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The Meitetsu Airport Line (名鉄空港線, Meitetsu 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.
Meitetsu Airport Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | 名鉄空港線 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Meitetsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Tokoname, Aichi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stations | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type | Commuter rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daily ridership | 8,695[1] (FY2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 29 January 2005[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ▲ | |
Rinkū Tokoname | りんくう常滑 | 1.6 | ● | ● | ● | | | | | | | |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report) (in Japanese). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 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.