| Native name | 京成千葉線 |
|---|---|
| Locale | Chiba Prefecture |
| Stations | 10 |
| Open | 17 July 1921 |
| Operator | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Linelength | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
| Speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
The Keisei Chiba Line (京成千葉線, Keisei Chiba-sen) is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches from the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Tsudanuma Station and connects to Chiba Chūō Station. At Chiba Chūō Station, the line is connected to the Chihara Line.
History
The entire line opened on 17 July 1921 as an electrified, dual-track, gauge branch line. On 10 October 1959, the line was regauged to in conjunction with the regauging of the Main Line.
Shin-Keisei Line (Keisei Matsudo Line from April 2025[1]) through services commenced on 10 December 2006.[2]
Stations
- All trains are local trains that stop at all stations.
| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between stations | Total | |||||||
| Keisei through services: | Via Keisei Main Line to/from Via Keisei Matsudo Line to/from | |||||||
| Keisei Tsudanuma | 京成津田沼 | - | 0.0 |
| Narashino City | Chiba Prefecture | ||
| Keisei Makuharihongō | 京成幕張本郷 | 2.1 | 2.1 | Chūō-Sōbu Line (Makuharihongō Station: JB34) | Hanamigawa Ward | Chiba City | ||
| Keisei Makuhari | 京成幕張 | 1.9 | 4.0 | Chūō-Sōbu Line (Makuhari Station: JB35) | ||||
| Kemigawa | 検見川 | 1.3 | 5.3 | |||||
| Keisei Inage | 京成稲毛 | 2.8 | 8.1 | Inage Ward | ||||
| Midoridai | みどり台 | 1.8 | 9.9 | |||||
| Nishi-Nobuto | 西登戸 | 1.0 | 10.9 | Chūō Ward | ||||
| Shin-Chiba | 新千葉 | 0.8 | 11.7 | |||||
| Keisei Chiba | 京成千葉 | 0.6 | 12.3 |
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| Chiba-Chūō | 千葉中央 | 0.6 | 12.9 | Keisei Chihara Line (some through services) | ||||
| Keisei through services: | Via the Keisei Chihara Line to/from | |||||||
Operation Pattern
In the daytime, trains from Keisei Tsudanuma to Chiharadai station and Shin-Keisei through services from Matsudo to Chiba-Chuo run at 20-minute intervals. On the Keisei Chiba Line, trains operate at 10-minute intervals. All trains are at most 6 cars long due to the platform length restriction at the intermediate stops between Keisei Tsudanuma Station and Keisei Chiba Station. Four-car trains were also used on the line, but they were discontinued at the start of the 8 December 2018 timetable revision.[3]
There are also trains to and from Keisei Ueno Station on the Main Line during mornings and evenings. In the morning, trains towards Keisei Tsudanuma operate at the same 10-minute interval as other trains, and trains towards Chiba Chuo operate every 6 to 10 minutes.
References
- ^ "新京成線、4月から｢京成松戸線｣に 利用客ら別れ惜しむ" [Shin-Keisei Line to become "Keisei Matsudo Line" from April, passengers sad to part ways] (in Japanese). The Nikkei. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "ja:新京成電鉄が京成電鉄千葉線へ乗入れ" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway enters the Keisei Chiba Line!] (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 47, no. 550. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2007. pp. 90–91. – via railf-library.jp.
- ^ "京成線ダイヤ改正を実施します" [Keisei Line timetable revision] (in Japanese). keisei.co.jp. Keisei Group. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.