What Is PRT?

Automated People Movers

PRT or Personal Rapid Transit is an unknown class of mass transit systems called Automated People Movers (APM). Traditional APM's are computer guided vehicles on a fixed track usually carrying 20 to a 100 people they are usually called Monorails an good example is the monorail linking Darling Harbour to the Sydney CBD.

Darling Harbour Monorail.

Also some computerised light rail systems are also considered APM's

Personal Rapid Transit

PRT is summarised in the following guidelines created in 1988 by the Advanced Transit Association to define what PRT is:

1. Fully automated vehicles capable of operation without human drivers.
2. Vehicles captive to a reserved guideway.
3. Small vehicles available for exclusive use by an individual or a small group, typically 1 to 6 passengers, travelling together by choice and available 24 hours a day.
4. Small guideways that can be located aboveground, at ground level or underground.
5. Vehicles able to use all guideways and stations on a fully coupled PRT network.
6. Direct origin to destination service, without a necessity to transfer or stop at intervening stations.
7. Service available on demand rather than on fixed schedules.

To understand what this all means go to How does PRT work? A Simple Trip.

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