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{{short description|Airport rail link serving Osaka, Japan}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{italictitle}} {{Infobox rail service | box_width = | name = ''Rapi:t'' | logo = | logo_width = | image = Nankai 50000 series 50002F.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = A Nankai 50000 series ''Rapi:t'' train in October 2017 | type = [[Airport rail link]]<br />(Limited express) | status = Operating | locale = [[Osaka Prefecture]], Japan | first = 4 September 1994 | last = | operator = Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | ridership = | start = Namba | stops = 4 (α services for Airport)<br />6 (β services) | end = Kansai Airport | distance = | journeytime = | frequency = | trainnumber = | line_used = Nankai Main Line, Airport Line | class = | access = | seating = | otherfacilities = | stock = [[Nankai 50000 series|50000 series EMUs]] | gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} | el = 1,500 V DC, overhead line | speed = {{Convert|120|km/h|round=5|abbr=on}} | routenumber = }} [[image:Nankai 50000 series 201405040809 Neo Xeon.jpg|thumb|A ''Rapi:t'' train repainted in a red ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn|Gundam Neo Zeon]]'' livery to mark the 20th anniversary]] {{nihongo|'''''Rapi:t'''''|ラピート|rapiito|extra= stylized as '''''rapiːt'''''}} is a limited express train service between [[Kansai International Airport]] and [[Namba Station]] in [[Osaka, Osaka|Osaka]], [[Japan]]. It is operated by [[Nankai Electric Railway]], and the train service uses the [[Nankai Main Line]] and the [[Nankai Airport Line|Airport Line]]. The futuristic and [[Retro style|retro-style]] six-car ''Rapi:t'' train sets, officially designated as the [[Nankai 50000 series]], were designed by architect [[Wakabayashi Hiroyuki]] and won the Blue Ribbon Prize in 1995, one year after entering service.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}.
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