Keisei Higashi-Narita Line

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).

Keisei Higashi-Narita Line
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Higashi-Narita Station in July 2010
Overview
Owner	Keisei Electric Railway
Locale	Narita City, Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Keisei Narita Higashi-Narita
Stations	2
Technical
Line length	7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	360 m (1,180 ft)[1]
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead line)
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph)[1]
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	C-ATS
Maximum incline	2.5%

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][needs update]}

References

1. 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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