Meitetsu Airport Line

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Meitetsu Airport Line
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A Meitetsu 2000 series EMU on the Meitetsu Airport Line
Overview
Native name名鉄空港線
Owner Meitetsu
Locale Tokoname, Aichi
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership8,695 [1] (FY2008)
History
Opened29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) [2]
Technical
Line length4.2 km (2.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map

Contents

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Tokoname (常滑)
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Rinkū Tokoname (りんくう常滑)
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Central Japan International Airport (中部国際空港)

The Meitetsu Airport Line (名鉄空港線, Meitetsu Kūkō-sen) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname. The line opened, dual track and electrified, on 29 January 2005, and features a 1,076 m (3,530 ft) bridge over Ise Bay to the artificial island where the airport is situated. The line is operated as an extension of the Meitetsu Tokoname Line.

Stations

L: Local (普通, futsū)
S: Semi Express (準急, junkyū)
E: Express (急行, kyūkō)
R: Rapid Express (快速急行, kaisoku kyūkō)
L: Limited Express (特急, tokkyū)
MU: μSKY Limited Express (ミュースカイ, myū sukai)

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|". Some trains stop at "▲".

No.Station nameJapaneseDistance
(km)
LSERLMU
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MSN-TA23.svg Rinkū Tokoname りんくう常滑1.6|||
MSN-TA24.svg Central Japan International Airport 中部国際空港4.2

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References

  1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report) (in Japanese). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. 曽根悟(監修) (2010). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 No.09―大手私鉄 名古屋鉄道 2 (in Japanese). 朝日新聞出版. p. 3. ISBN   978-4023401396.