8, 2013.[2]

Phase 1a, which opened December 8, 2014, extended the train from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.[4] A 0.25-mile (0.40 km) covered walkway connected the Terminal 3 station with Terminal 2[4] until Terminal 2 closed in February 2020.[8]

Phase 2 opened on December 20, 2022, and extended the Sky Train west from Terminal 3 to the Rental Car Center.[6][3] Funding was approved in October 2016[9] and the extension is projected to cost $700 million.[10] Phase 2 construction completed in mid 2022 and was under testing until its final opening in December.[11] Phase 2 will be fully funded by airline and rental car passenger fees.[10] The 2.5 miles (4.0 km) extension will pass in two cuts underneath future taxiways and Interstate 10.[12]

Future

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Phase 2 includes provisions for infill stations to be constructed for a future "West Terminal" (on the site of the West Economy Parking lots) as well as a new ground transportation center to be built just east of 24th Street.[10][12] Both the new terminal and new ground transportation center are unfunded and included in the airport's 20-year Comprehensive Asset Management Plan.[13]

Passenger services

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At 44th Street station, domestic passengers could check baggage for flights operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines, though this ended in November 2017.[14] Once checked, the baggage was delivered in locked containers to the internal baggage-handling systems at Terminal 4. Delivery of the baggage was via secured shuttle-trucks that ran approximately every eight minutes.[citation needed]

44th Street also has a passenger drop-off area, cell phone lot,[5] bike racks, and bike lockers.[15] It is also served by routes 1, 32, and 44 of the Valley Metro Bus system.[16] FlixBus boards from the north side of the Sky Train station.

Select airlines also offer kiosks to print boarding passes at the 44th Street/Washington and East Economy Parking stations.[5]

Ridership

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Three months after opening, the PHX Sky Train carried about 70,000 people per week, over 40% higher than the design estimates of about 48,000.[citation needed] The busiest days are Thursday and Friday.[citation needed] The busiest times are 5 am-8 am and noon-3 pm[17] In March 2016, average daily ridership was 15,940.[18]

Cumulative ridership hit 1 million in 2013 and hit 10 million in 2015.[10]

Rolling stock

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Rolling stock consists of 18 Innovia APM 200 vehicles.[19] Trains generally operating as six 3-car trainsets, although 2-car trainsets are in use during off-peak times. With the opening of Phase 2, Bombardier will deliver 24 additional vehicles.[19]

PHX Sky Train cars 25, 26, and 27 operating as a 3-car trainset

The system is designed to carry 3,300 passengers per hour per direction.[citation needed] The average speed of the trains was forecasted to be 23 miles per hour (37 km/h), with trainsets capable of reaching 38 miles per hour (61 km/h), making the journey time from the 44th Street to Terminal 4 five minutes, plus an additional two minutes to reach Terminal 3.[20]

This is the third Innovia APM 200 installation following the DFW Skylink and Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit.[citation needed]

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Different views of the PHX Sky Train and terminal.

  • Outside view of the main terminal of the PHX Sky Train.
    Outside view of the main terminal of the PHX Sky Train.
  • Inside the PHX Sky Train 44th Street Terminal Station.
    Inside the PHX Sky Train 44th Street Terminal Station.
  • Another view of the 44th Street PHX Sky Train main terminal.
    Another view of the 44th Street PHX Sky Train main terminal.
  • View of the main terminal of the PHX Sky Train from an approaching train.
    View of the main terminal of the PHX Sky Train from an approaching train.
  • View of the other PHX Sky Trains.
    View of the other PHX Sky Trains.
  • View #2 of the other PHX Sky Trains.
    View #2 of the other PHX Sky Trains.
  • Inside the PHX Sky Train Circulator Shuttle Stop Station.
    Inside the PHX Sky Train Circulator Shuttle Stop Station.
  • Inside PHX Sky Train Terminal 4 Station.
    Inside PHX Sky Train Terminal 4 Station.
  • PHX Sky Train rails from terminals four to three.
    PHX Sky Train rails from terminals four to three.
  • Inside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station.
    Inside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station.
  • Outside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station
    Outside PHX Sky Train Terminal 3 Station
  • An elevated section of the track near the Bombardier Transportation maintenance offshoot
    An elevated section of the track near the Bombardier Transportation maintenance offshoot

References

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  1. ^ City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. "The Automated Train". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Wang, Amy B. "PHX Sky Train opens April 8". AZCentral. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "PHX Debuts Final Stage of the PHX Sky Train®: Customers can now easily connect between the Terminals and Rental Car Center". www.phoenix.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Gilbertson, Dawn (December 8, 2014). "Sky Harbor Sky Train expands to Terminal 3". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "PHX Sky Train". City of Phoenix Aviation Department. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "PHX Sky Train® Stage 2". City of Phoenix Aviation Department. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Buchholz, Jan (June 4, 2010). "Phx Sky Train taking flight at Sky Harbor airport". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  8. ^ Yeager, Melissa (February 6, 2020). "Sky Harbor's Terminal 2 is closed. What happens next? Here's what we know". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Gilbertson, Dawn (October 21, 2016). "Phoenix OKs update of airport terminal, train". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "Phoenix Sky Harbor gives first look at $700M Sky Train extension". KTAR-FM. March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  11. ^ @mayorgallego (December 8, 2022). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved December 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b HNTB Corporation (January 2018). "Final Environmental Assessment for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train Phase 2" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  13. ^ Ricondo & Associates (2019). "Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Comprehensive Asset Management Plan" (PDF). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Schlep your own luggage: Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is ending early bag check".
  15. ^ "Bicycling to Sky Harbor". City of Phoenix Aviation Department. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  16. ^ "Valley Metro Rail" (PDF). Valley Metro. October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  17. ^ The Arizona Republic, July 14, 2013, page B5, "Officials: PHX Sky Train may top use estimates
  18. ^ "Phoenix Sky Harbor Sets Another Passenger Record". skyharbor.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Bombardier Wins Contract to Extend People Mover System in Phoenix" (Press release). Berlin: Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation. March 22, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  20. ^ http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d802af38c[dead link‍]
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