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Crystal Mover

TheCrystal Moveris a rubber-tiredautomated people mover(APM) system for airport andurban rail transitapplications manufactured atMitsubishi Heavy Industries(MHI) Mihara Machinery Works[1]inMihara, Hiroshima Prefecture,Japan.The Crystal Mover, initially based on the Japanese APM standard, is used inautomated guideway transit(AGT) systems inChina,Japan,Singapore,South Korea,theUnited Arab Emiratesand theUnited States.

Crystal Mover On The Punggol LRT Line
Skytrainentering Terminal 2 station atSingapore Changi Airport

Since 2010s MHI has been building and delivering a new family of AGT systems brandedUrbanismoas the successor to the Crystal Mover. The Urbanismo family consists of a higher-speed model called "Urbanismo Super AGT" with a top speed of 120 km/h and three customizable models called "Urbanismo-22", "Urbanismo-18", and "Urbanismo-16" with a gross weight of over 22, 18, and 16 tonnes, respectively.[2]

Urban rail systems

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Japan

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See also:List of urban rail systems in Japan
Yurikamome 7500 series EMU based on the Urbanismo-18 class (November 2018)
New Shuttle 2020 series EMU based on the Urbanismo-16 class (February 2016)

Between 2014 and 2016, Yurikamome, Inc., which operates theYurikamomeline inTokyo,purchased a fleet of 18 six-car 7300 series trainsets based on the Urbanismo-18 class[2][3]to replace all of the 18 six-car 7000 series trainsets.[4][5]Between June 2018 and June 2020, MHI also delivered 8 six-car 7500 series (upgraded version of 7300 series) trainsets to replace the fleet of 7200 series trainsets.[6]

Saitama New Urban Transit Co., Ltd., which operates theNew ShuttleinSaitama Prefecture,purchased a fleet of 5 six-car 2020 series trainsets based on the Urbanismo-16 class[2]to replace the fleet of 3 six-car 1010 series trainsets and 2 six-car 1050 series trainsets from 2015 to 2020.[7][8][9]

InHiroshima,Hiroshima Rapid Transitpurchased 24 six-car 7000 series trainsets based on the Urbanismo class to replace the existing fleet of 23 six-car 6000 series trainsets and 1 six-car 1000 series trainset running on theAstram Line.The 7000 series entered service on 26 March 2020.[10]

TheTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportationpurchased a fleet of 12 five-car 330 series trainsets, which are similar in design to the Yurikamome 7300 series trainsets, to replace the fleet of 300 series trainsets running on theNippori-Toneri Linerfrom fiscal 2022 to 2024.[11][12]

Singapore

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In Singapore, Crystal Movers operate on theSengkang LRT lineand thePunggol LRT line,both managed bySBS Transit Ltd.These cars have been operating since 2003 on the Sengkang LRT and on the Punggol LRT since its opening in 2005. There is a fleet of 41 cars ofMitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810in total for the two LRT lines.[13][14]An additional order was placed for 16 more cars (Contract810A) with identical specifications to increase capacity on both LRT lines, and had been fully delivered as of 2016.[13]On 5 February 2021, theLand Transport Authorityannounced that it has purchased 17 two-carC810Dtrains for the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems, which will replace the 25 existing one-car trains.[15]In May 2023, the LTA ordered an additional 8 C810D trains, bringing the total number of C810D trains ordered to 25. These 8 two-car trains will replace half of the existing fleet of 16 two-car trains, bringing the total fleet to 33 two-car trains with the first batch of 25 new C810D trains arriving in Singapore on 23 November 2024. They will undergo testing and commissioning works before entering passenger service in the third quarter of 2025.[16]

Macau

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Urbanismo-22 vehicles operating on the Macau light rail system opened in 2019

On 31 December 2010, Macau placed aMOP4.688 billion order for Urbanismo-22 vehicles nicknamed "Ocean Cruiser"[2][3]for theMacau Light Transit System,which started commercial operation on 10 December 2019. It was free of charge until 31 January 2020.[17]

Airport connections

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AeroTrain at theWashington Dulles International Airportis aCrystal Mover system.

Crystal Movers are currently in operation in the following airports, with most applications being in theUnited States:[18]

Hong Kong

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Singapore

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South Korea

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United Arab Emirates

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United States

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Specifications

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Logo of Crystal Mover
  • Configuration: Single- or double-car
  • Capacity (passengers): 105 (including 18 seats) or 210 (including 36 seats)
  • Vehicle mass: 14.9 t (14.7 long tons; 16.4 short tons) per vehicle
  • Vehicle dimensions: 11.84 m (38 ft 10 in) (length) × 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in) (width) × 3,615 mm (11 ft 10.3 in) (height)
  • Guide system: Side guide two-axis four-wheel steering system
  • Electric system: Third rail at 750 volts direct current
  • Gauge:1,850 mm(6 ft27⁄32in); guide rail span: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
  • Maximum speed:
    • Vehicle performance: 70 / 80 km/h (43 / 50 mph)
    • Operation: 70 km/h (43 mph)
  • Service acceleration and braking: 1.0 m/s2(3.3 ft/s2) (3.6 km/h/s)
  • Emergency braking: 1.3 m/s2(4.3 ft/s2) (4.68 km/h/s)
  • Car body structure: Aluminum alloy welded structure
  • Traction motor: Two3-phasealternating currentinduction motorseach with a continuous rating of 80 kW (110 hp)
  • Propulsion control system:IGBT–VVVFinverter vector control (individual control of each axis with variable load control)
  • Brake system:Electric command pneumatic brakewithregenerative brake(with stand-by brake, parking brake, variable load control and wheel slide prevention control)

See also

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Competing systems:

Notes

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  1. ^C parking terminal and gates 1-59 only, gates 70-129 are served byBombardier CX-100shuttles.

References

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  2. ^abcd"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Global Website | Transportation".Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Retrieved2023-05-07.
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  4. ^"Tam lăng trọng công, ゆりかもめ の kiểu mới 108 lạng を chịu chú".レスポンス ( Response.jp )(in Japanese). 11 June 2010.Retrieved2023-05-07.
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  6. ^"Bạn mới thông ゆりかもめ hướng け toàn tự động không người vận 転 xe lạng ( AGT ) 48 lạng を chịu chú 2020 năm に hướng けて nạp vào"[Order received for 48 AGT vehicles for Yurikamome to be delivered by 2020].Mitsubishi Heavy Industries(in Japanese). Japan. 23 September 2016.Retrieved23 September2016.
  7. ^ニューシャトル2020 hệ 23 biên thành が営 nghiệp vận 転を bắt đầu- thiết nói ファン・railf.jp thiết nói ニュース, 2016 năm ngày 28 tháng 6
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  9. ^2020 hệ đệ 5 đạn mục の 25 ( にいごう ) biên thành がデビューします- kỳ ngọc tân đô thị giao thông 2020 năm 0 ngày 18 tháng 2
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  11. ^"“Ngày mộ ・ xá người ライナー” xe lạng の đổi mới を tiến めます～ ngày 25 tháng 6 から vận hành bắt đầu ～ ".Đông Kinh đều giao thông cục(in Japanese). 2022-06-23.Retrieved2022-06-24.
  12. ^Đông Kinh đều giao thông cục から ngày mộ ・ xá người ライナー の kiểu mới xe lạng を12 biên thành ( 60 lạng ) chịu chú tam lăng trọng công エンジニアリング, đổi mới で hỗn tạp hòa hoãn chờ に cống hiến へTam lăng công nghiệp nặng プレス・インフォメーション ( 2020 năm ngày 16 tháng 6 ) 2020 năm ngày 17 tháng 6 duyệt lãm.
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  15. ^"Sengkang-Punggol LRT to get 17 new two-car trains to boost capacity".CNA.5 February 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 15 May 2021.Retrieved6 February2021.
  16. ^"8 new two-carriage trains to be added to Sengkang-Punggol LRT line".The Straits Times.10 May 2023.Retrieved29 November2023.
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  19. ^"Washington Dulles International Airport Renews and Extends AeroTrain Operations and Maintenance Contract with Crystal Mover Services, Inc"(Press release). 1 December 2014.Retrieved30 October2020.
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  21. ^"Terminal-Gate Shuttle Replacement".Orlando International Airport.Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2017.Retrieved7 August2017.
  22. ^"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America's" Crystal Mover "APM System Begins Operations at Tampa International Airport"(Press release). 8 February 2018.Retrieved30 October2020.
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