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the Birmingham Airport Skyrail
The Skyrail is the Birmingham Airports most recent development.
The service provides passengers with a fast connection from
Birmingham International Railway Station to Birmingham International
Airport. The service was completed in March 2003.
The service is now fully operational, and provides connecting passengers
access to the Airport from the railway station, in less than 2 minutes.
The Skyrail is approximately 600 metres in length and reaches speeds of
36 kilometres per hour. The service has cost nearly £11 million,
and it can carry up to 1600 passengers an hour.
The Skyrail is comprised of 2 trains, with 2 vehicles per train, and
is operated automatically, making each train un-manned. The
trains are pulled along a metal track by a cable, similar
to the cable car system used in popular ski resorts. The system
in place at the Birmingham Skyrail is referred to as a Cable
Liner System.
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