Kansai Airport Line

Kansai Airport Line
Kansai Airport Line
	Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka at Rinkū Town Station
Overview
Native name	関西空港線
Owner	JR West (Hineno–Rinkū Town); New Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (Rinkū Town–Kansai Airport)
Locale	Osaka Prefecture
Termini	Hineno; Kansai Airport;
Stations	3
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Urban Network
Operator(s)	JR West
Rolling stock	223-0 series EMU; 223-2500 series EMU; 225-5000 series EMU; 271 series EMU; 281 series EMU
History
Opened	1994
Technical
Line length	11.1 km (6.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead lines)
Operating speed	130 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

Local (Shuttle) and rapid service trains use 4-car 223-0/223-2500 series and 225-5000/225-5100 series trainsets.
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.

No.	Station	Japanese	Transfers	Location
Through service:			From Hineno: Kansai Airport Rapid & Direct Rapid for Tennōji, Ōsaka and Kyōbashi via R Hanwa Line and O Osaka Loop Line Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka for Tennōji, Ōsaka, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto via R Hanwa Line and A JR Kyoto Line
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)	Izumisano
JR-S47	Kansai Airport	関西空港	Nankai Airport Line (NK32)	Tajiri

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]

^ 『歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線国鉄・JR』42号 27頁
^ "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.
^ "「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.