The Minimetrò is an automated people mover on rail

Rail transport

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, built by the Leitner Group

Leitner Group

Leitner Group is an Italian conglomerate, based in the province of South Tyrol, that owns and runs several industrial and equipment companies....

 from South Tyrol

South Tyrol

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 in northern Italy

Italy

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. Leitner has a test track

Test Track

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 for the vehicles in Sterzing

Sterzing

Sterzing is a comune in South Tyrol in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy. It is the main village of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town.-Origin:...

. Current maximum capacity of the system is around 8000 passengers per hour.

Perugia

In Perugia

Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....

, a 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) stretch with seven stations opened in February 2008 to relieve the inner city of car traffic. It consists of more than 25 vehicles of 5 m each, with a capacity of 25 passengers and a speed of up to 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) per hour. The interval between successive vehicles is around 1,5 minutes.

Similar systems are under consideration in Bolzano and Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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See also

• Detroit People Mover
  Detroit People Mover
  The Detroit People Mover is a automated people mover system which operates on a single set of tracks, and encircles downtown Detroit, Michigan....
  
  , a similar system in Detroit
• SK (people mover)
  SK (people mover)
  The SK is a people mover built by the company Soulé from Bagnères-de-Bigorre. The acronym SK comes from the initials of the production company and of the designer ....
  
  , a similar system