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|[[Brussels Airport-Zaventem railway station|Brussels Airport-Zaventem]]||Belgium||1958||Serves [[Brussels Airport]]

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|[[Frankfurt Airport regional station|Frankfurt (am Main) AirportFlughafen Regionalbahnhof]]||Germany||1972||Serves [[Frankfurt Airport]]

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The first rapid transit station to connect with an airport was theBerlin's [[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]]'s [[U6 (Berlin U-Bahn)|U6]] [[Paradestraße (Berlin U-Bahn)|Paradestraße]] station which opened in 1927 as ''Flughafen'' (Airport{{lit|airport}}) and was built to provide direct access to [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport]]. However, the connection between Paradestraße and Tempelhof Airport was removed in 1937 and the preceding station [[Platz der Luftbrücke (Berlin U-Bahn)|Platz der Luftbrücke]] station was instead granted thatthe connection and remained so until Berlin Tempelhof Airport's closure in 2008.

Other early examples of rapid transit stations connecting with airports include Boston's [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Blue Line (MBTA)|Blue Line]] [[Airport (MBTA station)|Airport station]] at [[Logan International Airport]]station which opened in 1952 and (rebuilt in 2004), and Cleveland's [[RTA Rapid Transit]] [[Red Line (Cleveland)|Red Line]]'s [[Airport station (GCRTA)|Cleveland Hopkins International Airport station]] station which opened in 1968 and (rebuilt in 1994). Boston's link requires a short shuttle bus transfer from the railway station to the airport terminal, whilst Cleveland's link is considered the first direct service in the Western Hemisphere.

==Connection types==

===High-speed rail and inter-city rail===

A high-speed or inter-city service provides direct travel between an airport and its surrounding cities. This solution usually requires the building of new track, whether it is a newly built [[Main line (railway)|main line]] or a [[Branch line|branch (spur) line]] from an existing main line. These services often have premium fares, lower frequencies (e.g. every 30 minutes) and luxury features (e.g. luggage racks, power outlets, [[Wi-Fi]], bathrooms).

Integration with [[High-speed rail|high-speed]] and [[Intercity rail|inter-city]] services has produced alliances where airlines sell [[air ticket]]stickets that include the connecting rail service. Parts of Europe have seen integration of [[high-speed rail]] stations into airports, with domestic and international [[TGV]] services from [[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2Airport|Paris TGV]]Charles inde [[ParisGaulle Airport]] and [[InterCityExpress|ICE]] services from [[Frankfurt Airport long-distance station]]. Because of this, many airport railwaysome stations have received [[List of IATA-indexed railway stations|IATA codes]].

===Regional rail and commuter rail===

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{{See also|People mover}}

[[File:JFK AirTrain 03.JPG|thumb|[[AirTrain JFK]], New York City]]

A hybrid solution adopted in some cities is a direct link to an airport railway station connected to a [[people mover]]. The passenger transfers from the railway station to the people mover which then completes the journey to the airport terminal. While this option is commonly chosen to reduce construction costs, it is only feasible when a rail line is near the airport. Some airports, such as [[San Francisco International Airport]], are directly served by an airport rail link to some terminals but not others. In such cases, passengers using terminals that lack a direct connection must use thea people mover to access their terminal. People movers typically also serve parking lots, airport hotels and off-site [[car rental]] facilities. People movers are seen to have a higher perceived quality compared to a shuttle bus.

===Rail to shuttle bus===

{{See also|Airport bus}}

Another hybrid solution is a direct link to an airport railway station connected to a shuttle bus. The passenger transfers from the railway station to the shuttle bus which then completes the journey to the airport terminal. A shuttle bus doesrequires not requireno specialised infrastructure to be built, and is often the preferred choice at smaller or low-cost airports. Shuttle buses may involve a wait for a transfer to the next stage of the journey and often suffer from a lower perceived quality and market share compared to direct connections.

==Current examples==

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===High-speed rail and inter-city rail===

[[File:RER-B at Charles de Gaulle.jpg|thumb|[[RER B]], Paris]]

Examples include [[Schiphol Airport railway station|Schipol Airport]] railway station to other Dutch cities, [[Zürich Airport railway station|ZurichZürich AirportFlughafen]] railway station to other Swiss cities, and [[Daxing Jichang (Daxing Airport) station|Daxing Airport]] railway station to other Chinese cities.

===Regional rail and commuter rail===

Examples include the [[RER B]] between [[Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV]] and [[Paris]], the [[Keisei Narita Airport Line]] and the [[Narita Express]] between [[Narita International Airport]] and Tokyo, the [[Soekarno–Hatta Airport Rail Link]] to [[Soekarno–Hatta International AirportTokyo]], the [[Union Pearson Express]] tobetween [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] and [[Toronto]], and the [[Leonardo Express]] tobetween [[Rome Fiumicino Airport]],|Leonardo andda theVinci–Rome [[MalpensaFiumicino ExpressAirport]] toand [[Milan Malpensa AirportRome]].

===Rapid transit===

Examples include the [[MilanEast–West MetroMRT Line 4line|LineEast–West 4Line]] between [[LinateChangi Airport MRT station|Changi Airport]] station and [[Milan]]Singapore, the [[East–WestSilver MRTLine line(Washington Metro)|East-WestSilver Line]] between [[ChangiDulles International Airport station|Washington Dulles International Airport]] station and SingaporeWashington, D.C., and the [[SilverOrange Line (Washington MetroDART)|SilverOrange Line]] between [[DullesDFW InternationalAirport Terminal A station|DFW Airport Terminal A]] station and Washington, D.C.Dallas.

===Rail to people mover===

[[File:Düsseldorf - International (Rhein-Ruhr - Lohausen) (DUS - EDDL) AN0361464.jpg|thumb|[[H-Bahn|SkyTrain]], Dusseldorf]]

Examples include [[Soekarno-HattaSoekarno–Hatta International Airport]] via [[Soekarno–Hatta Airport Skytrain]] to/from [[SHIA railway station|Bandara Soekarno-Hatta International Airport]] railway station, [[London Luton Airport]] via [[Luton DART]] to/from [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway]] railway station, and [[Orly Airport|Paris Orly Airport]] via [[Orlyval]] to/from [[Antony station|Antony]] railway station.

===Rail to shuttle bus===

Examples include [[Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport]] via shuttle bus to/from [[Zhengding Airport railway station|Zhengding Airport]] railway station, [[Salvador Bahia Airport]] via shuttle bus to/from [[Salvador Metro|Aeroporto]] railway station, and [[AucklandMilwaukee Mitchell International Airport]] via AirportLink shuttle bus to/from [[PuhinuiMilwaukee railwayAirport stationRailroad Station|PuhinuiMilwaukee Airport]] railway station.

==See also==

*[[Air-rail alliance]]

*[[Intermodal passenger transport]]

*[[List of IATA-indexed trainrailway stations]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://www.heathrowexpress.com/ Heathrow Express]

* [http://www.airrailnews.com Articles about airport rail links on airrail NEWS]

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