Terminal Link
automated people mover at Toronto's Pearson Airport
The Terminal Link, formerly known as the Link Train, is an automated people mover at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The wheelchair-accessible train runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is completely free-of-charge to ride. In 2012, it transported 17,000 passengers daily, 60 to 70% of whom were airport staff.
History
The original proposal for an automated people mover system at Pearson Airport was submitted in May 2002. Six months later, on November 15, 2002, a CA$55-million contract was signed with DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH of Wolfurt, Austria, followed by four years of construction. The system opened to the public on July 6, 2006 at a cost of $150 million. The service initially operated alongside its predecessor, the Link shuttle bus system.
On March 30, 2009, the Link Train was put out of service for extensive maintenance due to engineering design flaws. During this time, service was replaced by an inter-terminal shuttle bus. Normal service resumed in July 2009.
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