A turbolift is a highspeed human transport device in the Star Trek universe which is similar to an elevator. Turbolifts travel through so-called 'Turboshafts' built into starships or buildings both horizontally and vertically to reach designated destinations. The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... A modern elevator has buttons to allow passengers to select the desired floor. ...

It is a part of the United Federation of Planets starships infrastructure. A Galaxy class starship has a total of four turbolifts, although from the rate at which they arrive when needed one would imagine there would be many more. In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, based in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way galaxy. ... This article is about the vehicle for interstellar travel. ...

Turbolifts are airtight, watertight, and vacuum resistent. Turbolifts are considered a non-vital system on a starship as all decks can also be accessed via Jefferies tubes if the turbolifts are inoperative. Turbolifts are usually supplied with emergency escape hatches in the ceiling, which lead directly into the turboshaft. Instances where these have been seen used are "Disaster", when used by Captain Picard, and "Macrocosm", used by Captain Janeway. Jefferies tubes, in the Star Trek fictional universe, are small tunnels or corridors that provide access to critical starship systems. ... Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the Enterprise_E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and resulting films. ... Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway Kathryn Janeway, (Born: May 20 in Indiana, year 2332) a character in the fictional Star Trek universe played by Kate Mulgrew, was the captain of the USS Voyager (2371-2378) in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. ...

Turbolifts were originally operated via a tactile interface, whereby the crewperson would squeeze a handle which protruded from the wall at around waist height, and announce the deck which they required. Since the 2270s the handle is no longer needed, and its enough to just say the required deck.

External links

Turbolift article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki Memory Alpha is the name of a collaborative project launched in November 2003 by Harry Doddema and Dan Carlson. ... The Enterprise boldly going where no man had gone before. ... A wiki (pronounced , or ; see Pronunciation below) is a web application that allows users to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows anyone to edit the content. ...