Rinkū Town Station

Rinkū Town Station (りんくうタウン駅, Rinkū-taun-eki) is a railway station 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. All train services to and from the airport, except Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka services, stop at this station.

Rinkū Town Station

りんくうタウン駅
Rinkū Town Station building in March 2007
Location1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano
（大阪府泉佐野市りんくう往来北1番）
Osaka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°24′37.64″N 135°17′59.61″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeNK31 (Nankai); JR-S46 (JR West)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJune 1994[1]
Passengers
8,334 daily (Nankai)
2,633 daily (JR West)
Location
Rinkū Town Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Rinkū Town Station is served by the Nankai Airport Line and Kansai Airport Line. It has the Nankai station number "NK31".[1]

Station layout

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
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
« 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

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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
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