Aria Express (formerly and also known as the CityCenter Tram) is a

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located on the

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. The system's 3 stations connect the Las Vegas casinos

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and Bellagio with CityCenter Las Vegas. The Park MGM station additionally serves the

Aria Resort and Casino Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury resort and casino, and the primary property at the CityCenter complex, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by The Blackstone Group and operated by MGM Resorts International. Constru ...

. The CityCenter station is located above

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, and also serves other CityCenter properties such as Aria and

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. The northern Bellagio station also serves the

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. All of the properties served by the Aria Express are operated or were developed by

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. The Aria Express is free to ride and operates daily from 8:00 am until 2:00 am.

Technical

The system consists of two elevated tracks above the ground, each with a single shuttle train. Like the related

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, the system was built by

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using the

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technology. It opened to the public in December 2009. Each of the two trains consist of 4 cars with a capacity of 33 people, for a total capacity of 132 people per train. It is able to move 3300

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. It has a maximum operating speed of .

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