Where most trains have a driver’s cab, ART Mark II trains give passengers a large picture window through which they can see where the train is going. This train above is on the Kelana Jaya Line in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

Advanced Rapid Transit or ART is the current name given to a metro system manufactured by Bombardier Transportation; it was originally named ICTS (for ‘Intermediate Capacity Transit System’), and is sometimes referred to generically as ‘advanced light rapid transit’. It is used by metro lines in Vancouver, Toronto, Detroit, New York, and Kuala Lumpur. A future system in Yongin, near Seoul, South Korea is to use the technology as well. It was proposed for Bangkok, Thailand’s Skytrain, but dropped in favour of standard light-rail technology. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 531 KB) Copyright@Yosri - release under File links The following pages link to this file: Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit Portal:Trains/Did you know/September 2005 ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 531 KB) Copyright@Yosri - release under File links The following pages link to this file: Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit Portal:Trains/Did you know/September 2005 ... Kelana Jaya line route map The Kelana Jaya Line is one of three lines in Kuala Lumpurs light rail transit (LRT) network. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Government  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... Yongin is in the middle of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, approximately 40 km south of Seoul. ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Skytrain approaching Sala Daeng Station Skytrain leaving Asok Station Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) or Skytrain (Thai: รถไฟฟ้า, rot fai fa, meaning sky train) is the elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand, operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) under a concession granted by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration... This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

Technology

ART trains pull themselves along using an aluminium induction strip visible between the rails.

The technology was developed in the 1970s by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation, a Crown corporation of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was among the first to make use of linear electromagnetic propulsion. ART is not, however, a magnetic levitation system; the train’s weight is supported by the wheels even while in motion. The train is propelled by magnetic forces acting against currents induced in a conductive strip located between the rails, essentially pulling itself along without requiring a motor with moving parts. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (831x541, 172 KB) Taken From: english wikipedia File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Linear motor Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit AirTrain JFK Airport rail link ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (831x541, 172 KB) Taken From: english wikipedia File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Linear motor Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit AirTrain JFK Airport rail link ... Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Urban Transportation Development Corporation was a corporation created in the 1970s by the Government of Ontario, Canada, to develop transit vehicles for the provinces public transit authorities. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... A linear motor is essentially an electric motor that has had its stator unrolled so that instead of producing a torque (rotation), it produces a linear force along its length. ... Levitating pyrolytic carbon Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended above another object with no support other than magnetic fields. ...

ART trains are also capable of running under computer control, without drivers, and have steerable axles, allowing them to turn tighter corners than most trains of the same length. They are also lighter than most conventional metro trains, and can run on smaller elevated guide-ways and in narrower tunnels. An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ...

While its linear motors and steerable axles are relatively rare, the ART has a number of competitors in the field of automated metros, including the VAL and the Meteor technology used by Line 14 of the Paris Métro. All current ART lines are predominantly elevated, but there is nothing in their design to prevent them from performing equally well underground. VAL is a type of automatic (driverless) light rubber-tired metro, technology based on an invention by Professor Robert Gabillard. ... Line 14 of Paris Métro crosses the center of Paris and currently runs between the Saint Lazare and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand stations. ... Line 5s crossing of the Seine on the Austerlitz viaduct. ...

ART systems are sometimes referred to as ‘light rail’, however their use of automated operation and third-rail power make them unsuitable for the unprotected street-level tramways that the term suggests for some people. However, sections of existing ART systems, such as Vancouver's SkyTrain, operate at-grade with high barbed-wire fences. Also, the term 'light rail' carries a variety of meanings and is increasingly being used to refer to ART and similar systems, especially in Asian countries. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in the Washington, D.C. area, electrified to 750 volts. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ...

Metros using ART technology

Vancouver

A Mark II SkyTrain at Rupert station, Vancouver Millennium Line

Vancouver uses both the original ICTS model and the ART Mark II (pictured here), whose articulated design allows for a more spacious interior.

Toronto’s Mark I trains have a more conventional appearance than newer models.

The SkyTrain is the largest ART system in operation, and consists of two lines; the Millennium Line and the Expo Line. The Expo Line opened in late 1985. Vancouver’s SkyTrains have operated from the start in fully automated mode. With the opening of the Millennium Line in 2002, Vancouver added to its original Mark I fleet the longer, articulated ART Mark II trains first used in Kuala Lumpur, which allow for significantly greater capacities. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3264x2448, 3489 KB) en: Description: A train of Vancouvers Skytrain (Millenium Line) at Rupert station Author: PoYang from flickr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3264x2448, 3489 KB) en: Description: A train of Vancouvers Skytrain (Millenium Line) at Rupert station Author: PoYang from flickr. ... While Vancouvers MK II SkyTrain cars run on the same track as the older MK I cars, the newer models have more spacious interiors. ... While Vancouvers MK II SkyTrain cars run on the same track as the older MK I cars, the newer models have more spacious interiors. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Scarborough_RT_between_Scarborough_Centre_and_McCowan. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Scarborough_RT_between_Scarborough_Centre_and_McCowan. ... The platform at Metrotown Station in Burnaby is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. ... The Expo Line is the oldest line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Millennium Line is the second line in the SkyTrain rapid transit system in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Vancouver is currently preparing two further lines, including the Canada Line under construction, a metro line which will run in subway tunnels through downtown and central Vancouver and then rise above ground to two elevated branches to the suburb of Richmond and Vancouver International Airport, and a street-level light rail line connecting the Millennium Line to Coquitlam in the north-east known as the Evergreen Line. Neither of these lines, however, will use ART trains. Rotem, a division of the Hyundai Motor Group, will be supplying automated metro trains for the Canada Line. Bombardier will likely be one of the competitors to supply trams for Coquitlam, but ART technology requires grade-separation throughout the route and so cannot be used for such a street-level system. RAV redirects here. ... Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Member of Parliament James Moore (City Centre / Westwood Plateau) (Conservative) Paul Forseth (Burquitlam) (Conservative) Member of the Legislative Assembly Diane Thorne (NDP) Mayor Maxine Wilson Councillors Kent Becker Fin Donnelly Louella Hollington Mae Reid Bill LeClair Barrie Lynch Lou Sekora Population (2005) 113,498 Immigrant Population 39,000 (35%) Languages... Evergreen Line is the latest proposed rapid transit line in Greater Vancouver, Canada. ... Rotem is a South Korean company manufacturing rolling stock, defense products and plant equipment. ... The Hyundai Motor Group refers to a group of affiliated companies. ... RAV redirects here. ...

Toronto

In 1981, the Toronto Transit Commission was planning to build an elevated streetcar line serving the city’s eastern district of Scarborough, but the Ontario provincial government convinced it, by agreeing to pay for the line, to use the then-new ICTS technology instead so that it could act as a demonstration system for other transit operators considering buying the trains. The six-station Scarborough RT line opened in 1985. Although its ICTS Mark I trains are capable of driving themselves, the TTC chose to run them semi-automatically with operators on board in order to allay public safety concerns. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that TTC Special Constable Services be merged into this article or section. ... A CLRV streetcar, used on most of the TTCs streetcar routes, is seen here in downtown Toronto, shown here on the 506 route. ... Motto: Location City Information Established: 1 January 1850 (township), 1 January 1967 (borough), June 1983 (city), 1 January 1998 (amalgamated) Area: 187. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... The Scarborough RT (sometimes shortened to SRT or RT) is a public transport metro line in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The future of the line is uncertain; it has proven expensive to run, and has never been extended. Only two of its stations are used on a level comparable to those of the TTC’s conventional subway lines, and most passengers see it merely as an extra transfer they must make in order to get onto a higher-volume line running downtown. Its Mark I fleet will soon be due for replacement, and it would be expensive to either resume production of the old models, or upgrade the line to handle the longer Mark II trains. [1] It has been suggested that List of Toronto Transit Commission stations be merged into this article or section. ...

Detroit

The thirteen-station Detroit People Mover is a fully automated system, using the same ICTS Mark I trains as Toronto and Vancouver. The Detroit People Mover is a 2. ...

New York

AirTrain JFK, opened in December 2003, is an automated ART service with Mark II rolling stock. Its two branches connect the New York City Subway and Long Island Rail Road to the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. AirTrain JFK is a 13 km (8. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as MTA New York City Transit. ... An M3 railcar The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR (often referred to as the L-I-double-R) is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York, United States. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK), originally known as Idlewild Airport, is an international airport located in Jamaica, Queens, in southeastern New York City on the edge of Jamaica Bay. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

Kuala Lumpur

The Kelana Jaya Line in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is fully automated, and opened in 1998. There are plans for extension of the line. It introduced the longer, articulated Mark II version of the ART train. Kelana Jaya line route map The Kelana Jaya Line is one of three lines in Kuala Lumpurs light rail transit (LRT) network. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

The alignment starts from the Depot in Subang and ends at Terminal Putra in Gombak totaling to 29 km in length with a total of 24 stations.

Its first operation commenced on 1st September 1998 between Subang Depot to Pasar Seni Station and section two, between Pasar Seni to Terminal Putra in June 1999.

In 2002, the system carried its 150 millionth passenger, with an average of 160,000 passengers riding the system daily. Today, it carries over 170,000 passengers a day and over 350,000 a day during national events.

Movie appearances

A scene in the 2003 movie Paycheck shows Ben Affleck running in front of a Mark II train in the Vancouver SkyTrain system. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story Paycheck by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. ... Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film actor, director, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... The SkyTrain in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is an urban Advanced Rapid Transit system operating two lines, the Expo Line and the Millennium Line. ...

See also

• Medium capacity system

Judging by the capacity, Ma On Shan Rail, KCR can also be considered as a medium capacity system. ...

External links

• Bombardier ART official site