List of airport rail link systems
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This is a list of airport rail link systems which connect airports with cities in various countries.
High-speed rail and inter-city rail[edit]
Asia[edit]
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Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
Regional rail and commuter rail[edit]
Africa[edit]
Asia[edit]
Europe[edit]
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North America[edit]
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Oceania[edit]
South America[edit]
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| Country | City | Airport | Rail link | Station name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
Buenos Aires | El Palomar Airport | San Martín Line | El Palomar station |
 Brazil
|
São Paulo | São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport | CPTM Line 13 | Aeroporto–Guarulhos (CPTM) |
Rapid transit[edit]
Africa[edit]
| Country | City | Airport | Rail link | Station name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria
|
Abuja | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport | Abuja Light Rail | Airport |
Asia[edit]
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Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
Oceania[edit]
| Country | City | Airport | Rail link | Station name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
Sydney | Western Sydney Airport | Western Sydney Airport line | under construction |
 New Zealand
|
Auckland | Auckland Airport | Auckland Airport Line | proposed |
South America[edit]
| Country | City | Airport | Rail link | Station name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
Rio de Janeiro | Santos Dumont Airport | Rio de Janeiro Light Rail | Santos Dumont |
| Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport | RioGaleão Light Rail | under construction | ||
| Porto Alegre | Salgado Filho Airport | Porto Alegre Metro | ||
| Recife | Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport | Recife Metro | Aeroporto |
Rail to people mover[edit]
This list contains connections by people mover from a railway station.
Asia[edit]
- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta Airport Skytrain from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport railway station.
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Europe[edit]
- Birmingham Airport via Air-Rail Link from Birmingham International railway station.
- Bologna Airport via Marconi Express from Bologna Centrale railway station.
- Düsseldorf Airport via SkyTrain from Dusseldorf Airport railway station.
- London Luton Airport via Luton DART from Luton Airport Parkway railway station.
- Paris Orly Airport via Orlyval from Antony railway station.
- Pisa Airport via Pisamover from Pisa Centrale railway station.
North America[edit]
- John F. Kennedy International Airport via AirTrain JFK from Jamaica railway station or Howard Beach–JFK Airport railway station.
- Miami International Airport via MIA Mover from Miami Intermodal Center railway station.
- Newark Liberty International Airport via AirTrain Newark from Newark Liberty International Airport railway station.
- Oakland International Airport via Oakland Airport Connector from Coliseum railway station.
- O'Hare International Airport via Airport Transit System from O'Hare Transfer railway station.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport via PHX Sky Train from 44th St/Washington railway station.
South America[edit]
- Porto Alegre Airport via Metro-Airport Connection from Aeroporto railway station.
Rail to shuttle bus[edit]
This list only contains connections by bus from a railway station strongly associated, by branding or by name, with the airport.
Asia[edit]
- Cheongju International Airport via shuttle bus from Cheongju Int'l Airport railway station.
- Daegu International Airport via shuttle bus from Ayanggyo (Daegu Int'l Airport) railway station.
- Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport via shuttle bus from Zhengding Airport railway station.
Europe[edit]
- Bristol Airport via shuttle bus from Bristol Temple Meads railway station.
- Cardiff Airport via shuttle bus from Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station.
- Glasgow Airport via shuttle bus from Paisley Gilmour Street railway station.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport via shuttle bus from Liverpool South Parkway railway station.
- Marseille Provence Airport via shuttle bus from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille Provence railway station.
- Paris Orly Airport, via shuttle bus from Pont de Rungis–Aéroport d'Orly.
- Torp Sandefjord Airport via shuttle bus from Torp (Sandefjord Lufthavn) railway station.
- Warsaw Modlin Airport via shuttle bus from Modlin railway station.
North America[edit]
- Albuquerque International Sunport via shuttle bus from Bernalillo County/International Sunport railway station.
- Baltimore/Washington International Airport via shuttle bus from BWI railway station.
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport via shuttle bus from Sonoma County Airport railway station.
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via shuttle bus from CentrePort/DFW Airport railway station.
- Dallas Love Field via shuttle bus from Inwood/Love Field railway station.
- General Mitchell International Airport via shuttle bus from Milwaukee Airport railway station.
- Logan International Airport via shuttle bus from Airport railway station.
- Los Angeles International Airport via shuttle bus from Aviation/LAX railway station.
- Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via shuttle bus from Dorval railway station.
- San Jose International Airport via shuttle bus from Metro/Airport railway station.
Oceania[edit]
- Auckland Airport via shuttle bus from Puhinui railway station.
South America[edit]
- Salvador Bahia Airport via shuttle bus from Aeroporto railway station.
- São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport via shuttle bus from Aeroporto-Guarulhos railway station.
Proposed or under construction[edit]
Africa[edit]
- Alexandria, Egypt[3]
- Algiers, Algeria - the Algiers Metro has plans for expansion to Houari Boumediene Airport.
- Cape Town, South Africa – a R3.5 billion rail link between Cape Town International Airport and Cape Town Station is planned to start construction in 2013.[citation needed]
- Lagos, Nigeria - Murtala Muhammed International Airport will be served by the Lagos Rail Mass Transit.
Asia[edit]
- Ankara's Esenboğa Airport via Ankara Metro M6 Line
- Astana's Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Astana Light Metro
- Ben Gurion International Airport via Line M3 of the planned Tel Aviv Metro
- Bursa's Yenişehir Airport via high speed train line
- Dubai Metro – Purple Line – express route between Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport
- Eilat Ramon Airport via the planned Beersheba–Eilat high speed railway
- İzmir's Adnan Menderes Airport via İzmir Metro M3 Line
- Johor Bahru's Senai International Airport via KTM Komuter Southern Sector.
- Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport via Kolkata Metro lines 4 and 6, replacing the previous Kolkata Suburban Railway link
- Konya's Konya Airport with the KonyaRay commuter rail line
- KTX (high-speed) service to Gimpo International Airport via Seohae Line
- Manila
- Clark International Airport via the North–South Commuter Railway
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport via the Metro Manila Subway and the LRT Line 6B extension
- New Manila International Airport via the MRT Line 7 northward extension[4]
- Tbilisi International Airport via Tbilisi Metro
- Tokyo's Haneda Airport via Haneda Airport Access Line and Kama-Kama Line
Europe[edit]
- Alicante Airport is to be connected by a spur of the commuter line between Alicante and Elche around 2025.
- Belgrade Airport is to be connected with city via airport express bus.[5] Airport is currently connected with public transport's line 72,[6] but it runs on every 30–40 minutes and ride is around 60 to 90 minutes long. There are also plans for constructing rail link.[7]
- Bristol Airport – in July 2016 a report was produced outlining proposals to improve access from the city to the airport, including a light or heavy rail link.[8]
- Bucharest Otopeni Airport to be linked via Bucharest Metro Line M6 to the Bucharest Metro network[9][10]
- Ciudad Real Airport has an agreement with Adif to build a station in the nearby Madrid-Sevilla high-speed and Ciudad Real-Badajoz rail lines providing a fast link to Ciudad Real, Puertollano, Madrid and Córdoba.
- Dublin Airport in Dublin, Ireland is one of the main destinations of the (in planning) Dublin Metro.
- EuroAirport (serving Basel and Mulhouse, France) is proposed to be linked to the railway network via de:Flughafenbahnhof EuroAirport as well as an extension of the Basel tram network already serving nearby Saint Louis (Haut Rhin).
- A new underground rail station is planned at Göteborg Landvetter Airport as part of the new Gothenburg-Borås rail link.[11]
- There are talks of reopening part of a rail line crossing the Hunsrück-mountains to connect Hahn airport to the rail network with construction starting by 2016.[12] This has been delayed.
- A number of additional transport proposals for London Heathrow Airport are being considered.
- Helsinki Airport via Lentorata
- Istanbul Airport via high speed train line
- New Herakleion Airport in Kastelli Pediadas (2025) with train from Herakleion, proposed by the bigger opposition[13] and the group of the citizens Railway in Crete[14]
- Luxembourg Airport via an extension of the existing tram system
- Prague Ruzyně Airport, proposed in 2008[15]
- Stockholm Skavsta Airport will gain a high-speed rail link as part of the East Link Project.[16]
- Stuttgart 21 is set to include a high-speed railway station for Stuttgart Airport. Likewise Stuttgart Stadtbahn is being extended to the airport.
- Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via a spur off the Durrës–Tiranë railway
North America[edit]
- Calgary International Airport – plans are being developed to extend the C-Train to the airport in the northeast of the city in the long term.[17]
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – DART's Silver Line. Initially planned to open in 2013, still in process. The service will run west to east, connecting Grapevine, Texas to Plano, Texas.
- Edmonton International Airport – an extension of the LRT is proposed to connect to downtown.
- Houston
- An extension of the METRORail Red Line is proposed to connect to George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- An extension of the METRORail Purple Line and METRORail Green Line is proposed to connect to William P. Hobby Airport.
- Las Vegas has an ongoing discussion about extending the monorail into McCarran International Airport. Also in the Vegas area, the planned Ivanpah Airport is sited on the right of way for the proposed maglev demonstration project.
- Los Angeles International Airport via LAX Automated People Mover from LAX/Metro Transit Center railway station (opening in 2025).
- Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport – the under construction Réseau express métropolitain will connect the airport to Downtown Montreal.[18]
- Newark Liberty International Airport is planned to be served by an extension of the PATH's Newark–World Trade Center line.[19]
- New York City
- LaGuardia Airport has been proposed to be reached by extensions of the New York City Subway's BMT Astoria Line (currently serving the N and W trains). The most recent plan, AirTrain LaGuardia, is in the planning stages and proposed to open in 2023.[20]
- John F. Kennedy International Airport is already served by AirTrain JFK, but the AirTrain is proposed for possible extension to Midtown Manhattan via existing rail lines.[21]
- Ottawa International Airport - O-Train line 4 (Trillium Line) currently under construction.
- Sacramento International Airport – future plans call for a light rail line that would connect to Sacramento Station.
- St. Louis, Missouri - An extension of the MetroLink system is under construction to connect to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.
- St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport – A light rail station is planned as part of a 16-station LRT system currently in the planning phase.
- Toronto Pearson International Airport – Toronto Subway's Line 5 Eglinton or Line 6 Finch West LRT lines are two potential links planned to be extended to the airport in the future. As of 2023, the Line 5 Eglinton West Extension is under construction and in the tunneling stages, and will open by 2030–2031. Metrolinx is also studying to divert the Kitchener line towards the proposed Regional Transit Centre and once fully completed, the transit centre will link the airport with the majority of the Greater Toronto Area by rail, provide a new terminal adjacent to the centre and relieve Union Station in Toronto.[22]
Oceania[edit]
- Gold Coast, Australia
- There have been numerous proposals to extend the Gold Coast railway line and/or the Gold Coast light rail to the Gold Coast Airport.[23]
- Melbourne, Australia
- Avalon Airport – In 2014, land reservation was set aside for a future branch line off the Geelong line near Lara Station to Avalon Airport, and funding for preliminary planning was provided for in the Victorian state budget.[24]
South America[edit]
- São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport via GRU Airport People Mover from Aeroporto–Guarulhos railway station (opening in 2024).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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