People mover

A people mover is a fully-automated light rail system. The term usually implies an elevated single track loop, although several considerably more complex systems are in operation. People movers, especially multi-station systems intended for mass transit in a city, are more formally known as automated guideway transit (AGT) systems. This term is generally limited to rubber-tyred vehicles led by a guiding track; fully automated heavy rail lines, such as the Singapore MRT's North-East Line, are usually not considered AGTs.

The world's first airport people mover was installed in 1971 at Tampa International Airport in the United States. The VAL (V�hicule Automatique L�ger) system in Lille, France, opened in 1983, is often cited as the world's first mass transit AGT, but the title is disputed by Kobe's Port Liner, which opened two years earlier in 1981. Lille's VAL is, however, acknowledged to be the first AGT installed to serve an existing urban area.

Examples:

Detroit, Michigan
Miami, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida -- in the form of a monorail
West Virginia University (Morgantown, West Virginia) -- really a personal rapid transit system
Vancouver, British Columbia: Skytrain
Toronto, Ontario: Scarborough RT (semi-automated)
London, UK: Docklands Light Railway
Bangkok, Thailand: Skytrain
Tokyo, Japan: Yurikamome
The "Tomorrowland Transit Authority" attraction at Walt Disney World

Many operate at airports, including:

People mover can also refer to

The name for Anchorage, Alaska's bus system
The name for the Niagara Parks bus system

People mover

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