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Airport Line
A Meitetsu 2000 series EMU on the Airport Line
Overview
Native name	空港線
Status	In service
Owner	Central Japan International Airport Line Co., Ltd.
Line number	TA
Locale	Tokoname, Aichi
Termini	Tokoname Central Japan International Airport
Stations	3
Service
Type	Commuter rail Airport rail link
System	Meitetsu
Operator(s)	Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Daily ridership	8,695[1] (FY2008)
History
Opened	29 January 2005; 21 years ago (2005-01-29)[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)
Route map Legend Tokoname Line 0.0 Tokoname (常滑) 1.6 Rinkū Tokoname (りんくう常滑) 4.2 Central Japan International Airport (中部国際空港)

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 [ja], 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

● 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
	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

• 1700 series
• 2000 series (Used on μ-Sky service)
• 2200 series

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

External links

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