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Wing Shuttle
Overview
Locale
Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan
Transit type
Automated guideway transit
Number of lines
2
Number of stations
6
Operation
Began operation
4 September 1994
Operator(s)
Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd.
Technical
Electrification
600 V 60 Hz 3-phase AC third rail
Top speed
35 km/h (22 mph)
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After the Narita Airport Terminal 2 Shuttle System was decommissioned in 2013, this is the only airport people mover in Japan.
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