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 predates a ...

, which connects Izumisano and

Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport ( ja, 関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and K ...

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.

Rolling stock

Nankai 7000 series Nankai () is a family of schools in China founded by Yan Xiu (严范孙) (1860–1920) and Zhang Boling (张伯苓) (1876–1951). The schools include: * Nankai High School in Tianjin (天津南开中学) (1904). * Nankai University in Tian ...

(until October 2015) * Nankai 7100 series * Nankai 9000 series * Nankai 2000 series *

Nankai 1000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator 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 a ...

Nankai 8000 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan since 2008. Design The 8000 series design was developed from the earlier 1000 series EMUs first introduced in 1992. ...

Nankai 8300 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway in Japan since 8 October 2015. Operations The 8300 series trains are used on Nankai Main Line, Nankai Wakayamakō Line ...

(from Autumn 2015) *

Nankai 50000 series The is a limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated in Japan by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway. These 6-car trains were introduced in 1994 on the new '' Rapi:t'' limited express service on the Nankai ...

, 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, and ...

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 Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama via Sakai, Izumiōtsu ...

" article.

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