Haruka (train)

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Franchise(s):	Not subject to franchising; service began 1994
Main route(s):	Maibara Station - Kusatsu Station - Kyoto Station - Kansai International Airport
Other route(s):	None
Fleet size:	12 281 series sets (6-car: 9 sets and 3-car: 3 sets)
Stations:	16
Parent company:	West Japan Railway Company
Web site:	www.westjr.co.jp/english/global.html

Haruka, Airport Express (関空特急はるか, Kankū tokkyū haruka^?), is a limited express train service, connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

There are 60 Haruka train services per day, numbered 1 through 60: odd-numbered trains run south (toward the airport) and even-numbered trains run north (away from the airport). They operate every half hour between 6 AM and 8:30 PM.

[edit] Stations

Haruka's primary service is between Kyoto Station and Kansai Airport Station, with stops at Shin-Osaka Station and Tennoji Station in Osaka City. Some trains have additional stops.

The train passes through the Umeda Freight Line which bypasses Osaka Station when it moves from Tokaido Main Line to Osaka Loop Line. It does not stop at Osaka Station.

The 281 Series trains are used for Haruka train services.

Station	Line	Trains that stop	Transfers
Maibara Station	Tokaido Main Line	9, 13, 50, 54	Tokaido Shinkansen, Hokuriku Main Line
Hikone Station	Tokaido Main Line	9, 13, 50, 54
Omi-hachiman Station	Tokaido Main Line	9, 13, 50, 54
Yasu Station	Tokaido Main Line	9, 13, 50, 54
Moriyama Station	Tokaido Main Line	9, 13, 50, 54
Kusatsu Station	Tokaido Main Line	3, 9, 13, 50, 54
Ishiyama Station	Tokaido Main Line	3, 9, 13, 50, 54
Otsu Station	Tokaido Main Line	3, 9, 13, 50, 54
Yamashina Station	Tokaido Main Line	3, 9, 13, 50, 54
Kyoto Station	Tokaido Main Line	all trains	Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanin Main Line
Shin-Osaka Station	Tokaido Main Line	all trains	Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen, Midosuji Line
Nishi-Kujo Station	Osaka Loop Line	all trains except 1-11 southbound	Yumesaki Line, Hanshin Railway
Tennoji Station	Osaka Loop Line	all trains	Kansai Main Line, Hanwa Line, Midosuji Line, Tanimachi Line
Izumi-Fuchu Station	Hanwa Line	2-6 northbound 45-59 southbound
Hineno Station	Hanwa Line	2-6 northbound 45-59 southbound
Kansai Airport Station	Kansai Airport Line	all trains