The 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 .
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 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).
Operations Trains utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains run at a maximum speed of , 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.Matsutani, Minoru, "Skyliner to get quicker but pricier Narita link", Japan Times, February 12, 2010, p. 3. 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.
Potential extension The project proposes building a spur from the Toei Asakusa Line to Tōkyō Station, opening a potentially faster route to the airport via Keisei Oshiage Line. However, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has not been supportive of the plan, and in 2015 it was deprioritized in favor of alternatives like the Haneda Airport Access Line.
Basic data Total length: Service operators and track owners:Descriptions of the various categories are available at Rail transport in Japan. StationKeisei-TakasagoKomuroInba-Nihon-Idai(Tsuchiya)Narita Airport Terminal 2·3Narita Airport Terminal 1Operating carrierKeisei Electric Railway(Cat. 2)Hokusō Railway(Cat. 1)Hokusō Railway(Cat. 2) East Japan Railway Company (JR East)(Cat. 2)OwnerChiba New Town Railway(Cat. 3)Narita Rapid Rail Access(Cat. 3)Narita Airport Rapid Railway(Cat. 3)TracksExistingNewly constructedExisting
Station list Trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "｜".京成電鉄プレスリリース（2009年12月16日） Some Skyliner trains stop at stations marked "▲".
No.StationJapaneseAccessExpressSkylinerTransfersLocation↑ Through-running via the and to/from ↑ via the via the via the and , and via the To/from Haneda Airport via the , , and 京成高砂●｜Katsushika, Tokyo東松戸●｜MatsudoChiba新鎌ヶ谷●▲Kamagaya千葉ニュータウン中央●｜Inzai印旛日本医大●｜成田湯川●｜Narita空港第2ビル●●成田空港●●
History
Service on this line commenced on July 17, 2010. The line involved the refurbishment of of existing track on the Hokusō Line, as well as the construction of 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. From the timetable revision on February 26, 2022, Toei 5500 series trains began operating on the line on weekdays.
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. The planned implementation took place on 26 November 2022.
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
External links New Skyliner Narita Rapid Rail Access Co. Ltd.