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

Stations

Service

Type

Commuter rail

System

Keisei Electric Railway

Operator(s)

Keisei Electric Railway

Depot(s)

Sogosando

Daily ridership

500,121 (FY2010)^[1]

History

Opened

3 November 1912; 111 years ago

Technical

Line length

69.3 km (43.1 mi)

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Minimum radius

120 m (390 ft)

Electrification

1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)

Operating speed

110 km/h (68 mph)

Train protection system

C-ATS

Maximum incline

4.0%

Route map

Legend

				0.0	Keisei Ueno For connections, see below
					Ueno
					Hakubutsukan Dōbutsuen abandoned in 2004
					Uguisudani
					Kan-eiji-saka abandoned in 1953


				2.1	Nippori
					JJ Jōban Line
					／JR East lines
					Nippori-Toneri Liner
					Dōkan-yama-dōri abandoned in 1947
					C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
					Jōban Line freight line
				3.4	Shim-Mikawashima
					Mikawashima
				4.3	Machiya
					Machiya-ekimae
					Tokyo Sakura Tram
					Sumida River
					Nishi-Senju abandoned in 1947
				5.9	Senjuōhashi
					C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
					JJ Jōban Line
					Tsukuba Express
					H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
					Kita-Senju
				7.3	Keisei-Sekiya Ushida
					TS Tōbu Skytree Line
					Arakawa River
					Ayase River
				8.8	Horikirishōbuen
				9.9	Ohanajaya
					Oshiage for through operations, see below
					KS Keisei Oshiage Line
				11.5	Aoto
					Nakagawa River
					Shinkane freight line
				12.7	Keisei-Takasago
					KS Keisei Kanamachi Line
					Takasago depot
					HS Hokusō Line
					Inba-Nihon-Idai
				14.5	Keisei-Koiwa
				15.7	Edogawa
					Edogawa River
				16.4	Kōnodai
					JBJO Sōbu Main Line
				17.3	Ichikawamama Ichikawa
				18.2	Sugano

					S Toei Shinjuku Line
				19.1	Keisei-Yawata Motoyawata
					Yawata abandoned in 1942
				20.1	Onigoe
				20.8	Keisei-Nakayama Shimōsa-Nakayama
				21.6	Higashi-Nakayama
					T Tokyo Metro Tozai Line
				22.2	Keisei-Nishifuna
					, Nishi-Funabashi
					JM Musashino Line
				23.6	Kaijin
					TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
					Sōbu Railway Kaijin Line
					TD Tobu Urban Park Line
				25.1	Keisei-Funabashi Funabashi
				26.4	Daijingūshita
				27.2	Funabashikeibajō
					Yatsu Branch Line
					Yatsu Yūenchi abandoned in 1934
				28.2	Yatsu
					SL Shin-Keisei Line
					Tsudanuma, Shin-Tsudanuma
				29.7	Keisei-Tsudanuma
					Tsudanuma depot
					KS Chiba Line
					JBJO Sōbu Main Line
					Chiba Chūō
					KS Keisei Chihara Line
					Chiharadai
				32.1	Keisei-Ōkubo
				34.0	Mimomi
				36.6	Yachiyodai
				38.7	Keisei-Ōwada
					Inba Drainage Canal (New River)
					TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line
				40.3	Katsutadai Tōyō-Katsutadai
				42.1	Shizu
					Yamaman: Yūkarigaoka Line
				43.2	Yūkarigaoka
				45.7	Keisei-Usui
					Kashimagawa junction
				51.0	Keisei Sakura
				53.0	Ōsakura
				55.0	Keisei-Shisui
					Sōgo depot

				57.0	Sōgosandō
				58.6	Kōzunomori
					Seisō Electric Tramway
					Narita Line
					Honshamae
					Narita Hanasakichō abandoned in 1930
				61.2	Keisei Narita 、Narita
					Fudōson
					JR-E: Narita Line
					Higashi-Kantō Expressway
					Narita Railway Tako Line
					Narita Line
					Narita Rapid Railway
					Higashi-Kantō Expressway
					Komaino S.B.
					KS Keisei Higashi Narita Line


					Narita Airport
				68.3	Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
					Higashi-Narita
					Narita Airport
				69.3	Narita Airport Terminal 1
					SR Shibayama Railway Line
					Shibayama-Chiyoda

Beyond Oshiage

					Misakiguchi KK Keikyū Kurihama Line
					Uraga KK Keikyū Main Line
					Haneda Airport KK Keikyū Airport Line

					Nishi-magome A Toei Asakusa Line
					Shinagawa
					KK Keikyū Main Line
					Sengakuji
					Oshiage A Toei Asakusa Line

Connections at Keisei Ueno


				Keisei Ueno

					JY Yamanote, JK Keihin Tōhoku lines
					Ueno-Tokyo Line / JU Tōhoku Main (Utsunomiya), Takasaki lines
					Ueno-Tokyo Line / JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)
					Tohoku, Joetsu, Nagano Shinkansen Shinkansens
					G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
					H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

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.

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 = 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.
▲ : Some Skyliner trains stop.^[2]

Notes

Local trains stop at every station.

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	R	C	L	A	L	M/E	S	Transfers	Location
KS01	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	Tokyo
KS02	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)	Arakawa
KS03	Shim-Mikawashima	新三河島	3.4	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|
KS04	Machiya	町屋	4.3	●	│	│	\|	│	│	\|	C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-17) Tokyo Sakura Tram (Machiya-ekimae Station: SA06)
KS05	Senjuōhashi	千住大橋	5.9	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|		Adachi
KS06	Keisei Sekiya	京成関屋	7.3	●	│	│	\|	│	│	\|	TS Tobu Skytree Line (Ushida Station: TS08)	Adachi
KS07	Horikirishōbuen	堀切菖蒲園	8.8	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|		Katsushika
KS08	Ohanajaya	お花茶屋	9.9	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|
Through Services via the KS Keisei Oshiage Line				To/from Nishi-Magome via the A Toei Asakusa Line To/from Yokohama via the A Toei Asakusa Line and KK Keikyū Main Line, and Misakiguchi via the KK Keikyū Kurihama Line To/from Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 and Terminal 3 via the A Toei Asakusa Line, KK Keikyū Main Line and KK Keikyū Airport Line
KS09	Aoto	青砥	11.5	●	●	●	●	●	▲	▲	KS Keisei Oshiage Line
KS10	Keisei Takasago	京成高砂	12.7	●	●	●	●	●	│	\|	KS Narita Sky Access Line (Through Service) KS Keisei Kanamachi Line HS Hokusō Line (Through Service)
Through Services				To/from Narita Airport Terminal 1 via the KS Narita Sky Access Line To/from Imba-Nihon-Idai via the HS Hokusō Line
KS11	Keisei Koiwa	京成小岩	14.5	●	│	│	Narita Sky Access Line	│	│	Narita Sky Access Line		Edogawa
KS12	Edogawa	江戸川	15.7	│	│	│		│	│			Edogawa
KS13	Kōnodai	国府台	16.4	│	│	│		│	│			Ichikawa	Chiba Prefecture
KS14	Ichikawamama	市川真間	17.3	│	│	│		│	│
KS15	Sugano	菅野	18.2	│	│	│		│	│
KS16	Keisei Yawata	京成八幡	19.1	●	●	●		●	│		S Toei Shinjuku Line (Motoyawata Station: S-21) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line (Motoyawata: JB28)
KS17	Onigoe	鬼越	20.1	│	│	│		│	│
KS18	Keisei Nakayama	京成中山	20.8	│	│	│		│	│			Funabashi
KS19	Higashi-Nakayama	東中山	21.6	●	│	◇		│	│
KS20	Keisei Nishifuna	京成西船	22.2	│	│	│		│	│
KS21	Kaijin	海神	23.6	│	│	│		│	│
KS22	Keisei Funabashi	京成船橋	25.1	●	●	●		●	●		JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) (Funabashi Station: JO25) JB Chūō-Sōbu Line (Funabashi Station: JB31) TD Tobu Urban Park Line (Funabashi Station: TD35)
KS23	Daijingūshita	大神宮下	26.4	│	│	│		│	│
KS24	Funabashikeibajō	船橋競馬場	27.2	●	│	│		│	│
KS25	Yatsu	谷津	28.2	│	│	│		│	│			Narashino
KS26	Keisei Tsudanuma	京成津田沼	29.7	●	●	●		●	│		KS Keisei Chiba Line SL Shin-Keisei Line (SL24)
KS27	Keisei Ōkubo	京成大久保	32.1	●	│	│		│	│
KS28	Mimomi	実籾	34.0	●	│	│		│	│
KS29	Yachiyodai	八千代台	36.6	●	●	●		●	▲			Yachiyo
KS30	Keisei Ōwada	京成大和田	38.7	●	│	│		│	│
KS31	Katsutadai	勝田台	40.3	●	●	●		●	│		TR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line (Tōyō-Katsutadai Station: TR09)
KS32	Shizu	志津	42.1	●	●	│		│	│			Sakura
KS33	Yūkarigaoka	ユーカリが丘	43.2	●	●	│		│	│		Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line
KS34	Keisei Usui	京成臼井	45.7	●	●	│		│	│
KS35	Keisei Sakura	京成佐倉	51.0	●	●	●		●	●
KS36	Ōsakura	大佐倉	53.0	●	●	●		│	│
KS37	Keisei Shisui	京成酒々井	55.0	●	●	●		│	│			Shisui
KS38	Sōgosandō	宗吾参道	57.0	●	●	●		│	│			Shisui
KS39	Kōzunomori	公津の杜	58.6	●	●	●		│	│			Narita
KS40	Keisei Narita	京成成田	61.2	●	●	●		●	●		KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line (Through Service to/from Shibayama-Chiyoda via the SR Shibayama Railway) ■ Narita Line (Narita Station: JO35)
KS41	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)
KS42	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 platforms

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.

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]}

References

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.

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