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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.

Native name京成本線
Termini
Stations42
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Keisei Main Line
Icon for the Keisei Main Line.
A Keisei 3000 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in March 2021
Overview
Native name京成本線
LocaleTokyo, Chiba Prefecture
Termini
Stations42
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemKeisei Electric Railway
OperatorKeisei Electric Railway
DepotSogosando
Daily ridership500,121 (FY2010)[1]
History
Opened3 November 1912; 113 years ago (1912-11-03)
Technical
Line length69.3 km (43.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius120 m (390 ft)
ElectrificationOverhead line, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Train protection systemC-ATS
Maximum incline4.0%
Route map

0.0
Keisei Ueno
For connections, see below
Hakubutsukan Dōbutsuen
abandoned in 2004
Kan-eiji-saka
abandoned in 1953
2.1
Nippori
Up arrowJR East linesRight arrow
Dōkan-yama-dōri
abandoned in 1947
Jōban Line freight lineRight arrow
3.4
Shim-Mikawashima
4.3
Machiya
Machiya-ekimae
Nishi-Senju
abandoned in 1947
5.9
Senjuōhashi
Up arrow Tokyo Metro Chiyoda LineRight arrow
Up arrow Jōban LineRight arrow
7.3
Keisei-Sekiya
Ayase River
8.8
Horikirishōbuen
9.9
Ohanajaya
Oshiage for through operations, see below
11.5
Aoto
Nakagawa River
Left arrowShinkane freight lineRight arrow
12.7
Keisei-Takasago
Takasago depot
14.5
Keisei-Koiwa
15.7
Edogawa
16.4
Kōnodai
17.3
Right arrowIchikawamama
18.2
Sugano
19.1
Right arrowKeisei-Yawata
Yawata
abandoned in 1942
20.1
Onigoe
20.8
Right arrowKeisei-Nakayama
21.6
Higashi-Nakayama
22.2
Right arrowKeisei-Nishifuna
23.6
Kaijin
Up arrowDown arrowSōbu Railway Kaijin Line
25.1
Left arrowLeft arrowKeisei-Funabashi
26.4
Daijingūshita
27.2
Funabashikeibajō
Left arrowYatsu Branch Line
Yatsu Yūenchi abandoned in 1934
28.2
Yatsu
29.7
Keisei-Tsudanuma
Tsudanuma depot
Left arrow Sōbu Main LineUp arrow
32.1
Keisei-Ōkubo
34.0
Mimomi
36.6
Yachiyodai
38.7
Keisei-Ōwada
Inba Drainage Canal (New River)
Tōyō Rapid Railway LineRight arrow
40.3
Katsutadai
42.1
Shizu
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
Up arrowSeisō Electric Tramway (closed 1944)
Honshamae
Narita Hanasakichō
abandoned in 1930
61.2
Keisei Narita
Fudōson
Up arrowDown arrowJR-E: Narita LineRight arrow
Left arrowNarita Railway Tako Line
Left arrowNarita LineRight arrow
Higashi-Kantō Expressway
Komaino S.B.
68.3
Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
Left arrowNarita Airport
69.3
Narita Airport Terminal 1
Beyond Oshiage
Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2 Station Down arrow Keikyū Airport Line
Oshiage
Up arrow Toei Asakusa Line
Connections at Keisei Ueno
Keisei Ueno
Left arrowUeno-Tokyo Line / Jōban Line (Rapid)Right arrow
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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).
From Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita. Trains call at Nippori, Aoto, Keisei Funabashi, and Keisei Narita.
Runs only in the morning from Narita Airport Terminal 1 and Keisei Narita to Keisei Ueno.
Runs only in the evening from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita and Narita Airport Terminal 1.
  •   RL = Rapid 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.[2]
Notes
  • Local trains stop at every station.
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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+12 in). 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 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.[citation needed]

The famous cliff goat Ponyo died near the Keisei line in June of 2026. All trains will be stopped between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 am in remembrance.[3]

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