Meitetsu Airport Line
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 A Meitetsu 2000 series EMU on the Airport Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 空港線 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | In service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Central Japan International Airport Line Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line number | TA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Tokoname, Aichi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System | Meitetsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daily ridership | 8,695[1] (FY2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 29 January 2005[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 4.2 km (2.6 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Airport Line (空港線, Kūkō-sen) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname. The line opened, dual track and electrified, on 29 January 2005, and features a 1,076 m (3,530 ft) bridge over Ise Bay to the artificial island where the airport is situated. The line is operated as an extension of the Meitetsu Tokoname Line. In accordance with Japan's Railway Business Act, Meitetsu is a Category-2 operator between Central Japan International Airport Station and Tokoname Station while the track and related facilities are owned by Central Japan International Airport Line Company Ltd. (中部国際空港連絡鉄道株式会社).[3]
Stations
[edit]● 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 "▲".
| No. | Station name | Japanese | Distance (km) |
L | S | E | R | L | MU |
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Tokoname | 常滑 | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ |
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Rinkū Tokoname | りんくう常滑 | 1.6 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | |
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Central Japan International Airport | 中部国際空港 | 4.2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Rolling stock
[edit]- 1700 series
- 2000 series (Used on μ-Sky service)
- 2200 series
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report) (in Japanese). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ 曽根悟（監修） (2010). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 No.09―大手私鉄 名古屋鉄道 2 (in Japanese). 朝日新聞出版. p. 3. ISBN 978-4023401396.
- ↑ "空港線について" [Airport Line Overview]. www.cjia-railroad.jp. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
External links
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| Tokoname Line / Airport Line | |
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| Chikkō Line | |
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 JR Central | |
 Nagoya Municipal Subway | |
 Meitetsu | |
 Kintetsu Railway | |
| Minor private railways | |
| Third-sector railways | |
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| Miscellaneous |
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