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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:JRW_281_Haruka_201200913.jpg) A JR West 281 series EMU on a Haruka service | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Airport rail link (Limited express) |
| Locale | Tokaido Main Line, Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Kansai Airport Line |
| First service | 4 September 1994 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Route | |
| Termini | Yasu Kansai Airport |
| Service frequency | 30 return workings daily |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard + Green |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 271 series, 281 series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph)[1] |
The Haruka (はるか, Haruka) is a limited express passenger train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) mainly between Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Dubbed as the Kansai Airport Limited Express (関空特急) by JR West, it is the fastest train service connecting the airport with downtown Osaka and Kyoto, and also travels to and from Yasu via Kyoto during peak hours. A change of trains was required at either Tennoji or Shin-Ōsaka in order to access Ōsaka Station,[2] before the Umekita underground platforms and tracks for the service at the station were opened in 2023 with a revised timetable.
- ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^ "TrainReview". trainreview.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.