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Overview - Kansai International Airport
Kansai International Airport [ja] (IATA: KIX; ICAO: RJBB) serves the city of Osaka and the greater Kansai Region.
Service to the city is provided through Kansai Airport (関西空港) Station, located on-site. Within the airport, there are also two internal services.
External Services
External services to Osaka and the Kansai Region are provided through S-Train service.
Kansai Airport (関西空港) Station
Kansai Airport (関西空港) Station [ja] is located on-site at Terminal 1. It was opened on June 15, 1994.
Kansai Airport (関西空港) Station is on the JR West [ja] Kansai Airport Line [ja] and Nankai Electric Railway [ja] Nankai Airport Line [ja]. The following services serve this station:
- S-Train - JR West Kansai Airport Line - Service to Tennōji (天王寺) and Kyōto (京都) via Ōsaka (大阪). As of September 2026, 6 trains operate per hour towards Ōsaka on weekdays off peak
- S-Train - Nankai Airport Line - Service to Namba (難波). As of September 2026, 6 trains operate per hour towards Namba on weekdays off peak
Connector Services
Kansai International Airport has no connector service.
Internal Services
The Wing Shuttle runs along the two wings of Terminal 1.
Wing Shuttle (ウイングシャトル)
The Wing Shuttle [ja] consists of two 545 m AGT People Mover services that connect Terminal 1's Shuttle stations with the Midway and Terminal stations down each wing. It is operated in two services - one for each wing. The Wing Shuttle began service in September 1994.
The service uses AGT rolling stock in three car consists with two doors on each side per car. The system is fully elevated and entirely grade separated.
Line colors from airport logo on Wikipedia as of September 19, 2026
References & Helpful Links
Airport Website (English) | Airport Website (Japanese)
JR West Website (English) | JR West Website (Japanese)
Nankai Website (English) | Nankai Website (Japanese)
External Citations