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Kansai Airport Line

34°26′6.96″N 135°14′39.85″E / 34.4352667°N 135.2444028°E / 34.4352667; 135.2444028 The Kansai Airport Line (関西空港線, Kansai-Kūkō-sen) is a railway line between Hineno Station and Kansai Airport Station in Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and owned by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. between Rinkū Town and Kansai Airport. It opened on 15 June 1994.

The Kansai Airport Line is the JR West rail line connecting Kansai International Airport (KIX) with the broader JR rail network in the Kansai region. Trains running on this line provide both rapid commuter and limited-express airport access services, with through service to the Hanwa Line and Osaka Loop Line to serve major urban destinations.

The Kansai Airport Line opened on 15 June 1994. In accordance with Japan's Railway Business Act [ja], JR West is a Category-2 operator between Kansai Airport Station and Rinku Town Station.

Station numbering was introduced to the line in March 2018 with stations on the line being assigned JR-S45 through JR-S47.

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