Rinkū-town Station explained

Rinkū-town Station
Native Name:りんくうタウン駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture
Borough:Osaka Prefecture
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.4105°N 135.2999°W
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Connections: Bus terminal
Structure:Elevated
Code:
  • NK31 (Nankai Airport Line)
  • (JR West Kansai Airport Line)
Opened:[1]
Passengers:6,263 daily (Nankai)
3,574 daily (JR West)
Pass Year:2019
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
Map Dot Label:Rinkū-town Station

is an elevated passenger railway station shared by Nankai Electric Railway and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) located in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.[1] It serves the Rinku Town commercial district located adjacent to Kansai International Airport. With the exception of Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka services, all train services to and from the airport make stop at this station. It has the Nankai station number "NK31",[1] and the JR West station number "JR-S46".

Lines

Rinkū-town Station is served by the Nankai Airport Line and is 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also served by the Kansai Airport Line and is 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of that line at .

Station layout

The station has two island platforms on the third floor, serving two tracks each. Trains for different railway companies stop at adjacent platforms without any physical barriers, but transfers can only be made between the two by using special IC card terminals located within the station. The station is directly connected to the Rinku Gate Tower Building.[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 June 1994.[2]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR West facilities in March 2018 with Rinkū-town being assigned station number JR-R46 for the Kansai Airport Line.[3] [4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 3574 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), while the Nankai portion of the station was used by an average of 6,263 passengers daily during the same period..[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:りんくうタウン駅|南海電鉄. http://www.nankai.co.jp/traffic/station/rinkutown.html. www.nankai.co.jp. Nankai Electric Railway. 24 April 2017. ja. 28 January 2017. Rinkū-town Station.
  2. Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.
  3. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 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! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  4. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  5. Web site: https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/3355/00387493/n2020-09-01~31.pdf. ja:大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年 . Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook. 2020. Osaka Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.