In+Motion_Spring 2014

Qatar’s First APM System

DOHA, QATAR - The new Hamad International Airport (HIA) which serves Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar, is on track to begin operations of the country’s first Automated People Mover (APM) system. When complete, HIA will be one of the elite, progressive, and state-of-the-art airports in the region. One of the main features of the HOK terminal design is the stylish, futuristic looking APM which operates on the mezzanine level above adjacent airline gates where passengers wait to board planes. Passengers can look up and watch the APM silently glide by on the elevated guideway.

Hamad International Airport APM System

testing started in September 2013 and is currently about 60% complete. Operating system testing & commissioning activities started in January 2014, and completion is expected later this year. Lea+Elliott’s Principal-in-Charge Harley Moore , Project Manager Gregory Love , and Site Manager Garrett Williams make up the Lea+Elliott team on this project with support from other Lea+Elliott staff. Since 2003, our involvement on this project and our close coordination with NDIA Steering Committee, HOK and Doppelmayr have proven invaluable. Lea+Elliott continues to work diligently to help bring to fruition Qatar’s first APM system.

The APM Alignment The APM is comprised of two independent single-lane shuttle systems, each about 2,300-feet long, stretching the entire length of Concourse C. The two APM stations are located at the north-end (North Node) and at the south-end (South Node) of Concourse C. Each system operates with a 5-car train traveling at a maximum speed of 28 mph. The APM shuttles both secure and non-secure passengers between separate platforms at these stations. At the end of each system, just north of the North Node station, are two maintenance facilities – one for each shuttle. The APM Trains Doppelmayr Cable Company (DCC) of Austria is the prime contractor responsible for the APM system design, trains and other system equipment; system installation, testing and commissioning; and then operations and maintenance. The trains were assembled and factory-tested in Switzerland. The cars were assembled into trains in the maintenance facilities. Each train was then moved onto the guideway in Concourse C for further inspections and testing. Lea+Elliott’s Role Lea+Elliott, as a subcontractor first to Bechtel and now to HOK, the terminal’s designer, has been responsible for the APM planning, preliminary engineering, procurement documents, assistance with supplier and technology selection, design reviews, and manufacturing and factory testing oversight. We currently provide daily oversight of the APM system installation and system testing and commissioning activities. Post installation check-out

North Node

South Node

APM System Alignment Image courtesy of HOK

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