The is a
people mover
A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks. ...
system at
Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport ( ja, 関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and ...
in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
,
Japan. The system opened on 4 September 1994, with the opening of the airport itself. The driverless
people mover
A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks. ...
lines link the main terminal building and the tips of two wings. All the stations are equipped with
platform screen doors. Trains operate roughly once every 2 minutes and each route is long.
After the
Narita Airport Terminal 2 Shuttle System
The was an automated people mover used in Narita International Airport, Narita, Chiba Japan. The system operated between December 6, 1992 and 2013.
History
The Shuttle System opened in 1992 with the opening of Terminal 2 of Narita International ...
was decommissioned in 2013, this is the only airport people mover in Japan.
Lines and stations
There are two lines, each running on the North Wing and the South Wing. Both lines have two services; one each terminates at midways, another each terminates at tips. Stations of two lines share same names, although all of them are different stations.
:Trains stop at stations signed "+", skip at "-".
See also
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List of airport people mover systems
This is a list of automated people mover systems located at airport complexes around the world. These systems are used to transport people from one location within an airport to another. Many different types of people movers are used at airports, ...
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People mover
A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks. ...
External links
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Wing Shuttle from Kansai International Airport official website
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from Kansai International Airport official website
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from the official website of Niigata-Transys, the car manufacturer.
Airport people mover systems
People mover systems in Japan
1994 establishments in Japan
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