Keisei Main Line Explained

Keisei Main Line
Native Name:京成本線
Native Name Lang:ja
Color:005aaa
Type:Commuter rail
System:Keisei Electric Railway
Locale:Tokyo, Chiba prefectures
Stations:42
Daily Ridership:500,121 (FY2010)[1]
Operator:Keisei Electric Railway
Depot:Sogosando
Maxincline:4.0%
Trainprotection:C-ATS
Electrification: (overhead catenary)
Map State:collapsed

The is a railway line of Japanese private railway company Keisei Electric Railway connecting Tokyo and Narita, Japan. It is the main line of Keisei's railway network.Built as an interurban between Tokyo and Narita in the early 20th century, the line has been serving as a main access route to Narita International Airport since 1978. It also serves major cities along the line such as Funabashi, Narashino, and Sakura.

In 2010, the Narita Sky Access opened as a bypass of the line, reducing the role of the main line in the airport access.

Service patterns

The airport access train connecting and runs on the Main Line between Keisei Ueno and . Between Keisei Takasago and Narita Airport Terminal 1, it runs on the Narita Sky Access Line. Runs the entire length of the route in 44 minutes (36 minutes from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3).

From Keisei Ueno to . Trains call at Nippori, Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, and Keisei Narita.

Runs only in the morning from Narita Airport Terminal 1 and Keisei Narita to Keisei Ueno.

Runs only in the evening from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita and Narita Airport Terminal 1.

Non-charged. Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1. Runs during morning and evening times only. Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Hokusō, Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda.

Non-charged. Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1, via the Narita Sky Access Line between Keisei Takasago and Narita Airport Terminal 1.

Non-charged. Runs only from the late morning to the early evening. Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Hokusō, Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda.

Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda. Runs only in the morning and evenings.

Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda.

Sometimes called .

Stations

Legend
Notes
No.NameJapaneseDistance
(km)
RCLALM/ESTransfersLocation
京成上野- -->|style="text-align: right"|0.0|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"|●|style="white-space:nowrap;"||Taitō|rowspan="14"|Tokyo|-|||日暮里|style="text-align: right"|2.1|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"|●||rowspan="3"|Arakawa|-|||新三河島|style="text-align: right"|3.4|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|||||-|||町屋|style="text-align: right"|4.3|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|||style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"||||-|||千住大橋|style="text-align: right"|5.9|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|||style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"||||rowspan="2"|Adachi|-|||京成関屋|style="text-align: right"|7.3|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|||style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"||| Tobu Skytree Line (Ushida Station: TS08)|-|||堀切菖蒲園|style="text-align: right"|8.8|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|||style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"||||rowspan="4"|Katsushika|-|||お花茶屋|style="text-align: right"|9.9|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|||style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"||||-!colspan="4"|Through Services via the Keisei Oshiage Line|colspan="8"|To/from via the Toei Asakusa Line
To/from via the Toei Asakusa Line and Keikyū Main Line, and via the Keikyū Kurihama Line
To/from Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 and Terminal 3 via the Toei Asakusa Line, Keikyū Main Line and Keikyū Airport Line|-|||青砥|style="text-align: right"|11.5|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"|▲| Keisei Oshiage Line|-|||京成高砂|style="text-align: right"|12.7|style="background:Pink; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:SkyBlue; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Red; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Orange; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:Green; text-align:center;"|●|style="background:#5362a8; text-align:center;"|│|style="background:#092d67; text-align:center; color:White;"||
Through ServicesTo/from via the Narita Sky Access Line
To/from via the Hokusō Line
京成小岩1.8 -->14.5Narita Sky Access LineNarita Sky Access LineEdogawa
江戸川1.2 -->15.7
国府台0.7 -->16.4IchikawaChiba Prefecture
市川真間0.9 -->17.3
菅野0.9 -->18.2
京成八幡0.9 -->19.1 Toei Shinjuku Line (Motoyawata Station: S-21) Chūō-Sōbu Line (Motoyawata: JB28)
鬼越1.0 -->20.1
京成中山0.7 -->20.8Funabashi
東中山0.8 -->21.6
京成西船0.6 -->22.2
海神1.4 -->23.6
京成船橋1.5 -->25.1
大神宮下1.3 -->26.4
船橋競馬場0.8 -->27.2
谷津1.0 -->28.2Narashino
京成津田沼2.4 -->29.7
京成大久保2.4 -->32.1
実籾1.9 -->34.0
八千代台2.6 -->36.6Yachiyo
京成大和田2.1 -->38.7
勝田台1.6 -->40.3 Tōyō Rapid Railway Line (Tōyō-Katsutadai Station: TR09)
志津1.8 -->42.1Sakura
ユーカリが丘<-- 1.1 -->43.2Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line
京成臼井2.5 -->45.7
京成佐倉4.4 -->51.0
大佐倉2.0 -->53.0
京成酒々井2.0 -->55.0Shisui
宗吾参道2.0 -->57.0
公津の杜1.6 -->58.6Narita
京成成田2.6 -->61.2
空港第2ビル7.1 -->68.3[3]
成田空港1.0 -->69.3

History

All sections opened as electrified dual track unless noted otherwise. The initial section opened between Takasago and Edogawa as gauge in 1912, and the line was progressively extended in both directions, reaching Narita in 1930 and Ueno in 1933.

In 1959, the line was regauged to . In 1978, it was extended to Narita Airport (now Higashi-Narita). The single track extension to Terminal 1 was opened in 1992.

Former connecting lines

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.train-media.net/report/1110/keisei.pdf Keisei station ridership in 2010
  2. Web site: スカイライナーの一部列車が青砥駅に停車します!. Some Skyliner trains stop at Aoto Station. Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.. Japan. en. 13 April 2020.
  3. Uses Narita Sky Access Line platforms