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Airtrain is the privately owned commuter railway line that extends 13.0 km (8.1 mi) northeast from Brisbane (15.9 km from Central station by rail), the state capital of Queensland, Australia, to the Brisbane Airport at both its separate International and Domestic terminals. The line is carried on an elevated prestressed concrete viaduct for its entire 8.5 km (5.3 mi) length after leaving the QR Citytrain network beyond Eagle Junction railway station at Clayfield. ==Ownership and business== The Airtrain service is a private enterprise. The line is owned and operated by Airtrain Citylink Limited, with financial backing from Transfield Services, Macquarie Bank, Colonial First State and ABN AMRO. The first service ran on 5 May 2001. Airtrain Citylink has a licence from Queensland Transport under a BOOT scheme – build, own, operate and transfer – to build the rail line, to own and operate it, and hand entire infrastructure over to the Queensland Government after 35 years when the company will then cease to exist. The line connects seamlessly with the Citytrain network and services use Citytrain rolling stock in a commercial agreement with QR. While Citytrain rolling stock is used, Airtrain does not form part of the TransLink integrated public transport scheme, and therefore fares are not subsidised by the government. As a result, travel between the airport and Citytrain stations in the Brisbane central business district costs $17.00 one way and $32.00 return (as of November 2014).〔Airtrain Citylink Limited (2014). (Brisbane's Airtrain - Brisbane CBD Fares ). Retrieved 09 November 2014.〕 Travel on Airtrain services between ordinary Citytrain stations, not involving airport travel, is charged at the normal Citytrain rate, including concession rates. In 2008, Brisbane's Airtrain ran an operating profit of $4.8 million, allowing Airtrain to pay dividends of $1.95 to its shareholders.〔McCulloch, James. (22 September 2008).(Brisbane Airtrain lifts operating profit to $4.8 million ). The Courier Mail.〕 Airtain is not subsidised by the Queensland Government, and its $220 million construction cost was entirely privately financed.〔(Brisbane Airtrain- About Us ).〕 This makes it one of a few known profitable public transport systems. In late 2012, U.K. pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme bought Airtrain for . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Airport railway line, Brisbane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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