| Native name | 成田線 |
|---|---|
| Color | 2E8B57 |
| Locale | Chiba Prefecture |
| Stations |
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| Open | 19 January 1897 |
| Owner |
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| Electrification | (overhead catenary) |
The Narita Line (Japanese: 成田線) is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The main line connects Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station (as an alternate route to the Sōbu Main Line), and is sometimes referred to as the Samatsu Line (Japanese: 佐松線). A branch line from Abiko Station to Narita Station is often called the Abiko Line (Japanese: 我孫子線), and a second branch, known as the Airport Line (Japanese: 空港線) connects Narita to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The first two lines are owned and operated by JR East; the Airport Line is owned by a separate company, Narita Airport Rapid Railway, which allows JR East and Keisei Railway to use the line for passenger services.
Stations
Main line
Legend:
- ● : All trains stop
- | : All trains pass
All stations are located in Chiba Prefecture.
| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town/city | |||||||
| Sōbu Main Line | 千葉 | From Chiba 0.0 | ● |
| Chūō-ku | ||
| 東千葉 | 0.9 | | | |||||
| 都賀 | 4.2 | ● | Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 | Wakaba-ku | |||
| 四街道 | 7.7 | ● | Yotsukaidō | ||||
| 物井 | 11.9 | ● | |||||
| 佐倉 | 16.1 | ● | Sōbu Main Line (for ) | Sakura | |||
| Narita Line | From Sakura 0.0 | ||||||
| 酒々井 | 6.4 | ● | Shisui | ||||
| 成田 | 13.1 | ● |
| Narita | |||
| rowspan="15" | 久住 | 20.0 | |||||
| 滑河 | 25.5 | ||||||
| 下総神崎 | 31.6 | Kozaki | |||||
| 大戸 | 36.1 | Katori | |||||
| 佐原 | 40.0 | Kashima Line | |||||
| 香取 | 43.6 | ||||||
| 水郷 | 47.5 | ||||||
| 小見川 | 52.7 | ||||||
| 笹川 | 57.7 | Tonosho | |||||
| 下総橘 | 62.9 | ||||||
| 下総豊里 | 66.2 | Chōshi | |||||
| 椎柴 | 71.0 | ||||||
| 松岸 | 75.4 | Sōbu Main Line | |||||
| Sōbu Main Line | From Tokyo 117.3 | ||||||
| 銚子 | 120.5 | Chōshi Electric Railway Line |
Note: Commuter Rapid service was discontinued on 12 March 2022.[1]
Abiko branch line
All stations are in Chiba Prefecture.
| Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town/city | ||||
| 我孫子 | 0.0 |
| Abiko | |
| 東我孫子 | 3.4 | |||
| 湖北 | 6.3 | |||
| 新木 | 8.9 | |||
| 布佐 | 12.1 | |||
| 木下 | 14.0 | Inzai | ||
| 小林 | 18.3 | |||
| 安食 | 23.2 | Sakae | ||
| 下総松崎 | 27.3 | Narita | ||
| 成田 | 32.9 |
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Airport branch line
All stations are in Narita, Chiba.
In accordance with Japan's Railway Business Act, JR East is a Category-2 operator between Narita Airport Terminal 1 and Narita while the track and related facilities are owned by Narita Airport Rapid Railway Co., Ltd. (成田空港高速鉄道株式会社) as a Category-3 entity.[2]
| No. | Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 成田 | 0.0 |
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| 空港第２ビル | 9.8 |
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| 成田空港 | 10.8 |
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Services
Main line and Airport branch line
Narita Express trains travel on the Narita Line but stop only at Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 and Narita Airport Terminal 1 stations, except during morning and evening rush hours when some trains stop at Narita Station.
Rapid commuter trains run between Tokyo and Narita Airport Terminal 1, stopping at all stations between Tsuga and Narita Airport Terminal 1.
Abiko branch line
All services on the Abiko branch line are local trains stopping at all stations. Some trains travel through onto the Jōban Line (Rapid) to and .
Rolling stock
Local service
- E131 series EMUs (since 13 March 2021, on Kashima Line through services)
- 209-2000/2100 series EMUs
Abiko Branch Line, Jōban Line through service
- E231 series EMUs
Sōbu Line (Rapid) through service
- E235-1000 series EMUs
Narita Express
- E259 series EMUs
Past
- E217 series EMUs (until March 2025)
- 103 series EMUs (Abiko branch line services until March 2006)
- 113 series EMUs (until September 2011)
- 183 series EMUs (Ayame limited express services)
- 211-3000 series EMUs (local services since 21 October 2006 until March 2013)
- 253 series EMUs (Narita Express limited express services until June 2010)
- E257-500 series (Ayame limited express services)
History
The Sakura - Narita - Namegawa section of the line was opened on 19 January 1897, by Sobu Railway, extended to Sawara the following year. The Narita to Abiko branch opened in 1901. The company was nationalised in 1920, and the Sawara to Matsugishi section opened between 1931 and 1933.[citation needed]
The Sakura to Narita section was electrified (at 1,500 V DC overhead) in 1968.[citation needed] The Abiko branch was electrified from 1 October 1973.[3] The Narita to Matsugishi section was electrified in 1974, and freight services ceased between 1984 and 1986.[citation needed]
The Sakura to Narita section was double-tracked in 1986, and the Airport branch opened in 1991 as an electrified, CTC-signalled line.[citation needed]
Accidents
In the early hours of 10 March 2011, a day before 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred, a freight train carrying ethylene oxide derailed and overturned on the Narita Line near Namegawa Station.[4]
References
- ^ "JR East March 2022 Timetable Revision" (in japanese). JR East. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "会社概要" [Outline]. narita-kousoku.jp. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
- ^ Segawa, Yutaka (October 1973). "ja:成田線・東金線ならびに関西本線の電化開業について" [Electrification of Narita, Togane, and Kansai Main lines] (in Japanese). The Railway Pictorial. ' (284): 11–13. Japan: Denkisha Kenkyūkai.
- ^ "ja:貨物列車：ＪＲ成田線滑河駅近くで横転 けが人いない模様" [Freight train overturns on JR Narita Line near Namegawa Station] (in Japanese). Mainichi.jp. Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
External links
- Narita Line station numbering (in Japanese)