HONOLULU inaugurated the second section of its Skyline elevated automated metro on October 15. The 8.5km extension runs southeast from Halawa via the airport and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to Kahauiki with four new stations.
The opening ceremony was attended by Honolulu mayor, Rick Blangiardi, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (Hart) executive director and CEO, Lori Kahikina, and Hawaii Department of Transportation Services director, J Roger Morton.
Passenger services started on October 16. To celebrate the opening, free travel was offered on October 18-19 on the full Skyline route which now has 13 stations.
Skyline has been equipped by Hitachi Rail which is responsible for supplying the rolling stock, GoA4 automatic train control system, traction power supply, communications, supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) and platform screen door systems. Hitachi Rail also operates and maintains Skyline, which is the first fully automated metro in the United States.
Hart awarded a $US 1.66bn design and construction contract to Tutor Perini in August 2024 for the 5km Segment 3. Work on the extension started in August and it is expected to be completed by 2031. This will add eight stations to Skyline and extend it southeast from Kahauiki to Kalia.
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