Keisei Narita Airport Line should not be confused with Skyliner.
| Narita Airport Line (Narita Sky Access Line) | |
| Color: | ffa500 |
| Type: | Commuter rail |
| Locale: | Tokyo, Chiba prefectures |
| Stations: | 8 |
| Owner: | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Operator: | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Stock: | Keisei 3000 series, Keisei 3050 series, Keisei 3100 series, Keisei 3700 series, Keisei AE series, Keikyu 600 series, Keikyu N1000 series, Toei 5500 series |
| Linelength Km: | 51.4 |
| Electrification: | (overhead catenary) |
| Trainprotection: | C-ATS |
| Signalling: | Automatic closed block |
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Keisei-Takasago Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The entire route from Keisei Ueno Station, including the Keisei Main Line as far as Keisei-Takasago, is branded .
The Keisei Electric Railway operates over the entire line, while other companies operate over certain sections of it, such as Hokuso Railway. The new line is used by Skyliner limited express services operating at up to using Keisei AE series EMUs.
Trains utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains run at a maximum speed of, thus completing the run from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 in a minimum of 36 minutes, 15 minutes faster than the previous Skyliner route, which took 51 minutes. The reserved-seat Keisei Skyliner limited express fare for the route between Narita airport and either Nippori or Ueno stations is ¥2,580 and takes 36-41 min., but the Access Express commuter fast train costs ¥1,280 and takes about 63–69 min.[1] [2] Express trains also operate towards Haneda Airport from Narita Airport (in a long chain of through-service via Keisei-Takasago, Aoto, Oshiage, Sengakuji/Shinagawa, Keikyū-Kamata), connecting the two airports in 92–109 min. for a fare of ¥1,850.
There are also plans to build a spur from the Toei Asakusa Line to Tōkyō Station, opening a (potentially) faster route to the airport via the Keisei Oshiage Line.
| Station | Keisei-Takasago | Komuro | Inba-Nihon-Idai | (Tsuchiya) | Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 | Narita Airport Terminal 1 | |||||
| Operating carrier | Keisei Electric Railway (Category 2) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokusō Railway (Category 1) | Hokusō Railway (Category 2) | East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Category 2) | |||||||||
| Owner | Chiba New Town Railway (Category 3) | Narita Rapid Rail Access (Category 3) | Narita Airport Rapid Railway (Category 3) | ||||||||
| Tracks | Existing | New Section | Existing | ||||||||
Trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "｜".[4] Some Skyliner trains stop at stations marked "▲".[5]
| No. | Station | Japanese | Access Express | Skyliner | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↑ Through-running via the Keisei Main Line and Keisei Oshiage Line to/from ↑Keisei Ueno via the Keisei Main Line via the Toei Asakusa Line 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 | |||||||
| 京成高砂 | ● | ｜ | Katsushika, Tokyo | ||||
| 東松戸 | ● | ｜ | Matsudo | Chiba | |||
| 新鎌ヶ谷 | ● | ▲ | Kamagaya | ||||
| 千葉ニュータウン中央 | ● | ｜ | Hokusō Line | Inzai | |||
| 印旛日本医大 | ● | ｜ | Hokusō Line | ||||
| 成田湯川 | ● | ｜ | Narita | ||||
| 空港第2ビル | ● | ● | |||||
| 成田空港 | ● | ● | |||||
Service on this line commenced on July 17, 2010.[6] The line involved the refurbishment of of existing track on the Hokusō Line, as well as the construction of of new dual track to Narita Airport, partly using disused rights-of-way originally planned for the cancelled Narita Shinkansen project. The total cost, according to the Narita Rapid Rail Access website, was estimated to be ¥126 billion, or about US$1.3 billion.[7] From the timetable revision on February 26, 2022, Toei 5500 series trains began operating on the line on weekdays.[8]
In October 2022, Keisei announced that certain Skyliner trains would begin serving Shin-Kamagaya Station with the intent of improving access to Kashiwa and Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture.[9] The planned implementation date is scheduled for 26 November 2022.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.