Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Trains Supplement Iconic Mobile Lounges
The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority (MWAA) recently announced the opening of AeroTrain, the
new underground airport train system at IAD. The train will
replace most of the current Mobile Lounge system that is used to
transport passengers between the Main Terminal and the Midfield
Concourses.
AeroTrain is billed as a quick and convenient way to transport
passengers from the Main Terminal to the midfield concourses. The
nearly 4-mile AeroTrain system includes four underground train
stations (Main Terminal and the A, B, and C-Gates), a vehicle
maintenance facility, and a passenger security screening facility
built on a new mezzanine level in the Main Terminal.
AeroTrain takes less than two minutes to travel between
stations.
Photo Credit: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
The AeroTrain system is the centerpiece of the MWAA's capital
development program. More than $3 billion has been invested in IAD
improvements since 2001 with completed projects including: a new
airport traffic control tower, new runway, Concourse B extension,
two new parking garages, a moving walkway to Concourse B, and the
expansion of the Main Terminal. Work is continuing on the expansion
of the International Arrivals Building adjacent to the Main
Terminal.
Image Credit: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
The Airports Authority says it continues to improve IAD to keep
the region's major international gateway attractive, functional and
modern while planning for future development.
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