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The first rapid transit station to connect with an airport was Berlin's [[Berlin U-Bahn|U-Bahn]] [[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 was removed in 1937 and the preceding [[Platz der Luftbrücke (Berlin U-Bahn)|Platz der Luftbrücke]] station was instead granted the 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 which opened in 1952 (rebuilt in 2004), and Cleveland's [[RTA Rapid Transit]] [[Red Line (Cleveland)|Red Line]] [[Airport station (GCRTA)|Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]] station which opened in 1968 (rebuilt in 1994). Boston's link requires a short shuttle bus transfer from the station to the airport terminal, whilst Cleveland's link is considered the first direct service in the Western Hemisphere.
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===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 [[RERNarita BExpress]] between [[AéroportNarita CharlesInternational de Gaulle 2 TGVAirport]] and [[ParisTokyo]], the [[KeiseiUnion Narita Airport Line]] and the [[NaritaPearson Express]] between [[NaritaToronto Pearson International Airport]] and Tokyo, the [[Union Pearson Express]] to [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]], 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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