Rinkū Town Station
Rinkū Town Station (りんくうタウン駅, Rinkū-taun-eki) 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. All train services to and from the airport, except Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka services, 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 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka-fu Osaka Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°24′37.64″N 135°17′59.61″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| Other information | |
| Station code | NK31 (Nankai); JR-S46 (JR West) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | June 15, 1994[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 6,263 daily (Nankai) 3,574 daily (JR West) |
| Location | |
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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 39.1kilometers 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 | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 June 15, 1994.
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..[2]
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
- 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Rinku-town Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Nankai Electric Railway station information (in Japanese)