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
Rinkū-town Station building in March 2007
General information
Location1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°24′37.64″N 135°17′59.61″E / 34.4104556°N 135.2998917°E / 34.4104556; 135.2998917
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code
  • NK31 (Nankai Airport Line)
  •  JR-S46  (JR West Kansai Airport Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1994; 30 years ago (1994-06-15)[1]
Passengers
20196,263 daily (Nankai)
3,574 daily (JR West)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kansai Airport
Terminus
Kansai Airport Line
Local
Hineno
Terminus
Location
Rinkū-town Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Rinkū-town Station
Rinkū-town Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Rinkū-town Station is located in Kansai region
Rinkū-town Station
Rinkū-town Station
Rinkū-town Station (Kansai region)
Rinkū-town Station is located in Japan
Rinkū-town Station
Rinkū-town Station
Rinkū-town Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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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

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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

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« 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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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
  2. ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "「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.
  5. ^ 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.
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