Keisei Main Line

Keisei Main Line
A Keisei 3000 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in March 2021
Overview
Native name	京成本線
Locale	Tokyo, Chiba prefectures
Termini	Keisei Ueno Narita Airport Terminal 1
Stations	42
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Keisei Electric Railway
Operator(s)	Keisei Electric Railway
Depot(s)	Sogosando
Daily ridership	500,121 (FY2010)
History
Opened	3 November 1912 (1912-11-03)
Technical
Line length	Template:Cvt
Track length
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	Template:Cvt
Electrification	Template:1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)
Operating speed	Template:Cvt
Train protection system	C-ATS
Highest elevation
Maximum incline	4.0%
Route map

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 served 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

•   S = Skyliner

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).

• Cityliner (unscheduled)

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

•   M = Morningliner

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

•   E = Eveningliner

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

•   L =

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 =

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 =

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 =

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

•   R =

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

•  

Sometimes called .

Stations

Legend

• ● : All trains stop
• │ : All trains pass
• ◇ : Some limited express trains stop when horse racing is held in Nakayama Racecourse.
• ▲ : Some Skyliner trains stop.

Notes

• Local trains stop at every station.

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	R	C	L	A	L	M/E	S	Transfers	Location
Template:KSSN	Keisei Ueno	京成上野	0.0	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Ueno Station: Template:Ric (Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata) Template:Ric Template:Ric Template:Ric (JY05) Template:Ric (JK30) Template:Ric Ueno–Tokyo Line (JU02) Template:Ric/Takasaki Line (JU02) Template:Ric (JJ01) Template:Ric (G-16) Template:Ric (H-18)	Taitō	Tokyo
Template:KSSN	Nippori	日暮里	2.1	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Ric (JY07) Template:Ric (JK32) Template:Ric (JJ02) Template:Ric (NT01)	Arakawa
Template:KSSN	Shim-Mikawashima	新三河島	3.4	│	│	│	|	│	│	|
Template:KSSN	Machiya	町屋	4.3	│	│	│	|	│	│	|	Template:Ric (C-17) Template:Ric (Machiya-ekimae: SA06)
Template:KSSN	Senjuōhashi	千住大橋	5.9	●	│	│	|	│	│	|		Adachi
Template:KSSN	Keisei Sekiya	京成関屋	7.3	│	│	│	|	│	│	|	Template:Ric (Ushida: TS08)
Template:KSSN	Horikirishōbuen	堀切菖蒲園	8.8	│	│	│	|	│	│	|		Katsushika
Template:KSSN	Ohanajaya	お花茶屋	9.9	│	│	│	|	│	│	|
Through services via Template:Ric				To/from Nishi-Magome via Template:Ric To/from Yokohama via Template:Ric and Template:Ric, and Misakiguchi via Template:Ric To/from Haneda Airport via Template:Ric, Template:Ric and Template:Ric
Template:KSSN	Aoto	青砥	11.5	●	●	●	●	●	●	▲	Template:Ric (KS09)
Template:KSSN	Keisei Takasago	京成高砂	12.7	●	●	●	●	●	│	|	Template:Ric (KS10; Through service) Template:Ric (KS10) Template:Ric (KS10; Through service)
Through services				To/from Narita Airport via Template:Ric To/from Imba-Nihon-Idai via Template:Ric
Template:KSSN	Keisei Koiwa	京成小岩	14.5	●	│	│	Narita Sky Access Line	│	│	Narita Sky Access Line		Edogawa
Template:KSSN	Edogawa	江戸川	15.7	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Kōnodai	国府台	16.4	│	│	│		│	│			Ichikawa	Chiba Prefecture
Template:KSSN	Ichikawamama	市川真間	17.3	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Sugano	菅野	18.2	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Keisei Yawata	京成八幡	19.1	●	●	●		●	│		Motoyawata Station: Template:Ric (S-21) Template:Ric (JB28)
Template:KSSN	Onigoe	鬼越	20.1	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Keisei Nakayama	京成中山	20.8	│	│	│		│	│			Funabashi
Template:KSSN	Higashi-Nakayama	東中山	21.6	●	│	◇		│	│
Template:KSSN	Keisei Nishifuna	京成西船	22.2	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Kaijin	海神	23.6	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Keisei Funabashi	京成船橋	25.1	●	●	●		●	●		Funabashi Station: Template:Ric (JO25) Template:Ric (JB31) Template:Ric (TD35)
Template:KSSN	Daijingūshita	大神宮下	26.4	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Funabashikeibajō	船橋競馬場	27.2	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Yatsu	谷津	28.2	│	│	│		│	│			Narashino
Template:KSSN	Keisei Tsudanuma	京成津田沼	29.7	●	●	●		●	│		Template:Ric (KS26) Template:Ric (KS26)
Template:KSSN	Keisei Ōkubo	京成大久保	32.1	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Mimomi	実籾	34.0	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Yachiyodai	八千代台	36.6	●	●	●		●	●			Yachiyo
Template:KSSN	Keisei Ōwada	京成大和田	38.7	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Katsutadai	勝田台	40.3	●	●	●		●	│		Template:Ric (Tōyō-Katsutadai: TR09)
Template:KSSN	Shizu	志津	42.1	●	●	│		│	│			Sakura
Template:KSSN	Yūkarigaoka	ユーカリが丘	43.2	●	●	│		│	│		Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line
Template:KSSN	Keisei Usui	京成臼井	45.7	●	●	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Keisei Sakura	京成佐倉	51.0	●	●	●		●	●
Template:KSSN	Ōsakura	大佐倉	53.0	●	●	●		│	│
Template:KSSN	Keisei Shisui	京成酒々井	55.0	●	●	●		│	│			Shisui
Template:KSSN	Sōgosandō	宗吾参道	57.0	●	●	●		│	│
Template:KSSN	Kōzunomori	公津の杜	58.6	●	●	●		│	│			Narita
Template:KSSN	Keisei Narita	京成成田	61.2	●	●	●		●	●		Template:Ric (KS40; through service to/from Shibayama-Chiyoda via Template:Ric) Template:Ric Template:Rcb (Narita: JO35)
Template:KSSN	Narita Airport Terminal 2·3	空港第2ビル	68.3	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Ric (KS41) Template:Ric Template:Rcb (JO36)
Template:KSSN	Narita Airport Terminal 1	成田空港	69.3	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Ric (KS42) Template:Ric Template:Rcb (JO37)

History

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.

There are numerous closed and abandoned stations listed in the route map above.

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.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan
• Home Liner

References

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

• "Guide on stops" (PDF). Keisei Electric Railway. Retrieved July 17, 2010.