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Tag Archives: driverless train
Driverless baggage tractors at Hong Kong International Airport
December 2019 saw a new kind of vehicle enter service at Hong Kong International Airport – an “Autonomous Electric Tractor”. Airport Authority Hong Kong photo The tractor was developed by Beijing-based autonomous driving technology startup Uisee Technology, and is used […]
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Disneyland Resort Line trains elsewhere on the MTR
For trains on the Disneyland Resort Line the task is pretty simple – shuttle between Sunny Bay and Hong Kong Disneyland all day, with nobody in the driving cab, and the onboard computer doing all of the hard work. But on very rare occasions, they can be seen elsewhere in Hong Kong.
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Tagged Disneyland, Disneyland Resort Line, driverless train, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains
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Trains of the HK airport automated people mover
Yesterday’s post introduced you to the Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover – but I didn’t talk about the rolling stock, so here we go.
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Hong Kong Airport’s driverless train
In Hong Kong the city isn’t the only place where you find trains: if you head down to the basement of the airport you will find yet another rail network. Officially known as the “Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover“, it has four stations on a 3.8 kilometre long route underneath the airport terminals, with a fleet of trains all operating without drivers. How do they do it? Read on…
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Tagged driverless train, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, line guide, people mover, trains
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MTR: Disneyland Resort Line
The Disneyland Resort Line is a 3.4 km long branch railway that connects Hong Kong Disneyland to the rest of the MTR network. Unlike the rest of the MTR, the Disneyland Resort Line is the one to operate without a driver: even the door operation is automatic. So what else is different about it?
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Tagged Disneyland, Disneyland Resort Line, driverless train, Hong Kong, line guide, Mass Transit Railway, MTR
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