Central Japan International Airport Station

34°51′34″N 136°48′59″E / 34.8595°N 136.8165°E / 34.8595; 136.8165Operated by MeitetsuLine(s)■ Meitetsu Airport LineDistance4.2 k, from TokonamePlatforms3 (2 islands, with 1 platform retained for future use)Tracks3ConnectionsChūbu Centrair International AirportConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStation codeTA24WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 October 2004PassengersFY201624,485 daily

Location
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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.

Lines

Central 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

Central 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

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

←		Service		→
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

Central 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. On May 23, 2005, a second platform was completed. ^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 24,485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Chūbu Centrair International Airport

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Central Japan International Airport Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official web page (in Japanese)