Meitetsu Airport Line

     Meitetsu Airport Line

2000 series (right) and 2200 series (left) trains used as limited express trains
Overview
Locale Tokoname
Termini Tokoname
Central Japan International Airport
Stations 3
Daily ridership 8,695 [1] (2008)
Website Meitetsu's page for this line
Operation
Opened January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29) [2]
Owner Nagoya Railroad
Technical
Line length 4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge
Electrification Overhead catenary 1500V DC
Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph)

The Airport Line (空港 Kūkō-sen?) is a railway line in Aichi, Japan operated by Nagoya Railroad between Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname.

Contents

Stations

● L: Local (普通 futsū?)
● S: Semi-Express (準急 junkyū?)
● E: Express (急行 kyūkō?)
● R: Rapid Express (快速急行 kaisoku kyūkō?)
● L: Limited Express (特急 tokkyū?)
● MU: μSKY Limited Express (ミュースカイ myū sukai?)

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|". Some trains stop at "▲".

Station name Japanese Distance
(km)		 L S E R L MU Transfers Location
Tokoname 常滑 0.0 ● ● ● ● ● ▲ Meitetsu: ■ Tokoname Line Tokoname Aichi
Rinkū Tokoname りんくう常滑 1.6 ● ● ● | | |
Central Japan International Airport 中部国際空港 4.2 ● ● ● ● ● ●

Rolling stock

See also

References

  1. ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/chubu/tetudo/tetudouhp.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010. 
  2. ^ 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), (in Japanese)週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc.) (9): 3, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6 

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