Kansai Airport Line
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The is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station
Kansai Airport Station
is a train station shared by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and West Japan Railway Company at Kansai International Airport in Tajiri, Sennan District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:...

, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 (JR West) and owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport. It opened on June 15, 1994.

Trains

  • Local and rapid service trains use 4-car 223-0/223-2500 series
    223 series
    The is a suburban electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in the Kansai Region, Chūgoku region and Shikoku of Japan...

     and 225-5000 series
    225 series
    The is a DC electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company on suburban services in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe Keihanshin area since December 2010.-Design:226 vehicles are on order, at a cost of approximately 30 billion yen...

     trainsets.
  • Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka
    Haruka (train)
    , is a limited express train service, connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company ....

     use 6- or 9-car 281 series
    281 series
    The is a DC electric multiple unit operated by West Japan Railway Company . It was introduced on September 4, 1994 for passengers travelling to/from Kansai International Airport...

     trainsets.
  • Nankai Electric Railway
    Nankai Electric Railway
    is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai Railway Company was founded on June 16, 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in 1944. However Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company Lines to present Nankai Electric...

     trains use the track between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport.

Stations

Station Transfers Location
Through train service from Kyoto
Kyoto Station
is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof...

, Shin-Osaka
Shin-Osaka Station
is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen. The lines are physically joined, and many trains offer through service....

, Kyōbashi
Kyobashi Station (Osaka)
Kyobashi Station is a train station in the Kyōbashi district of Jōtō-ku and Miyakojima-ku Osaka, Japan.-Lines:*JR West**Osaka Loop Line**Gakkentoshi Line **JR Tōzai Line...

, Ōsaka
Osaka Station
is a station on the West Japan Railway Company located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the city's main rail terminal in the north....

 and Tennōji
Tennoji Station
is a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in Tennōji-ku and Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan...

 via the Hanwa Line
Hanwa Line
The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....

Hineno 日根野 JR West: Hanwa Line
Hanwa Line
The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7-kilometre branchline in Osaka suburb....

Izumisano
Izumisano, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 100,022 and the density of 1,820 persons per km². The total area is 55.03 km².The city is home to northern portion of Kansai International Airport...

Osaka
Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

Rinkū Town
Rinku Town Station
is a train station shared by West Japan Railway Company and Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:There are 2 island platforms on the third floor, serving 2 tracks each.-Adjacent stations:...

りんくうタウン Nankai: Airport Line
Nankai Airport Line
The is a railroad route of the Nankai Electric Railway which connects Izumisano and Kansai International Airport and owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport. It opened on June 15, 1994....

Kansai Airport
Kansai Airport Station
is a train station shared by Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and West Japan Railway Company at Kansai International Airport in Tajiri, Sennan District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:...

関西空港 Tajiri
Tajiri, Osaka
is a town located in Sennan District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 7,909 and a density of 1,595 persons per km². The total area is 4.96 km².It is the smallest town in Osaka Prefecture...


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