Airport Line
Airport Limited Express rapi:t at Kansai Airport Station
Overview
OwnerNankai Electric Railway (Izumisano–Rinkū Town)
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū Town–Kansai Airport)
LocaleOsaka Prefecture
Termini
Stations3
Service
Operator(s)Nankai Electric Railway
Rolling stock
  • 1000 series
  • 2000 series
  • 7100 series
  • 8000 series
  • 8300 series
  • 9000 series
  • 50000 series
Technical
Line length8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)

The Airport Line (空港線, Kūkō sen) is a railway line operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, which connects Izumisano and Kansai International Airport and is owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport. It opened on June 15, 1994.

It is one of the access routes to the Kansai International Airport which is located on an artificial island in Ōsaka Bay. The line colour of the Airport Line is purple.[1]

Rolling stock

Stations

  • Limited express (rapi:t), Airport express, Local: All trains stop at every station.
  • For stations within the Nankai Main Line, refer to the "Nankai Main Line" article.
No. Station name Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
NK30 Izumisano 泉佐野 0.0 Nankai Main Line (Through trains for Namba are available.) Osaka Prefecture Izumisano
NK31 Rinkū Town りんくうタウン 1.9  S  Kansai Airport Line (JR-S46)
NK32 Kansai Airport 関西空港駅 8.8   Tajiri

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia

  1. ↑ Mochizuki, Osamu. "Nankai Electric Railway Services Targeting Inbound Visitors." Japan Railway & Transport Review (2017).
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