Central Japan International Airport Station (中部国際空港駅, Chūbukokusaikūkō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, owned by Central Japan International Airport Line Company, Ltd. and leased to the private railway operator Meitetsu. The station serves Chūbu Centrair International Airport and the station concourse is connected to Terminal 1 by a short walkway and to the Flight of Dreams and Terminal 2 by a passage through the P1 parking lot building.
 Central Japan International Airport Station 中部国際空港（セントレア）駅 | |||||
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 Exterior of the station in March 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Centrair, Tokoname-shi, Aichi-ken[1] Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′34″N 136°48′59″E / 34.8595°N 136.8165°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Airport Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.2 k, from Tokoname | ||||
| Platforms | 3 (2 islands, with 1 platform retained for future use) | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Connections | Chūbu Centrair International Airport | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | TA24 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 16 October 2004 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 24,485 daily | ||||
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Lines
editCentral Japan International Airport Station is served by the Meitetsu Airport Line, and is located 4.2 kilometres (2.6 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tokoname and 33.5 kilometres (20.8 mi) from Jingū-mae.
Station layout
editCentral Japan International Airport Station has two elevated bay platforms serving three tracks, one is for μSky limited express trains and the other two are for commuter trains, with the station building underneath. The station has automated ticket machines and Manaca automated turnstiles, and it is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ μSky limited express trains | for Nagoya, Gifu, and Shin Unuma |
| 2, 3 | ■ Airport Line | for Ōtagawa, Kanayama, Nagoya, Ichinomiya, Gifu, Inuyama, and Shin Kani |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Meitetsu Airport Line | ||||
| Tokoname (trains departing for Nagoya before 9 a.m.) Jingu-mae (others) |
μSky Limited Express | Terminus | ||
| Tokoname | Limited Express | Terminus | ||
| Tokoname | Rapid Express | Terminus | ||
| Rinkū Tokoname | Express | Terminus | ||
| Rinkū Tokoname | Semi-Express | Terminus | ||
| Rinkū Tokoname | Local | Terminus | ||
Station history
editCentral Japan International Airport Station began operations on October 16, 2004, but initially only for workers at the airport site. It was opened officially to the general public on January 29, 2005, in advance of the opening of the airport in February. [2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 24,485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 中部国際空港 [Central Japan International Airport] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "空港線開業 15 周年を記念し、特別企画を実施します" (PDF). MEITETSU NEWS RELEASE. 2020-01-23.
- ^ "ja:とこなめの統計 - 常滑市 10 運輸・通信" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Tokoname City. 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
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Media related to Central Japan International Airport Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)
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