Luton DART

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Luton DART is an automated light rail people mover system that links Luton Airport with nearby transport connections, providing fast, driverless transit for passengers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automated guideway transit system
light rail transit system
people mover system
accessibility step-free access
character elevated
grade-separated
connectsWith Luton Airport Parkway railway station
Luton Airport
surface form: Luton Airport terminal
constructionBegan 2018
constructionCost approximately £290 million
country United Kingdom
driverless yes
electrification third rail
environmentalGoal reduce road traffic to Luton Airport
fareSystem integrated with National Rail ticketing
fullyAutomated yes
fundedBy Luton Rising
hasStation Luton Airport Parkway railway station
surface form: Luton Airport Parkway DART station

Luton Airport terminal DART station
lineLength 1.4 km
locatedIn Bedfordshire
England
Luton
marketingName Luton DART self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luton DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit)
numberOfStations 2
numberOfTrains 2
opened 2023-03-27
openedToPublic 2023-03-27
operator Abellio
Hitachi
Luton DART self-linksurface differs
surface form: Luton DART Operations Limited

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owner Luton Borough Council
Luton Rising
primaryPurpose airport passenger transfer
regionServed London Luton Airport catchment area
replaced Luton Airport shuttle bus between Luton Airport Parkway and terminal
rollingStock Doppelmayr Cable Car
surface form: Doppelmayr Cable Car automated shuttle
safetySystem platform screen doors
serves Luton Airport
surface form: London Luton Airport
systemType cable-hauled automated people mover
technologySupplier Doppelmayr Cable Car
terminus Luton Airport Parkway railway station
Luton Airport Parkway railway station
surface form: Luton Airport terminal station
trackGauge standard gauge
traction electric
trainConfiguration 4-car trains
travelTime about 4 minutes
trialOperationsBegan 2023-03-10

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Luton DART operator Luton DART self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luton DART Operations Limited
Luton DART marketingName Luton DART self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Luton DART (Direct Air-Rail Transit)