Rinkū Town Station
Rinkū Town Station (りんくうタウン駅, Rinkū-taun-eki) is a railway station 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. All train services to and from the airport, except Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka services, stop at this station.
Rinkū Town Station りんくうタウン駅 | |
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 Rinkū Town Station building in March 2007 | |
| Location | 1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano （大阪府泉佐野市りんくう往来北1番） Osaka Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°24′37.64″N 135°17′59.61″E |
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
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| Station code | NK31 (Nankai) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | June 1994[1] |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 8,334 daily (Nankai) 2,633 daily (JR West) |
| Location | |
  Rinkū Town Station Location within Japan | |
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Lines
Rinkū Town Station is served by the Nankai Airport Line and Kansai Airport Line. It has the Nankai station number "NK31".[1]
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
| 1 | ■ Nankai Railway Airport Line | for Kansai Airport |
| 2 | ■ JR West Kansai Airport Line | for Kansai Airport |
| 3 | ■ JR West Kansai Airport Line | Kansai Airport Rapid Service and Direct Rapid Service for Tennōji and Osaka Shuttle trains for Hineno |
| 4 | ■ Nankai Railway Airport Line | for Namba |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nankai Electric Railway Airport Line (NK31) | ||||
| Izumisano (NK30) | Local | Kansai Airport (NK32) | ||
| Izumisano (NK30) | Airport Express | Kansai Airport (NK32) | ||
| Izumisano (NK30) | Airport Limited Express "Rapi:t" | Kansai Airport (NK32) | ||
| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kansai Airport Line | ||||
| Hineno | Local (shuttle trains) | Kansai Airport | ||
| Hineno | Kansai Airport Rapid Service | Kansai Airport | ||
| Hineno | Direct Rapid Service | Kansai Airport | ||
| Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Surrounding area
- Rinku Gate Tower Building
- Rinku Premium Outlet shopping mall
- Rinku Pleasure Town Seacle, commercial facility
- Marble Beach
See also
References
- りんくうタウン駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
Rinkū Town Station
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Nankai Electric Railway station information (in Japanese)