Kansai Airport Line

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Kansai Airport Line
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Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka at Rinkū Town Station
Overview
Native name関西空港線
Owner JR West (HinenoRinkū Town)
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū TownKansai Airport)
Locale Osaka Prefecture
Termini
  • Hineno
  • Kansai Airport
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Operator(s)JR West
Rolling stock223-0 series EMU
223-2500 series EMU
225-5000 series EMU
271 series EMU
281 series EMU
History
Opened1994
Technical
Line length11.1 km (6.9 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)

Coordinates: 34°26′6.96″N135°14′39.85″E / 34.4352667°N 135.2444028°E / 34.4352667; 135.2444028 The Kansai Airport Line (関西空港線, Kansai-Kūkō-sen) is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station in Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport. It opened on 15 June 1994. [1]

Contents

Basic data

Rolling stock

Stations

No.StationJapaneseTransfersLocation
Through service:From Hineno:
 JR-S45  Hineno 日根野  R   Hanwa Line (for Wakayama) Izumisano Osaka Prefecture
 JR-S46  Rinkū Town りんくうタウン Nankai airport line symbol.svg Nankai Airport Line (NK31)
 JR-S47  Kansai Airport 関西空港 Nankai airport line symbol.svg Nankai Airport Line (NK32) Tajiri

History

The Kansai Airport line opened in 1994.

Station numbering was introduced to the line in March 2018 with stations on the line being assigned JR-S45 through JR-S47. [2] [3]

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