Keisei Main Line

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 Template:STN and Template:STN runs on the Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Template:STN. 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 Template:STN. 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	Template:STN	京成上野	0.0	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Plainlist	Taitō	Tokyo
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	日暮里	2.1	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Plainlist	Arakawa
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	新三河島	3.4	│	│	│	|	│	│	|
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	町屋	4.3	│	│	│	|	│	│	|	Template:Plainlist
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	千住大橋	5.9	●	│	│	|	│	│	|		Adachi
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成関屋	7.3	│	│	│	|	│	│	|	Template:TBLS Tobu Skytree Line (Ushida Station: TS08)
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	堀切菖蒲園	8.8	│	│	│	|	│	│	|		Katsushika
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	お花茶屋	9.9	│	│	│	|	│	│	|
Through Services via the Template:KSLS Keisei Oshiage Line				To/from Template:STN via the Template:TSLS Toei Asakusa Line To/from Template:STN via the Template:TSLS Toei Asakusa Line and Template:KQLS Keikyū Main Line, and Template:STN via the Template:KQLS Keikyū Kurihama Line To/from Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 and Terminal 3 via the Template:TSLS Toei Asakusa Line, Template:KQLS Keikyū Main Line and Template:KQLS Keikyū Airport Line
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	青砥	11.5	●	●	●	●	●	●	▲	Template:KSLS Keisei Oshiage Line
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成高砂	12.7	●	●	●	●	●	│	|	Template:Plainlist
Through Services				To/from Template:STN via the Template:KSLS Narita Sky Access Line To/from Template:STN via the Template:KSLS Hokusō Line
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成小岩	14.5	●	│	│	Narita Sky Access Line	│	│	Narita Sky Access Line		Edogawa
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	江戸川	15.7	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	国府台	16.4	│	│	│		│	│			Ichikawa	Chiba Prefecture
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	市川真間	17.3	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	菅野	18.2	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成八幡	19.1	●	●	●		●	│		Template:TSLS Toei Shinjuku Line (Motoyawata Station: S-21) Template:JRLS Chūō-Sōbu Line (Motoyawata: JB28)
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	鬼越	20.1	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成中山	20.8	│	│	│		│	│			Funabashi
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	東中山	21.6	●	│	◇		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成西船	22.2	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	海神	23.6	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成船橋	25.1	●	●	●		●	●		Template:Plainlist
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	大神宮下	26.4	│	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	船橋競馬場	27.2	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	谷津	28.2	│	│	│		│	│			Narashino
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成津田沼	29.7	●	●	●		●	│		Template:Plainlist
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成大久保	32.1	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	実籾	34.0	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	八千代台	36.6	●	●	●		●	●			Yachiyo
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成大和田	38.7	●	│	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	勝田台	40.3	●	●	●		●	│		Template:TRR Tōyō Rapid Railway Line (Tōyō-Katsutadai Station: TR09)
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	志津	42.1	●	●	│		│	│			Sakura
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	ユーカリが丘	43.2	●	●	│		│	│		Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成臼井	45.7	●	●	│		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成佐倉	51.0	●	●	●		●	●
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	大佐倉	53.0	●	●	●		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成酒々井	55.0	●	●	●		│	│			Shisui
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	宗吾参道	57.0	●	●	●		│	│
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	公津の杜	58.6	●	●	●		│	│			Narita
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	京成成田	61.2	●	●	●		●	●		Template:Plainlist
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	空港第2ビル	68.3	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Plainlist
Template:KSSN	Template:STN	成田空港	69.3	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Template:Plainlist

History

All sections opened as electrified dual track unless noted otherwise. The initial section opened between Takasago and Edogawa as 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 . 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 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.