The is a railway line operated by the

Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predate ...

, which connects Izumisano and

Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport (), commonly known as Kankū (; ), is the primary international airport in the Keihanshin, Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is located on ...

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

which is located on an artificial island in Ōsaka Bay. The line colour of the Airport Line is purple.Mochizuki, Osamu. "Nankai Electric Railway Services Targeting Inbound Visitors." ''Japan Railway & Transport Review'' (2017).

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 '' rapi:t'' services *

JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...

trains also use the track between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport.

Stations

*Limited express ( rapi:t), Airport express, Local: All trains stop at every station. *For stations within the Nankai Main Line, refer to the "

Nankai Main Line The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Nankai Kōya Line, Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama, Wa ...

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References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia {{authority control Airport Line Airport rail links in Japan 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1994 1994 establishments in Japan Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture