Keisei Narita Airport Line

{{Short description|Railway line in Tokyo & Chiba prefectures, Japan}} {{distinguish|Skyliner}} {{Infobox rail line | name = Narita Airport Line | other_name = Narita Sky Access Line ({{lang|ja|成田スカイアクセス線}}) | color = {{rcr|Keisei|Narita Sky Access}} | native_name = {{lang|ja|成田空港線}} | logo = Number_prefix_SkyAccess.svg | logo_width = 50 | image = Keisei-Type-AE.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = Keisei ''Skyliner'' Limited Express | type = Higher-speed rail/Airport rail link | system = | status = | locale = Tokyo, Chiba prefectures | start = {{STN|Keisei Takasago|x}} | end = {{STN|Narita Airport Terminal 1|x}} | stations = 8 | routes = | daily_ridership = | open = {{Start date and age|2010|07|17|df=y}} | close = | owner = Various (see table) | operator = Keisei Electric Railway | character = | depot = | stock = {{ubli | Keisei 3000, 3050, 3100, 3700 and AE series | Keikyu 600 and N1000 series | Toei 5500 series }} | linelength_km = 51.4 | tracklength = | tracks = | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | electrification = {{1,500 V DC|conductor=overhead}} | speed_km/h = 160 | trainprotection = C-ATS | signalling = Automatic closed block | elevation = }}

The {{nihongo|'''Narita Airport Line'''|成田空港線|Narita Kūkō-sen|lead=yes}} is a Japanese railway line connecting Keisei Takasago Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, operated by Keisei Electric Railway. The entire route from Keisei Ueno Station, including the Keisei Main Line as far as Keisei Takasago, is branded {{Nihongo|'''Narita Sky Access'''|成田スカイアクセス|Narita Sukai Akusesu}}.

The Keisei Electric Railway operates over the entire line, while other companies, such as Hokuso Railway, operate over certain sections of it. The new line is used by ''Skyliner'' limited express services, operating at up to {{cvt|160|km/h|round=10}} using Keisei AE series EMUs. ''Skyliner'' is the fastest and most expensive service (with reserved seating and luggage racks), followed by the ''Sky Access'' (which has space for luggage), and then the ''Keisei Limited Express'' (regular commuter train).<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Get from Narita Airport to Tokyo | Tokyo Cheapo |url=https://tokyocheapo.com/travel/transport/cheapest-transport-to-and-from-narita-airport/ |publisher=Tokyo Cheapo |access-date=7 September 2025}}</ref>

==Operations== Trains utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains run at a maximum speed of {{cvt|160|km/h|round=10}}, 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 minutes, while the Access Express commuter fast train costs ¥1,280 and takes 63–69 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/fares/index.html |title=Keisei Skyliner fares |access-date=2012-06-03 |archive-date=2012-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629225231/http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/fares/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Matsutani, Minoru, "[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100212f1.html Skyliner to get quicker but pricier Narita link]", ''Japan Times'', February 12, 2010, p. 3.</ref> Express trains also operate towards Haneda Airport from Narita Airport (in a long chain of through service via Keisei-Takasago, Aoto, Oshiage, Sengakuji/Shinagawa, and Keikyū-Kamata), connecting the two airports in 92–109 minutes 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 Keisei Oshiage Line.

==Basic data== *Total length: {{convert|51.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} *Service operators and track owners:<ref>{{Cite web |title=良質な鉄道施設の提供 |trans-title=Provision of high-quality railway facilities |url=http://www.nra36.co.jp/rail_facility/teikyo.html |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Narita Rapid Rail Access Co., Ltd. |language=ja}}</ref><ref group="*">Descriptions of the various categories are available at Rail transport in Japan.</ref> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" rules="all" |- |Station |style="background:#eee"|Keisei-Takasago |colspan="2" style="background:#eee"|Komuro |colspan="2" style="background:#eee"|Inba-Nihon-Idai |colspan="2" style="background:#eee"|(Tsuchiya) |colspan="2" style="background:#eee"|Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 |style="background:#eee"|Narita Airport Terminal 1 |- !rowspan="2" style="background:#ffef85"|Operating carrier |colspan="10" style="background:#ffd4e4"|Keisei Electric Railway (Category 2) |- |rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:#d2f4fa"|Hokusō Railway (Category 1) |colspan="2" style="background:#d2f4fa"|Hokusō Railway (Category 2) |colspan="2"|  |colspan="4" style="background:#b9d8a5"|East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Category 2) |- !style="background:#cccccc"|Owner |colspan="2" style="background:#ccc"|Chiba New Town Railway (Category 3) |colspan="2" style="background:#a398c9"|Narita Rapid Rail Access (Category 3) |colspan="4" style="background:#89bdde"|Narita Airport Rapid Railway (Category 3) |- |Tracks |colspan="4" style="background:#9f9"|''Existing'' |colspan="4" style="background:#cf9"|'''New Section''' |colspan="2" style="background:#9f9"|''Existing'' |}

== Station list== Trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "｜".<ref>[http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/21-089.pdf 京成電鉄プレスリリース（2009年12月16日）] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927095401/http://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/kouhou/news/21-089.pdf |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> Some ''Skyliner'' trains stop at stations marked "▲".<ref name="Kamagaya">{{Cite web |title=Skyliner Route Map {{!}} Skyliner |url=https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/traffic/skyliner.php |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY |language=ja}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" rules="all" !No. !Station !Japanese !style="width:1em"|Access Express !style="width:1em"|''Skyliner'' !Transfers !colspan="2"|Location |- | colspan="8" align="center" |↑ '''Through-running''' via the {{ric|Keisei|Main|name=y}} and {{ric|Keisei|Oshiage|name=y}} '''to/from''' ↑ *{{stn|Keisei Ueno|x}} via the {{ric|Keisei|Main|name=y}} *{{STN|Nishi-Magome|x}} via the {{ric|Toei Subway|A|name=y}} *{{STN|Yokohama|x}} via the {{ric|Toei Subway|A|name=y}} and {{ric|Keikyu|Main|name=y}}, and {{STN|Misakiguchi|x}} via the {{ric|Keikyu|Kurihama|name=y}} *To/from {{stn|Haneda Airport|x}} via the {{ric|Toei Subway|A|name=y}}, {{ric|Keikyu|Main|name=y}}, and {{ric|Keikyu|Airport|name=y}}

|- |{{KSSN|KS|10|size=40}} |{{STN|Keisei-Takasago|x}} |京成高砂 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|｜ |{{Plainlist| * {{ric|Keisei|Main|name=y}} (Through Service) * {{ric|Keisei|Kanamachi|name=y}} * {{ric|Hokuso|Hokuso|name=y}} }} |colspan="2"|Katsushika, Tokyo |- |{{KSSN|HS|05|size=40}} |{{STN|Higashi-Matsudo|x}} |東松戸 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|｜ |{{Plainlist| * {{ric|Hokuso|Hokuso|name=y}} * {{ric|JR East|JM|name=y}} (JM13) }} |Matsudo |rowspan="7" style="text-align:center; width:1em"|Chiba |- |{{KSSN|HS|08|size=40}} |{{STN|Shin-Kamagaya|x}} |新鎌ヶ谷 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|▲ |{{Plainlist| * {{ric|Hokuso|Hokuso|name=y}} * {{ric|Keisei|Matsudo|name=y}} (KS78) * {{ric|Tobu|Urban Park|name=y}} (TD30) }} |Kamagaya |- |{{KSSN|HS|12|size=40}} |{{STN|Chiba New Town Chūō|x}} |千葉ニュータウン中央 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|｜ | rowspan="2" |{{ric|Hokuso|Hokuso|name=y}} |rowspan="2"|Inzai |- |{{KSSN|HS|14|size=40}} |{{STN|Imba Nihon-idai|x}} |印旛日本医大 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|｜ |- |{{KSSN|KS|43|size=40}} |{{STN|Narita Yukawa|x}} |成田湯川 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|｜ | |rowspan="3"|Narita |- |{{KSSN|KS|41|size=40}} |{{STN|Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|x}} |空港第2ビル |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|● |style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{Plainlist| * {{ric|Keisei|Main|name=y}} * {{ric|JR East|Sobu}} Narita Line (Airport branch) (JO36) }} |- |{{KSSN|KS|42|size=40}} |{{STN|Narita Airport Terminal 1|x}} |成田空港 |style="background:#fdb; text-align:center"|● |style="background:#abf; text-align:center"|● |{{Plainlist| * {{ric|Keisei|Main|name=y}} * {{ric|JR East|Sobu}} Narita Line (Airport branch) (JO37) }} |} {{Reflist|group="**"}}

==History== thumb|240px|The Keisei Narita Airport Line in relation to existing tracks Service on this line commenced on July 17, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2010 |title=京成電鉄「成田スカイアクセス」開業にともない7月17日にダイヤ改正を実施 |trans-title=Timetable Revisions to take place on Keisei Railway on 17 July for Opening of the Narita Airport Line |url=https://railf.jp/news/2010/05/28/185000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203010840/https://railf.jp/news/2010/05/28/185000.html |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}</ref> The line involved the refurbishment of {{Cvt|32.3|km}} of existing track on the Hokusō Line, as well as the construction of {{Cvt|19.1|km}} of new dual track to Narita Airport, partly using disused rights-of-way originally planned for the cancelled Narita Shinkansen project. The total cost was estimated to be ¥126 billion, or about US$1.3 billion.<ref>{{cite news|title=Narita New Rapid Railway Development Project |language=ja |url=http://www.nra36.co.jp/project/index.html |access-date=2006-09-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830100305/http://www.nra36.co.jp/project/index.html |archive-date=2006-08-30 }}</ref> From the timetable revision on February 26, 2022, Toei 5500 series trains began operating on the line on weekdays.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=都営浅草線などでダイヤ改正〜都交5500形がアクセス特急に〜 |trans-title=Toei Asakusa Line timetable revision |url=https://railf.jp/news/2022/02/28/162500.html |access-date=2022-03-01 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |language=ja |archive-date=2022-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301041827/https://railf.jp/news/2022/02/28/162500.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2022 |title=京成，11月26日にダイヤ改正を実施 |trans-title=Keisei implements timetable revision on November 26 |url=https://railf.jp/news/2022/10/24/181000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025070152/https://railf.jp/news/2022/10/24/181000.html |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}</ref> The planned implementation took place on 26 November 2022.<ref>{{cite web | title=京成スカイライナーの新鎌ケ谷駅への停車について｜鎌ケ谷市 | url=https://www.city.kamagaya.chiba.jp/smph/kurashi-tetsuzuki/koutsukikan/railway/skyliner-shinkama.html }}</ref>

==References== This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090603181252/http://www.new-skyliner.jp/ New Skyliner] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://www.nra36.co.jp/ Narita Rapid Rail Access Co. Ltd.] {{in lang|ja}}

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