Keikyu Airport Line
| Keikyu Airport Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | 京急空港線 |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Locale | Tokyo |
| Termini |
Keikyū Kamata Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal |
| Stations | 7 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Owner | Keikyu |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
The Keikyu Airport Line (京急空港線 Keikyū Kūkō-sen?) is a 6.5 km commuter line operated in Japan by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects Keikyu Kamata with Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal (at Tokyo International Airport) in Tokyo, and has Airport Express (エアポート急行), Limited Express (特急, 快特) and Airport Limited Express (エアポート快特) services, virtually all of which continue along the Keikyū Main Line either north to Shinagawa Station in central Tokyo with some trains continuing onto the Toei Asakusa Line, or south to Yokohama Station and onward towards Shinzushi Station.
Keikyu operates the following different types of service, including all-stations "Local" trains.
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On 28 June 1902, the Keihin Railway opened the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge Anamori Line from Kamata to Anamori Station (穴守駅?) (close to the present-day Tenkūbashi Station), electrified at 600 V DC. In 1904, the line was regauged to 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) in conjunction with the regauging of the Keikyu Main Line. The entire line was double-tracked in 1910, and in 1935, it was returned to 1,435 mm gauge.
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