Rinkū Town Station (りんくうタウン駅, Rinkū-taun-eki) passenger railway station shared by Nankai Electric Railway and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) located 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. It has the Nankai station number "NK31",[1] and the JR West station number "JR-S46".

Rinkū Town Station りんくうタウン駅
Rinkū Town Station building in March 2007
General information
Location	1, Rinkū Ōrai-kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka-fu Osaka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°24′37.64″N 135°17′59.61″E
Operated by	JR West Nankai Electric Railway
Line(s)	S  Kansai Airport Line Nankai Airport Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	NK31 (Nankai); JR-S46 (JR West)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 15, 1994[1]
Passengers
2019	6,263 daily (Nankai) 3,574 daily (JR West)
Location
Rinkū Town Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Rinkū Town Station Rinkū Town Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Rinkū Town Station is served by the Nankai Airport Line and is 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Namba. It is also served by the Kansai Airport Line and is 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Tennōji.

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

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on June 15, 1994.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 3574 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), while the Nankai portion of the station was used by an average of 6,263 passengers daily during the same period..[2]

Surrounding area

• Rinku Gate Tower Building
• Rinku Premium Outlet shopping mall
• Rinku Pleasure Town Seacle, commercial facility
• Marble Beach

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Rinku-town Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Nankai Electric Railway station information (in Japanese)