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MIA Mover

People mover at Miami International Airport

Field	Value
name	MIA Mover
image	MIA Mover en route to the MIA Station.jpg
image_width	300px
caption	MIA Mover en route to the MIA Station
type	People mover
status	Operating
locale	Miami International Airport
start	Central Terminal
end	Miami Intermodal Center
stations	2
routes	1
open	September 9, 2011
operator	Miami-Dade Aviation Department
character	Serves non-sterile areas of the airport
stock	Mitsubishi Crystal Mover vehicles
linelength	1.27 mi
electrification	Third rail
speed	43 mph (top)
elevation	Elevated
map

The MIA Mover is an automated people mover (APM) system which opened at the Miami International Airport (MIA) in metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States on September 9, 2011. The MIA Mover is designed to quickly transport landside passengers between Miami International Airport's Main Terminal and the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC). The MIA Mover is one of three separate automated people movers operating at the airport. The others are the Skytrain, which operates within Concourse D, and the MIA e Train people mover connecting Concourse E's satellite building.{{cite web |access-date = January 9, 2010

History

In 2007, construction of a people mover instead of an extension of the existing Metrorail system to the airport became the preferred option for local authorities to provide greater connectivity to the airport terminals (Metrorail will connect at Miami Airport Station).{{cite news | access-date =January 10, 2010}} Projected to transport 48,000 daily visitors by 2020, the MIA Mover construction utilized design-build methods and was paid for from a combination of revenue from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department's Capital Improvement Program and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

In May 2012, MIA Mover suffered a minor derailment, and a breakdown in July 2017 required riders to walk along the tracks escorted by fire fighters.

Starting in 2026, the MIA Mover will connect riders from the airport to Miami Freedom Park, which is a few blocks away from the Miami Intermodal Center.

System

Costing an estimated $259 million to complete, the 1.27 mi link travels east from the MIA Station, to Central Boulevard and finally to NW 21st Street, where it curves north into the MIC Station.{{cite web |access-date = January 9, 2010

Stations

The MIA Mover has two stations: the MIC Station and the MIA Station.

''''MIC Station'''' The MIC Station is the eastern terminus of the line located on the fourth floor of the MIC. The station contains direct access to the MIC's rental car center and Miami Airport Station where connections can be made to Metrorail, Tri-Rail, buses and taxicabs. The station is being constructed by FDOT.

''''MIA Station'''' The MIA Station is the western terminus of the line located on the third floor of the main terminal building between the Flamingo and Dolphin Parking Garages. Constructed by MDAD, a storage and maintenance facility for the APM vehicles is located beneath the MIA Station.

References

Bibliography

Schroeder, B.M. "MIA Mover APM: A Fixed Facilities Design-Build Perspective." Automated People Movers, 2009: Connecting People, Connecting Places, Connecting Modes: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference, May 31-June 3, 2009 : Atlanta, Georgia. Ed. Robert R. Griebenow. American Society of Civil Engineers.

References

"Miami Intermodal Center".
Schroeder, (2009) p. 128.
Alex Harris. (July 24, 2017). "MIA travelers walk along tracks after their airport train breaks down". [[Miami Herald]].
Schroeder, (2009) p. 129.

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