Keisei Main Line

Keisei Main Line
Keisei Main Line
	A Keisei 3000 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in March 2021
Overview
Native name	京成本線
Locale	Tokyo, Chiba Prefecture
Termini	Keisei Ueno; Narita Airport Terminal 1;
Stations	42
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Keisei Electric Railway
Operator	Keisei Electric Railway
Depot	Sogosando
Daily ridership	500,121 (FY2010)
History
Opened	3 November 1912; 114 years ago
Technical
Line length	69.3 km (43.1 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	120 m (390 ft)
Electrification	Overhead line, 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Train protection system	C-ATS
Maximum incline	4.0%
Route map
Route map
	Legend
Beyond Oshiage
Connections at Keisei Ueno

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.

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).

Cityliner (unscheduled)

From Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita. 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.

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.

Notes

Local trains stop at every station.

No.	Name	Distance in km (mi)	Rapid	Commuter Ex.	Limited Ex.	Access Ex.	Rapid Limited Ex.	Morning/Eveningliner	Skyliner	Transfers	Location
KS01	Keisei Ueno 京成上野	0 (0)	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Ueno Station: Tōhoku Shinkansen (Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata) Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen Yamanote Line (JY05) Keihin–Tōhoku Line (JK30) Ueno–Tokyo Line (JU02) Utsunomiya Line/Takasaki Line (JU02) Jōban Line (Rapid) (JJ01) Ginza Line (G-16) Hibiya Line (H-18)	Taitō	Tokyo
KS02	Nippori 日暮里	2.1 (1.3)	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Yamanote Line (JY07) Keihin–Tōhoku Line (JK32) Jōban Line (Rapid) (JJ02) Nippori–Toneri Liner (NT01)	Arakawa
KS03	Shim-Mikawashima 新三河島	3.4 (2.1)	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|
KS04	Machiya 町屋	4.3 (2.7)	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|	Chiyoda Line (C-17) Toden Arakawa Line (Machiya-ekimae: SA06)
KS05	Senjuōhashi 千住大橋	5.9 (3.7)	●	│	│	\|	│	│	\|		Adachi
KS06	Keisei Sekiya 京成関屋	7.3 (4.5)	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|	Tobu Skytree Line (Ushida: TS08)	Adachi
KS07	Horikirishōbuen 堀切菖蒲園	8.8 (5.5)	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|		Katsushika
KS08	Ohanajaya お花茶屋	9.9 (6.2)	│	│	│	\|	│	│	\|
Through services via Oshiage Line				To/from Nishi-Magome via Asakusa Line To/from Yokohama via Asakusa Line and Main Line, and Misakiguchi via Kurihama Line To/from Haneda Airport via Asakusa Line, Main Line and Airport Line
KS09	Aoto 青砥	11.5 (7.1)	●	●	●	●	●	●	▲	Oshiage Line (KS09)
KS10	Keisei Takasago 京成高砂	12.7 (7.9)	●	●	●	●	●	│	\|	Narita Sky Access Line (KS10; Through service) Kanamachi Line (KS10) Hokusō Line (KS10; Through service)
Through services				To/from Narita Airport via Narita Sky Access Line To/from Imba-Nihon-Idai via Hokusō Line
KS11	Keisei Koiwa 京成小岩	14.5 (9.0)	●	│	│		│	│			Edogawa
KS12	Edogawa 江戸川	15.7 (9.8)	│	│	│		│	│			Edogawa
KS13	Kōnodai 国府台	16.4 (10.2)	│	│	│		│	│			Ichikawa	Chiba Prefecture
KS14	Ichikawamama 市川真間	17.3 (10.7)	│	│	│		│	│
KS15	Sugano 菅野	18.2 (11.3)	│	│	│		│	│
KS16	Keisei Yawata 京成八幡	19.1 (11.9)	●	●	●		●	│		Motoyawata Station: Shinjuku Line (S-21) Chūō–Sōbu Line (JB28)
KS17	Onigoe 鬼越	20.1 (12.5)	│	│	│		│	│
KS18	Keisei Nakayama 京成中山	20.8 (12.9)	│	│	│		│	│			Funabashi
KS19	Higashi-Nakayama 東中山	21.6 (13.4)	●	│	◇		│	│
KS20	Keisei Nishifuna 京成西船	22.2 (13.8)	│	│	│		│	│
KS21	Kaijin 海神	23.6 (14.7)	│	│	│		│	│
KS22	Keisei Funabashi 京成船橋	25.1 (15.6)	●	●	●		●	●		Funabashi Station: Sōbu Line (JO25) Chūō–Sōbu Line (JB31) Tōbu Urban Park Line (TD35)
KS23	Daijingūshita 大神宮下	26.4 (16.4)	│	│	│		│	│
KS24	Funabashikeibajō 船橋競馬場	27.2 (16.9)	●	│	│		│	│
KS25	Yatsu 谷津	28.2 (17.5)	│	│	│		│	│			Narashino
KS26	Keisei Tsudanuma 京成津田沼	29.7 (18.5)	●	●	●		●	│		Chiba Line (KS26) Matsudo Line (KS26)
KS27	Keisei Ōkubo 京成大久保	32.1 (19.9)	●	│	│		│	│
KS28	Mimomi 実籾	34.0 (21.1)	●	│	│		│	│
KS29	Yachiyodai 八千代台	36.6 (22.7)	●	●	●		●	●			Yachiyo
KS30	Keisei Ōwada 京成大和田	38.7 (24.0)	●	│	│		│	│
KS31	Katsutadai 勝田台	40.3 (25.0)	●	●	●		●	│		Tōyō Rapid Railway Line (Tōyō-Katsutadai: TR09)
KS32	Shizu 志津	42.1 (26.2)	●	●	│		│	│			Sakura
KS33	Yūkarigaoka ユーカリが丘	43.2 (26.8)	●	●	│		│	│		Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line
KS34	Keisei Usui 京成臼井	45.7 (28.4)	●	●	│		│	│
KS35	Keisei Sakura 京成佐倉	51.0 (31.7)	●	●	●		●	●
KS36	Ōsakura 大佐倉	53.0 (32.9)	●	●	●		│	│
KS37	Keisei Shisui 京成酒々井	55.0 (34.2)	●	●	●		│	│			Shisui
KS38	Sōgosandō 宗吾参道	57.0 (35.4)	●	●	●		│	│			Shisui
KS39	Kōzunomori 公津の杜	58.6 (36.4)	●	●	●		│	│			Narita
KS40	Keisei Narita 京成成田	61.2 (38.0)	●	●	●		●	●		Higashi-Narita Line (KS40; through service to/from Shibayama-Chiyoda via Shibayama Railway Line) ■ Narita Line (Narita: JO35)
KS41	Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 空港第2ビル	68.3 (42.4)	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Narita Sky Access Line (KS41) ■ Narita Line (JO36)
KS42	Narita Airport Terminal 1 成田空港	69.3 (43.1)	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	Narita Sky Access Line (KS42) ■ Narita Line (JO37)

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+1⁄2 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.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

"Guide on stops" (PDF). Keisei Electric Railway. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

↑ Keisei station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Keisei) Retrieved May 28, 2012.
↑ "スカイライナーの一部列車が青砥駅に停車します！" [Some Skyliner trains stop at Aoto Station] (PDF). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
↑ "「崖の上のヤギ」死ぬ衰弱のため - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on 2026-06-17. Retrieved 2026-08-15.

[ridership-1] Keisei station ridership in 2010 Train Media (sourced from Keisei) Retrieved May 28, 2012.

[Aoto_SL-2] "スカイライナーの一部列車が青砥駅に停車します！" [Some Skyliner trains stop at Aoto Station] (PDF). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[3] "「崖の上のヤギ」死ぬ衰弱のため - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on 2026-06-17. Retrieved 2026-08-15.

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