Mandalay Bay Tram Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Mandalay Bay Tram Las Vegas, NV, USA Fitting into the big picture Owner MGM Mirage Group Doppelmayr Cable Car designed a train to match the pyramid at the Luxor hotel. Project requirements APM Consultant Jakes Associates, Inc. included both distinctive looking trains and a guideway Scope of work General contractor for APM that complemented surrounding architecture. The system, steel guideway Mandalay Bay Tram open steel truss guideway is not superstructure and columns only less obstructive than a concrete guideway beam, Project Duration 9 months but can also be assembled in a shorter period of time. Start of Operation 1999 The Mandalay Bay Tram was completed on budget in a record 9 months from notice to proceed. Operation & Maintenance Owner took over O&M from Doppelmayr Cable Car after one year of operation The APM system creates a better flow of guests and has transported more than 200 million passengers with 99.5 % system availability since its completion in April 1999. The system connects casino resort hotels belonging to the MGM Mirage Group. Two shuttles run side-by-side on an elevated guideway. The 5-car trains are propelled by stationary drive machinery, which perform all essential functions, such as train acceleration, constant speed, and deceleration. Technical Data S y s t e m I System II System Length 838 m (2,749 ft) Configuration Cable Liner Double Shuttle® Operating Speed 36 km/h (22.4 mph) Headway 300 s 220 s Dwell Time 50 s (25 s mid stations) 50 s Guideway Elevated modular steel guideway System Capacity 1,300 pphpd 1,900 pphpd Stations 4 2 Trains Two 5-car trains Train Capacity 32 passengers/car, 160 passengers/train Impressive Excalibur Welcome Station. Two independent shuttles side-by-side on an The 5-car trains are propelled by stationary elevated guideway. drive machinery. Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co KG A member of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group Holzriedstrasse 29 P.O. Box 6 6922 Wolfurt Austria T +43 5574 604-1230 F +43 5574 604-1231 [email protected] FN 256971z LG Feldkirch UID ATU61364758 www.dcc.at.