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| caption = An Adtranz C-100 vehicle approaches the Terminal station
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| locale = [[London Stansted Airport]], [[Essex]], England, UK
| transit_type = [[Automated guideway transit]]/[[People mover]]
| began_operation = 1991
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| annual_ridership = 1311.5 million per year▼
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| operator = Stansted Airport Limited
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The '''Stansted Airport Track Transit System''' (TTS) is a fully automated [[people mover]] system which operates within [[London Stansted Airport]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="cu">{{cite web|publisher=[[Cambridge University]]/[[BAA Limited|BAA]]|url=http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/physics_at_work/2008/exhibit/Industry/sats.pdf|title=24. BAA Stansted, Airport Transit System, TTS – The Track Transit System|access-date=11 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719090603/http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/physics_at_work/2008/exhibit/Industry/sats.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The transit system conveys air passengerstravellers between the main airport terminal and the [[Gate (airport)|departure/arrival gates]], which are located some distance from the main terminal in satellite buildings. The system operates exclusively "[[airside (airport)|airside]]", meaning that it can only bybe accessed by passengers who have first passed through [[airport security]]. The transit is provided free of charge, with easy access for disabled passengers and beingis fully electric, farmuch less polluting than the diesel bussesbuses that serve the car parks and remote aircraft stands.<ref name="stansted-terminal">{{cite web|title=In The Terminal|url=http://www.stanstedairport.com/at-the-airport/guides-to-travelling/special-assistance/in-the-terminal/|website=Stansted Airport website|publisher=The Manchester Airports Group plc.|accessdate=10 January 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110124345/http://www.stanstedairport.com/at-the-airport/guides-to-travelling/special-assistance/in-the-terminal/|archivedate=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="simons">{{cite book|last1=Simons|first1=Graham|last2=Bowman|first2=Martin W.|title=London's Airports|date=2011|publisher=Casemate Publishers|isbn=9781848843943|pages=135–6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1tfyT-VMEnsC&q=London%20Stansted%20Airport%20fourth%20satellite%20building&pg=PA135|access-date=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
 
It is planned to decommission and partially demolish<ref>{{Cite web |last=MAG London Stansted Airport |date=July 2023 |title=London Stansted Airport: Stansted Transformation Programme (STN-TP) Terminal Extension Design and Access Statement |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d0fc30e5491a00134b5946/Design___Access_Statement_-_checked.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=HM Government}}
==History==▼
 
'''Publisher:''' HM Government
 
'''Date:''' July 2023
 
'''URL:''' <nowiki>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d0fc30e5491a00134b5946/Design___Access_Statement_-_checked.pdf</nowiki>
 
'''Accessed:''' August 10, 2024</ref> the Stansted TTS in the spring of 2026 as part of a redevelopment project, and replace the transit system with pedestrian bridges.<ref name="constructionenquirer-2023">{{cite news |last1=Morby |first1=Aaron |title=Plan in for Stansted airport terminal extension |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/09/27/plan-in-for-stansted-airport-terminal-extension/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Construction Enquirer |archive-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212154837/https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/09/27/plan-in-for-stansted-airport-terminal-extension/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
▲== History ==
The Stansted Airport Transit System was opened in 1991. It was constructed as a result of the decision by the [[British Airports Authority]] (BAA) to redevelop the airport with an arrangement of satellite buildings detached from the main terminal. The BAA considered several options for conveying passengers safely and rapidly to the airport gates, including moving walkways, tunnels, bridges and bus links, before opting for an automated tracked transit system. After opening in 1991 the system was extended in 1998 with an additional two underground stations{{Fix|text=inconsistent with below}}, to serve a second and a third satellite building.<ref name="cu"/>
 
== Route ==
=== Guideway ===
The Stansted Airport TTS vehicles run along a double-track [[guideway]] totalling {{convert|3.2|km|mi}} in length<ref name="cu"/> which connects the main terminal building with three satellite buildings. The route begins on an elevated section alongside the departure lounge, before entering a tunnel which passes beneath the [[airport apron]].<ref name="citytransport">{{cite web|last1=Smiler|first1=Simon|title=Monorails, Maglevs and 'Cabin' Transports.|url=http://citytransport.info/Monorail.htm|website=citytransport.info|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110133910/http://citytransport.info/Monorail.htm|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a maintenance depot at one end.
 
=== Stations ===
The Transit System has sixthree stations: Terminal (arrivals and departures), Gates 1–19 (Satellite 1 arrivals and departures) and Gates 20–39 (Satellite 2 arrivals and departures). Satellite 3 (Gates 40–59) is not served by the Transit System; instead a pedestrian footway links the gates with the main terminal.<ref name="simons"/>
 
Each station has segregated boarding and alighting platforms, allowing a more efficient passenger flow. All boarding points are equipped with [[platform screen doors]].
 
== Vehicles ==
In the main terminal, arriving passengers have [[landside]] access to [[Stansted Express]] rail services to London and elsewhere from [[Stansted Airport railway station]].<ref name="blow">{{cite book|last1=Blow|first1=Christopher|title=Transport Terminals and Modal Interchanges|date=2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136352294|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o1qKJDuO1zEC&q=Stansted%20Airport%20monorail&pg=PA70|access-date=10 January 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="citytransport">{{cite web|last1=Smiler|first1=Simon|title=Monorails, Maglevs and 'Cabin' Transports.|url=http://citytransport.info/Monorail.htm|website=citytransport.info|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110133910/http://citytransport.info/Monorail.htm|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Fix|text=Not relevant to this article.}}
[[File:Train Stansted Airport - Transit System.jpg|thumb|Interior of a TTS people moverTransit (Bombardier Innovia APM CX-100)]]▼
There5 were originally five [[Adtranz C-100]] cars built by Westinghouse for the system, which are still in service today.with Carcar bodies were built in Scotland by [[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] before being shipped to Pittsburgh for assembly and testing, are still in service today. This was increased to nine9 when four4 new [[Bombardier Innovia APM 100|Adtranz CX-100]] cars were delivered during the 1998 expansion.<ref name="cu"/> During normal operation, eight out of the nine cars will be in service to maintain a 99.98% availability record.<ref name="cu"/><ref name="simons" /> The cars can operate as single-, double-, or triple-unit trains that can be easily accessed by disabled passengers. The trains are [[automatic train control|fully automated]] and [[automatic train operation|driverless]], it was classed as a Go4AGrade of Automation level 4 (unattended) system and is regulated underby the [[Office of railRail regulationand Road|Office of Rail Regulation]]. The STNStansted TTS is currently the world's last remaining Automated People MoverAPM system to use the Adtranz C-100 rolling stock.▼
 
==VehiclesPlanned Closure==
In April 2023, Manchester Airport Group, the owner of Stansted Airport, announced the Airport Route 43 project to expand the airport. As part of this scheme, the Stansted Track Transit System (TTS) will be decommissioned in the spring of 2026.<ref name="planning-app-2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-31 |title=Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2023/0022 - London Stansted Airport, Bassingbourn Road, Stansted CM24 1QW |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-62a-planning-application-s62a20230022-london-stansted-airport-bassingbourn-road-stansted-cm24-1qw |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
▲[[File:Train Stansted Airport Transit System.jpg|thumb|Interior of a TTS people mover (Bombardier Innovia APM 100)]]
▲There were originally five [[Adtranz C-100]] cars built by Westinghouse for the system which are still in service today. Car bodies were built in Scotland by [[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders|Walter Alexander]] before being shipped to Pittsburgh for assembly and testing. This was increased to nine when four new [[Bombardier Innovia APM 100|Adtranz CX-100]] cars were delivered during the 1998 expansion.<ref name="cu"/> During normal operation, eight out of the nine cars will be in service to maintain a 99.98% availability record.<ref name="cu"/><ref name="simons" /> The cars can operate as single-, double, or triple-unit trains that can be easily accessed by disabled passengers. The trains are fully automated and [[automatic train operation|driverless]], it was classed as a Go4A system and is regulated under Office of rail regulation. The STN TTS is currently the world's last remaining Automated People Mover system to use the Adtranz C-100 rolling stock.
 
After closing the system, the TTS track will undergo partial demolition, with the track underneath the existing canopy being removed. The remaining track, supporting structure, and TTS maintenance facility will remain intact but not operational.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2023 |title=Stansted Airport Terminal Architectural Site Plan - Demolition Existing |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64d21900a4045e000da84bd0/STN.TL.XX.XX-PAW-A-DM-BLDSTR-2902.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=HM Government}}</ref> The plan is to replace the TTS system with pedestrian Sky Link bridges, so both outbound and inbound passengers would walk to and from their gates.<ref name="constructionenquirer-2023" /> During the development passengers will be transported on buses which will increase the journey time to the boarding gates.
==Future developments==
In 2016, Stansted Airport's parent company, [[Manchester Airport Group]], awarded a £2.1m contract to replace the [[Automatic Train Operation]] central control system of the Stansted Airport Transit System to Firstco.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stansted Airport Track Transit System - Airport Technology|url=https://www.airport-technology.com/downloads/whitepapers/consult/stansted-airport/|website=Airport Technology|date=6 November 2017}}</ref>
 
On October 31, 2023, London Stansted Airport was granted planning permission to extend its terminal building and decommission the Stansted TTS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Planning permission granted to extend terminal |url=https://mediacentre.stanstedairport.com/london-stansted-receives-planning-permission-to-extend-terminal-building/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Planning permission granted to extend terminal |language=en}}</ref>
Construction of a fourth satellite terminal has been proposed for Stansted Airport. Although expansion plans are not currently certain, it is thought that a fourth satellite building will be served by a TTS station, requiring an extension of the Transit System.<ref name="simons" />
 
== Pictures ==
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File:Stansted Airport People Mover.JPG|An Adtranz C-100 vehicle approaching the Main Terminal
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File:Stansted Airport Transit route diagram.jpg|In-car route information signage
File:London Stansted Airport.JPG|Aerial view of the airport, with the Transit line visible in front of the main terminal
File:London Stansted Airport transit vehicle.jpg|C100C-100 vehicle on elevated guideway section
</gallery>
 
==References See also ==
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==See also==
{{Commons category|Stansted Airport Track Transit System}}
* [[HeathrowGatwick TerminalAirport 5Shuttle Transit]]
* [[Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit]]
* [[Luton DART]]
 
==Further readingReferences ==
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* {{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHskNwnnI4|title=Stansted Airport Track Transit System Controls Upgrade|date=8 December 2017|publisher=Firstco|via=YouTube|first1=Paul|last1=Norton|first2=Jim|last2=Talyor|first3=Daniel|last3=Smalley}}
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