A presentation prepared for Deidre Pike's Journalism 302 class in the Spring 2012 semester at the UH School of Communications.

1. Honolulu Authority
for
Rapid Transportation
The Technical Aspects

2. The Trains
 Trains will be built by AnsaldoBreda and Ansaldo STS
 Automated driverless trains
 Length: 20m
 Width: 3m
 Height: 4.1m
 Top Speed: 65mph

3. The Trains
System will be considered a Heavy Rail
and not a Light Rail
A heavy rail train A light rail train

4. The Trains
Trains will be powered from a third electrified rail
instead of overhead wires
Third rail Overhead wires

5. The Trains
 Trains will use a “Shoe” to collect electricity from
the third rail
Pantograph used for overhead wires Shoe used for third rail

6. The Trains
Maximum capacity of 159 standing
passengers per car
36 seats per car
2 spaces for wheel chairs per car
6 doors per car – 3 on each side

7. The Trains
Expected to be powered by four 170hp
motors – Total of around 680hp
Expected to be fed by Insulated Gate
Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) semi conductor

8. Keikyu Series 600 Train
Similar in Size and layout to planned trains
for HART

9. Keikyu Series 600 Train
Inside the train