Detroit Transportation Corporation

Description

The DTC is owner and operator of the DPM. The Detroit People Mover is a fully automated, light rail system that operates on an elevated, single-track guide way loop in Detroit's central business district. The system provides connections between the courts and administrative offices of several levels of government, sport arenas, exhibition centers, major hotels, and commercial, banking and retail districts. Service is frequent, unencumbered by vehicle or pedestrian traffic, and conveniently available throughout the central business district. The integration of eight of the thirteen People Mover stations into pre-existing structures links over 9 million square feet that allows patrons to travel unimpeded by outside elements.

The DTC provides service to its customers according to a seven-day schedule, which is free to ride in 2024. A fleet of fully automated vehicles, which are deployed in two car trains, provides this service. These vehicles are propelled by two linear induction motors per car which move the steel-wheeled vehicles over the system's 2.9 miles of continuously welded, steel rail track. Each vehicle is heated or air conditioned as required for customer comfort. When in full loop operations and maximum train service, the vehicles are scheduled to provide arrivals in 5 to 8 minute intervals. Completion of the entire route takes approximately 15 minutes.