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{{More citations needed|date=December 2022}}{{Short description|Railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station in Japan}}
{{Infobox rail line
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Kansai Airport Line
| name = Kansai Airport Line
| color = 0000FF <!-- Blue -->
| native_name = 関西空港線
| logo =
| native_name_lang = ja
| color = 0072bc
| logo_width =
| logo = JRW kinki-S.svg
| logo_alt =
| image = JRW series223 Kansai-Airport.jpg
| logo_width = 50
| logo_alt =
| image_width = 300px
| image = Kansai A.P Ltd.Exp Rinku town.png
| image_alt =
| caption = Shuttle service at Hineno Station
| image_width = 300px
| type = Heavy rail
| image_alt =
| caption = Kansai Airport Limited Express ''Haruka'' at Rinkū Town Station
| system = Urban Network
| locale = [[Osaka Prefecture]]
| type = Heavy rail
| start = Hineno
| system = Urban Network
| end = Kansai Airport
| locale = [[Osaka Prefecture]]
| stations = 3
| start = Hineno
| open = 1994
| end = Kansai Airport
| stations = 3
| owner = JR West (Hineno&ndash;Rinkū Town)<br /> New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū Town&ndash;Kansai Airport)
| open = 1994
| operator = [[JR West]]
| owner = [[JR West]] (Hineno&ndash;Rinkū Town)<br /> New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū Town&ndash;Kansai Airport)
| stock = 223-0 series EMU<br /> 223-2500 series EMU<br /> 225-5000 series EMU<br /> 281 series EMU
| operator = JR West
| linelength_km = 11.1
| stock = 223-0 series EMU<br /> 223-2500 series EMU<br /> 225-5000 series EMU<br /> 271 series EMU<br /> 281 series EMU
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067}}
| el = 1,500 V DC, [[overhead lines]]
| linelength_km = 11.1
| speed = {{convert|130|km/h|mph|disp=5|abbr=on}}
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}}
| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} ([[overhead lines]])
|}}
| speed = {{cvt|130|km/h}}
}}
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{{coord|34|26|6.96|N|135|14|39.85|E|region:JP|display=title}}
The {{Nihongo|'''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 June 15, 1994.
The {{Nihongo|'''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.<ref name="sone 27">[[#sone42|『歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR』42号 27頁]]</ref>


==Basic data==
==Basic data==
*[[Railway signalling]]: Automatic
*[[Railway signalling]]: Automatic
*[[Centralized traffic control|CTC]] centers: Kansai Airport Operation Control Center
*[[Centralized traffic control|CTC]] centers: Kansai Airport Operation Control Center
*CTC system: Safety Urban Network Traffic System (SUNTRAS)
*CTC system: Kansai airport line CTC


==Trains==
==Rolling stock==
*Local (Shuttle) and rapid service trains use 4-car [[223 series|223-0/223-2500 series]] and [[225 series|225-5000 series]] trainsets.
*Local (Shuttle) and rapid service trains use 4-car [[223 series|223-0/223-2500 series]] and [[225 series|225-5000/225-5100 series]] trainsets.
*[[Haruka (train)|Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka]] use 6- or 9-car [[281 series]] trainsets.
*[[Haruka (train)|Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka]] use 6- or 9-car [[271 series]] and [[281 series]] trainsets.
*[[Nankai Electric Railway]] trains use the track between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport.
*[[Nankai Electric Railway]] trains use the track between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport.
<gallery widths="200" perrow="2">
File:JRWest281 HelloKittyHaruka"Ori-Tsuru".jpg|281 series
File:JRW series271-4 Hanwa Haruka.jpg|271 series
File:JRW223-0 Airport,KishujiRapid.jpg|223-0 series
File:阪和線225系5000番台.jpg|225-5000 series
</gallery>


==Stations==
==Stations==
{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
!No.
!colspan=2|Station
!Station
!Japanese
!Transfers
!Transfers
!colspan=2|Location
!colspan=2|Location
|-
|-
! colspan="3" align="center" |Through service:
|colspan=5 align=center|''Through train service from [[Kyoto Station|Kyoto]], [[Shin-Osaka Station|Shin-Osaka]], [[Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)|Kyōbashi]], [[Ōsaka Station|Ōsaka]] and [[Tennōji Station|Tennōji]] via the [[Hanwa Line]]''
| colspan="3" |'''From Hineno:'''
* Kansai Airport Rapid & Direct Rapid for [[Tennōji Station|Tennōji]], [[Ōsaka Station|Ōsaka]] and [[Kyōbashi Station (Osaka)|Kyōbashi]] via {{RouteBox|R|Hanwa Line|#ff6600|Black}} [[Hanwa Line]] and {{RouteBox|O|Osaka Loop Line|#e80000}} [[Osaka Loop Line]]
* [[Haruka (train)|Kansai Airport Limited Express ''Haruka'']] for [[Tennōji Station|Tennōji]], [[Ōsaka Station|Ōsaka]], [[Shin-Osaka Station|Shin-Osaka]] and [[Kyoto Station|Kyoto]] via {{RouteBox|R|Hanwa Line|#ff6600|Black}} [[Hanwa Line]] and {{RouteBox|A|JR Kyoto Line|#0072bc}} [[JR Kyoto Line]]
|-
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-S45||#0072bc}}
|[[Hineno Station|Hineno]]
|{{STN|Hineno}}
|日根野
|日根野
|[[Hanwa Line]]
|{{RouteBox|R|Hanwa Line|#ff6600|Black}} [[Hanwa Line]] (for Wakayama)
|rowspan=2|[[Izumisano, Osaka|Izumisano]]
|rowspan=2|[[Izumisano, Osaka|Izumisano]]
|rowspan=3|[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka<br>Prefecture]]
|rowspan=3|[[Osaka Prefecture]]
|-
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-S46||#0072bc}}
|[[Rinkū Town Station|Rinkū Town]]
|{{STN|Rinkū Town}}
|りんくうタウン
|りんくうタウン
|[[Nankai Airport Line]]
|[[file:Nankai airport line symbol.svg|18px]] [[Nankai Airport Line]] (NK31)
|-
|-
|{{RouteBox|JR-S47||#0072bc}}
|[[Kansai Airport Station|Kansai Airport]]
|{{STN|Kansai Airport}}
|関西空港
|関西空港
|[[file:Nankai airport line symbol.svg|18px]] [[Nankai Airport Line]] (NK32)
|
|[[Tajiri, Osaka|Tajiri]]
|[[Tajiri, Osaka|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します! |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.westjr.co.jp/english/travel/kix/index.html Access to Kansai Airport- JR West]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060407004442/http://www.westjr.co.jp/english/travel/kix/index.html Access to Kansai Airport- JR West]


{{Osaka transit}}
{{Osaka transit}}
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{West Japan Railway Company Lines}}
{{Airport rail links in Japan}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Lines of West Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Lines of West Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Airport rail links in Japan]]
[[Category:Airport rail links in Japan]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1994]]

[[Category:1994 establishments in Japan]]
[[ko:간사이 공항선]]
[[it:Linea Kansai Aeroporto]]
[[nl:Kansai-kuko-lijn]]
[[ja:関西空港線]]
[[zh:關西機場線]]

Latest revision as of 13:06, 24 February 2024

Kansai Airport Line
Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka at Rinkū Town Station
Overview
Native name関西空港線
OwnerJR West (Hineno–Rinkū Town)
New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū Town–Kansai Airport)
LocaleOsaka 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 gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)

34°26′6.96″N 135°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]

Basic data

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  • Railway signalling: Automatic
  • CTC centers: Kansai Airport Operation Control Center
  • CTC system: Kansai airport line CTC

Rolling stock

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Stations

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No. Station Japanese Transfers Location
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 (NK31)
 JR-S47  Kansai Airport 関西空港 Nankai Airport Line (NK32) Tajiri

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ 『歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR』42号 27頁
  2. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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