The Keisei Main Line (京成本線, Keisei Honsen) 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.
Keisei Main Line
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A Keisei 3000 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in March 2021
The airport access train connecting Keisei Ueno and Narita Airport Terminal 1 runs on the Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei Takasago. 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).
Runs only in the evening from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita and Narita Airport Terminal 1.
L = Limited Express (快速特急, Kaisoku Tokkyū)
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.
A = Access Express (アクセス特急, Akusesu Tokkyū)
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.
L = Limited Express (特急, Tokkyū)
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.
C = Commuter Express (通勤特急, Tsūkin Tokkyū)
Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda. Runs only in the morning and evenings.
R = Rapid (快速, Kaisoku)
Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda.
Local (普通, Futsū)
Sometimes called Kakueki-Teisha (各駅停車).
Stations
Legend
● : All trains stop
│ : All trains pass
◇ : Some limited express trains stop when horse racing is held in Nakayama Racecourse.
All sections opened as electrified dual track unless noted otherwise. The initial section opened between Takasago and Edogawa as 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) 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 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). 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
Funabashi-Keibajō Station: A 1 km 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge line electrified at 600 V DC opened to the Yatsu amusement park in 1927, with the voltage being raised to 1,200 V DC the following year. The line closed in 1934.[citation needed]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
"Guide on stops" (PDF). Keisei Electric Railway. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
^Keisei station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Keisei) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
^"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] (PDF). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
January 17, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Keisei Main Line news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Keisei Main Line 京成本線 Keisei Honsen 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 Keisei Main LineKSA Keisei 3000 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in March 2021OverviewNative name京成本線LocaleTokyo Chiba prefecturesTerminiKeisei UenoNarita Airport Terminal 1Stations42ServiceTypeCommuter railSystemKeisei Electric RailwayOperator s Keisei Electric RailwayDepot s SogosandoDaily ridership500 121 FY2010 1 HistoryOpened3 November 1912 110 years ago 1912 11 03 TechnicalLine length69 3 km 43 1 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeMinimum radius120 m 390 ft Electrification1 500 V DC overhead catenary Operating speed110 km h 68 mph Train protection systemC ATSMaximum incline4 0 Route mapLegend0 0 Keisei Ueno For connections see belowUenoHakubutsukan Dōbutsuen abandoned in 2004UguisudaniKan eiji saka abandoned in 19532 1 NipporiJJ Jōban Line JR East linesNippori Toneri LinerDōkan yama dōri abandoned in 1947C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda LineJōban Line freight line3 4 Shim MikawashimaMikawashima4 3 MachiyaMachiya ekimaeTokyo Sakura TramSumida RiverNishi Senju abandoned in 19475 9 SenjuōhashiC Tokyo Metro Chiyoda LineJJ Jōban LineTsukuba ExpressH Tokyo Metro Hibiya LineKita Senju7 3 Keisei Sekiya UshidaTS Tōbu Skytree LineArakawa RiverAyase River8 8 Horikirishōbuen9 9 OhanajayaOshiage for through operations see belowKS Keisei Oshiage Line11 5 AotoNakagawa RiverShinkane freight line12 7 Keisei TakasagoKS Keisei Kanamachi LineTakasago depotHS Hokusō LineInba Nihon Idai14 5 Keisei Koiwa15 7 EdogawaEdogawa River16 4 KōnodaiJB JO Sōbu Main Line17 3 Ichikawamama Ichikawa18 2 SuganoS Toei Shinjuku Line19 1 Keisei Yawata MotoyawataYawata abandoned in 194220 1 Onigoe20 8 Keisei Nakayama Shimōsa Nakayama21 6 Higashi NakayamaT Tokyo Metro Tozai Line22 2 Keisei Nishifuna Nishi FunabashiJM Musashino Line23 6 KaijinTR Tōyō Rapid Railway LineSōbu Railway Kaijin LineTD Tobu Urban Park Line25 1 Keisei Funabashi Funabashi26 4 Daijingushita27 2 FunabashikeibajōYatsu Branch LineYatsu Yuenchi abandoned in 193428 2 YatsuSL Shin Keisei LineTsudanuma Shin Tsudanuma29 7 Keisei TsudanumaTsudanuma depotKS Chiba LineJB JO Sōbu Main LineChiba ChuōKS Keisei Chihara LineChiharadai32 1 Keisei Ōkubo34 0 Mimomi36 6 Yachiyodai38 7 Keisei ŌwadaInba Drainage Canal New River TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line40 3 Katsutadai Tōyō Katsutadai42 1 ShizuYamaman Yukarigaoka Line43 2 Yukarigaoka45 7 Keisei UsuiKashimagawa junction51 0 Keisei Sakura53 0 Ōsakura55 0 Keisei ShisuiSōgo depot57 0 Sōgosandō58 6 KōzunomoriSeisō Electric TramwayNarita LineHonshamaeNarita Hanasakichō abandoned in 193061 2 Keisei Narita NaritaFudōsonJR E Narita LineHigashi Kantō ExpresswayNarita Railway Tako LineNarita LineNarita Rapid RailwayHigashi Kantō ExpresswayKomaino S B KS Keisei Higashi Narita LineNarita Airport68 3 Narita Airport Terminal 2 3Higashi NaritaNarita Airport69 3 Narita Airport Terminal 1SR Shibayama Railway LineShibayama ChiyodaBeyond OshiageMisakiguchi KK Keikyu Kurihama LineUraga KK Keikyu Main LineHaneda Airport KK Keikyu Airport LineNishi magome A Toei Asakusa LineShinagawaKK Keikyu Main LineSengakujiOshiage A Toei Asakusa LineConnections at Keisei UenoKeisei UenoJY Yamanote JK Keihin Tōhoku linesUeno Tokyo Line JU Tōhoku Main Utsunomiya Takasaki linesUeno Tokyo Line JJ Jōban Line Rapid Tohoku Joetsu Nagano Shinkansen ShinkansensG Tokyo Metro Ginza LineH Tokyo Metro Hibiya LineIn 2010 the Narita Sky Access opened as a bypass of the line reducing the role of the main line in the airport access Contents 1 Service patterns 2 Stations 3 History 3 1 Former connecting lines 4 See also 5 ReferencesService patterns Edit S SkylinerThe airport access train connecting Keisei Ueno and Narita Airport Terminal 1 runs on the Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei Takasago 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 Cityliner unscheduled From Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita Trains call at Nippori Aoto Keisei Funabashi and Keisei Narita M MorninglinerRuns only in the morning from Narita Airport Terminal 1 and Keisei Narita to Keisei Ueno E EveninglinerRuns only in the evening from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita and Narita Airport Terminal 1 L Limited Express 快速特急 Kaisoku Tokkyu 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 A Access Express アクセス特急 Akusesu Tokkyu 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 L Limited Express 特急 Tokkyu 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 C Commuter Express 通勤特急 Tsukin Tokkyu Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda Runs only in the morning and evenings R Rapid 快速 Kaisoku Runs from Keisei Ueno or Oshiage Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1 or Shibayama Chiyoda Local 普通 Futsu Sometimes called Kakueki Teisha 各駅停車 Stations EditLegend All trains stop All trains pass Some limited express trains stop when horse racing is held in Nakayama Racecourse Some Skyliner trains stop 2 NotesLocal trains stop at every station No Name Japanese Distance km R C L A L M E S Transfers LocationKS 01 Keisei Ueno 京成上野 0 0 Tohoku Shinkansen Ueno Station Yamagata Shinkansen Ueno Station Akita Shinkansen Ueno Station Hokkaido Shinkansen Ueno Station Joetsu Shinkansen Ueno Station Hokuriku Shinkansen Ueno Station JY Yamanote Line Ueno Station JY05 UEN JK Keihin Tōhoku Line Ueno Station JK30 UEN JU Utsunomiya Line Ueno Station JU02 UEN JU Takasaki Line Ueno Station JU02 UEN JJ Jōban Line Rapid Ueno Station JJ01 UEN G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Ueno Station G 16 H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Ueno Station H 18 Taitō TokyoKS 02 Nippori 日暮里 2 1 JY Yamanote Line JY07 NPR JK Keihin Tōhoku Line JK32 NPR JJ Jōban Line Rapid JJ02 NPR NT Nippori Toneri Liner NT01 ArakawaKS 03 Shim Mikawashima 新三河島 3 4 KS 04 Machiya 町屋 4 3 C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line C 17 Tokyo Sakura Tram Machiya ekimae Station SA06 KS 05 Senjuōhashi 千住大橋 5 9 AdachiKS 06 Keisei Sekiya 京成関屋 7 3 TS Tobu Skytree Line Ushida Station TS08 KS 07 Horikirishōbuen 堀切菖蒲園 8 8 KatsushikaKS 08 Ohanajaya お花茶屋 9 9 KS 09 Aoto 青砥 11 5 KS Keisei Oshiage LineKS 10 Keisei Takasago 京成高砂 12 7 KS Narita Sky Access Line KS Keisei Kanamachi Line HS Hokusō LineKS 11 Keisei Koiwa 京成小岩 14 5 Narita Sky Access Line Narita Sky Access Line EdogawaKS 12 Edogawa 江戸川 15 7 KS 13 Kōnodai 国府台 16 4 Ichikawa Chiba PrefectureKS 14 Ichikawamama 市川真間 17 3 KS 15 Sugano 菅野 18 2 KS 16 Keisei Yawata 京成八幡 19 1 S Toei Shinjuku Line Motoyawata Station S 21 JB Chuō Sōbu Line Motoyawata JB28 KS 17 Onigoe 鬼越 20 1 KS 18 Keisei Nakayama 京成中山 20 8 FunabashiKS 19 Higashi Nakayama 東中山 21 6 KS 20 Keisei Nishifuna 京成西船 22 2 KS 21 Kaijin 海神 23 6 KS 22 Keisei Funabashi 京成船橋 25 1 JO Sōbu Line Rapid Funabashi Station JO25 JB Chuō Sōbu Line Funabashi Station JB31 TD Tobu Urban Park Line Funabashi Station TD35 KS 23 Daijingushita 大神宮下 26 4 KS 24 Funabashikeibajō 船橋競馬場 27 2 KS 25 Yatsu 谷津 28 2 NarashinoKS 26 Keisei Tsudanuma 京成津田沼 32 1 KS Keisei Chiba Line SL Shin Keisei Line SL24 KS 27 Keisei Ōkubo 京成大久保 32 1 KS 28 Mimomi 実籾 34 0 KS 29 Yachiyodai 八千代台 36 6 YachiyoKS 30 Keisei Ōwada 京成大和田 38 7 KS 31 Katsutadai 勝田台 40 3 TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line Tōyō Katsutadai Station TR09 KS 32 Shizu 志津 42 1 SakuraKS 33 Yukarigaoka ユーカリが丘 43 2 Yamaman Yukarigaoka LineKS 34 Keisei Usui 京成臼井 45 7 KS 35 Keisei Sakura 京成佐倉 51 0 KS 36 Ōsakura 大佐倉 53 0 KS 37 Keisei Shisui 京成酒々井 55 0 ShisuiKS 38 Sōgosandō 宗吾参道 57 0 KS 39 Kōzunomori 公津の杜 58 6 NaritaKS 40 Keisei Narita 京成成田 61 2 KS Keisei Higashi Narita Line Narita Line Narita Station JO35 KS 41 Narita Airport Terminal 2 3 空港第2ビル 68 3 Note 1 Note 1 KS Narita Sky Access Line Narita Line JO36 KS 42 Narita Airport Terminal 1 成田空港 69 3 Note 1 Note 1 KS Narita Sky Access Line Narita Line JO37 a b c d Uses Narita Sky Access Line platformsHistory EditAll sections opened as electrified dual track unless noted otherwise The initial section opened between Takasago and Edogawa as 1 372 mm 4 ft 6 in 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 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in 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 Edit Funabashi Keibajō Station A 1 km 1 372 mm 4 ft 6 in gauge line electrified at 600 V DC opened to the Yatsu amusement park in 1927 with the voltage being raised to 1 200 V DC the following year The line closed in 1934 citation needed See also EditList of railway lines in Japan Home LinerReferences EditThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia Guide on stops PDF Keisei Electric Railway Retrieved July 17 2010 Keisei station ridership in 2010 Train Media sourced from Keisei Retrieved May 28 2012 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 PDF Japan Keisei Electric Railway Co Ltd Retrieved 13 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keisei Main Line amp oldid 1129588060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
