And Automated People Mover For Beijing

The fully automated and driverless transit system would connect to the Beijing International Airport.

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May 24, 2005, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a contract to design and supply a CX-100 Automated People Mover system for the Beijing International Airport...The new rail system will operate between two stations and will a new terminal in the expanded airport. Designed to carry 4,100 passengers per hour per direction, the CX-100 vehicles will be capable of operating as single-car trains or in consists of up to four-car trains."

Thanks to Craig Townsend

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