Nankai Airport Line Explained

Airport Line
Color:	594bac
Locale:	Osaka Prefecture
Stations:	3
Owner:	Nankai Electric Railway (Izumisano - Rinkū Town) New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū Town - Kansai Airport)
Operator:	Nankai Electric Railway
Linelength Km:	8.8
Tracks:	2
Electrification:	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Speed:	120round=5NaNround=5

The 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

• Nankai 7000 series (until October 2015)
• Nankai 7100 series
• Nankai 9000 series
• Nankai 2000 series
• Nankai 1000 series
• Nankai 8000 series
• Nankai 8300 series (from Autumn 2015)
• Nankai 50000 series, used on services
• JR West trains also use the track between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport.

Stations

• Limited express, 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		泉佐野	0.0	20px Nankai Main Line (Through trains for Namba are available.)	Osaka Prefecture	Izumisano
NK31		りんくうタウン	1.9	Kansai Airport Line (JR-S46)
NK32		関西空港駅	8.8			Tajiri

References

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

Notes and References

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