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Keisei Main Line
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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; 112 years ago (1912-11-03)
Technical
Line length	69.3 km (43.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 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 Terminal 1·2 Station 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 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 = 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.

Notes

• Local trains stop at every station.

1. ^ 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.

See also

• List of railway lines in Japan
• Home Liner

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Misplaced Pages.

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

1. Keisei station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Keisei) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
2. "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.

v t e Keisei Group
Keisei lines	Chiba Chihara Higashi-Narita Kanamachi Main Narita Airport (Narita Sky Access) Oshiage
Related lines	Toei Asakusa Line Hokusō Jōsō Kashima (closed) Kominato Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car Mt. Tsukuba Ropeway Nokogiriyama Ropeway Ryūgasaki Shibayama Shin-Keisei Tōyō Rapid
Major stations	Keisei Ueno Nippori Aoto Keisei Funabashi Keisei Narita Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Narita Airport Terminal 1 Oshiage Keisei Chiba
Related companies	Chiba New Town Railway Hokusō Railway Kantō Railway Kashima Railway (defunct) Kominato Railway Maihama Resort Line Shibayama Railway Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Tōyō Rapid Railway Tsukuba Kankō Railway

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JR East lines passing through Central Tokyo	JY Yamanote JK Keihin-Tōhoku - Negishi JB Chūō-Sōbu Local JC Chūō Rapid JO Yokosuka - Sōbu Rapid JU Utsunomiya & Takasaki - JT Tōkaidō Ueno–Tokyo JA Saikyo JS Shonan–Shinjuku JJ Jōban Rapid JL Jōban Local JE Keiyō
Tokyo Metro	C Chiyoda F Fukutoshin G Ginza H Hibiya M Marunouchi N Namboku T Tōzai Y Yūrakuchō Z Hanzōmon
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JR Central lines in satellite cities or suburbs	Chuo Direction Minobu Tokaido Direction Gotemba
Keikyu	Keikyū Main Airport Daishi Kurihama Zushi
Keio	Keio Keiō New Dōbutsuen Keibajō Sagamihara Takao Inokashira
Keisei	Keisei Main Chiba Chihara Higashi-Narita Kanamachi Oshiage Narita Sky Access
Odakyu	Odawara Enoshima Tama
Seibu	Ikebukuro Sayama Seibu Chichibu Seibu Yūrakuchō Toshima Seibu Shinjuku Haijima Kokubunji Seibuen Tamagawa Tamako
Sotetsu	Sotetsu Main Izumino JR Link Shin-Yokohama
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