Plane Train Tunnel Western Extension

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the country’s busiest airport. To accommodate an increasing number of travelers, the airport initiated the development of a 700-foot tunnel extension to the existing Plane Train automated people mover (APM) beyond the airport’s domestic baggage claim terminus station. STV served as the lead architect as a subconsultant to Delve Underground on the the Clark Construction/Atkinson Construction/Technique Construction Group (CAT JV) design-build team,

The extension creates a more efficient train turn-around operation, allowing for a significant reduction in train headway. By reducing headway, the APM can increase passenger capacity by enabling more frequent service. As a result of that increase in service, STV designed renovations to the existing Plane Train terminus station, including a new multi-level west vertical transportation core featuring increased vertical circulation element capacity – escalators and elevators – delivering passengers from the station platform to the main terminal boarding/ground transportation access level.