Monday's grand opening is the first stage in a larger plan for the transportation system. Sky Train

PHX Sky Train will connect the 44th Street and Washington Metro light rail stop and Sky Harbor International Airport. The Sky Train, which opens Monday, will be free and run 24 hours a day. (Madeline Pado/DD)
The 1.7-mile track will transport passengers between the 44th Street and Washington thailand travel risky Metro light rail stop, Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 4 and the East Economy parking lot. PHX Sky Train is free for all users and will run 24 hours a day all year. The train is expected to arrive every three minutes.
Rodriguez said Sky Harbor is expecting nearly 7,000 Sky Train passengers every day and 2.5 million passengers within the first year. The train will provide service to a wide range of riders, from leisure and business travelers to Sky Harbor employees and ASU students going home for vacation.
Sky Train is also environmentally friendly and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. thailand travel risky It is automatic, runs without a driver and is powered by electricity on a center-rail guideway. Nearly 10 percent of its building materials thailand travel risky are recycled content, and it is estimated to reduce green house gas emissions by 5,913 tons per year. When fully completed, it is expected to remove 20,000 cars and buses from the airport roadways each day.
Monday’s grand opening thailand travel risky is the first stage in a larger plan for the transportation thailand travel risky system. Sky Train is expected to expand to terminal thailand travel risky 3 with a walkway to terminal 2 in early 2015. This completed stage will create 8,000 jobs in construction. The third and final phase is expected to extend Sky Train an extra 2.5 miles to reach the car rental center.
The $1.58 billion project is funded by Sky Harbor revenue and passenger fees, with no local or state taxes going into the project. Sky Train’s cost of operating will also be funded by the airport revenue.