Keisei Higashi-Narita Line
KS
Higashi-Narita Station in July 2010
Overview
OwnerKeisei Electric Railway
LocaleNarita City, Chiba Prefecture
Termini
Stations2
Technical
Line length7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Number of tracksDouble-track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius360 m (1,180 ft)[1]
Electrification1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed105 km/h (65 mph)[1]
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemC-ATS
Maximum incline2.5%

The Keisei Higashi-Narita Line (京成東成田線, Keisei Higashi Narita-sen) is a 7.1 km (4.4 mi) branchline in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches off from the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Narita Station to Higashi-Narita Station (the former Narita Airport Station).

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
KS40 Keisei Narita 京成成田 0.0 KS Keisei Main Line Narita, Chiba
KS44 Higashi-Narita 東成田 7.1 SR Shibayama Railway Line

History

The line opened on 21 May 1978.[1] Keisei plans to introduce driver-only operation on this line, as well as the Kanamachi, Chihara, and Shibayama Railway lines and by the end of November 2022.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ↑ "京成3500形によるワンマン化に向けた試運転" [Keisei tests 3500 series train modified for one-man operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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