At the airport station, passengers must take additional transport.

The link was planned to open in 2011 and would have included an underground airport station located beneath the terminal building.

The 100,000-square-foot airport station is at the departure level of the International Terminal.

The culvert connecting to the airport station was also originally designed for Shinkansen use.

An airport station was recommended by local authorities during the consultation stage.

On the previous day free familiarisation trips operated to the airport station.

Critics of the proposed change also suggested that an internationally-oriented place like the airport station should use an English name.

No fare is required to ride between the two airport stations.

Two options were examined for connections from the airport station to the new line.

A second link would have joined the Fife lines to this route prior to reaching the airport station.