Rinkū-town Station (りんくうタウン駅, Rinkū-taun-eki) 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".
Rinkū-town Station りんくうタウン駅 | |||||||||||
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 Rinkū-town Station building in March 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture Osaka Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′37.64″N 135°17′59.61″E | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus terminal | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 June 1994[1] | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 6,263 daily (Nankai) 3,574 daily (JR West) | ||||||||||
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Lines
Rinkū-town Station is served by the Nankai Airport Line and is 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Namba. It is also served by the Kansai Airport Line and is 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Tennōji.
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 | ||||
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
- Rinku Gate Tower Building
- Rinku Premium Outlet shopping mall
- Rinku Pleasure Town Seacle, commercial facility
- Marble Beach
See also
References
External links
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