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SkyLine is a free automatic people mover system at Frankfurt Airport which opened in 1994. Using Bombardier CX-100 coaches, the line links the two airport terminals within 8 minutes.
The 60million annual passengers of the airport and its 75,000 employees generate an annual traffic of 10million journeys on Skyline.
The SkyLine runs above the departure floor of Terminals 1 and 2.[1] Unlike the regional train station, this people mover was not part of the original plan for Terminal 1's construction, and only became necessary once Terminal 2 was built. The current double-track SkyLine route is 3.8 km (2.36 mi) long,[2] has six track switches[3] and four stations, west to east:[4]
Terminal 1, Concourse C (only for non-Schengen transfer passengers)
Terminal 2
East of Terminal 2 station is a depot and maintenance yard.[3]
Terminal 1, Concourse C station was opened on June 21, 2017.[5]
Frequency
The SkyLine has a headway of 90-150 seconds during high passenger demand, and drops down to 3-5 minutes in the low-frequency periods. Terminal 1, Concourse A, Z station is not served during the airport's night service break.The Skyline can be used free of charge.
Operation
The system was built by AEG - later part of AdTranz - in 1994 and moved 10,000,000 passengers in the year 2000.[6]
The SkyLine uses 18 2-car BombardierCX-100 trainsets. The rubber-tyred vehicles drive on concrete roll ways and get their current from a central guide and third rail. Each car has two double-leaf doors per side. The top/operating speed is 52 km/h (32 mph). Traction is provided by two Bombardier 1460-P4 DC motors. The line is automated and driverless; platform screen doors prevent passengers from getting onto the tracks and/or entering restricted areas.
Separation of airside and landside areas
The two-car trainsets each have a "transit" car and a "domestic" car. The western car is for landside visitors, Schengen connections and passengers starting/ending their journeys in Frankfurt. The eastern car, on the other hand, is only accessible to non-Schengen transfer passengers (non-Schengen - non-Schengen connections). With the exception of Terminal 1, Concourse C station, all stations have a central platform and two side platforms each (Spanish solution of sorts).
The two cars open their doors to different sides. One side of the platform is the Schengen side, while the other side is the non-Schengen side. Since the SkyLine transports passengers that have not gone through border control to enter the Schengen area and the tracks pass by restricted areas, part of the tracks is fenced off with razor wire.
Platform side for Schengen and non-Schengen passengers
Station
Exit for Schengen
Exit for non-Schengen
Terminal 1, Concourse A, Z
left (island platform)
right (side platforms)
Terminal 1, Concourse B
Terminal 1, Concourse C
(non-Schengen only)
no exit
left (island platform)
Terminal 2, Concourse D, E
right (side platforms)
Future extensions
A second route is currently undergoing planning. It is going to start at "Ferbahnhof" (long-distance train station), which will be built above the regional train station's connection passageway to the long-distance station. From there, it will run elevated to Terminal 2, Concourse D, E station, which was already designed for this interchange between the two lines. When completed, the station will turn into a 5-platform (3 island, 2 side) interchange. The line will then continue east to the A5 motorway, then curve south to parallel it and run at-grade but still grade-separated, with an emergency stop placed halfway[3], until finally reaching Terminal 3 station. The new line will be about 5.7 km (3.54 mi) long[7] and is set to open, together with Terminal 3 itself, in 2026.[8][9] Operating speed will be 80 km/h (50 mph) on the Terminal 2 - Terminal 3 section.[9]
The system will be constructed by a consortium led by Siemens Mobility using the Airval technology.[8]
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