The Higashi-Narita Station( ja, 東成田駅, ) is a passenger

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in the city of

Narita, Chiba is a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,852 in 63,098 households and a population density of 620 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is the site of Narita International Airport, one o ...

, Japan, operated jointly by the

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operator

Keisei Electric Railway The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the kanji 京 from and 成 from , which the railway's main line connects. The combination uses diffe ...

, and the third sector company

Shibayama Railway is a third-sector railway company in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line,� ...

Lines

Higashi-Narita Station is served by the

Keisei Higashi-Narita Line The is a 7.1 km 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 ...

from , with some morning and evening peak through services to and from in Tokyo via the

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. Higashi-Narita Station lies 7.4 km from the starting point of the Keisei Higashi-Narita Line at Keisei Narita. It is also served by the 2.2 km

Shibayama Railway Line is a third-sector railway company in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line,� ...

Shibayama-Chiyoda Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Shibayama Railway. It is situated on the eastern boundary of Narita International Airport. Lines Shibayama-Chiyoda Stat ...

Station layout

The station is an underground station with an

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serving two tracks. It is equidistant from the two stations serving Terminal 1 and Terminals 2 and 3 of

Narita International Airport Narita International Airport ( ja, 成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) , also known as Tokyo-Narita, formerly and originally known as , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airport ...

, and can be accessed by a 500-metre underground walkway to the latter station.

Platforms

File:東成田駅：コンコース (19526807499).jpg, The station concourse in June 2015. The yellow wall is a semi-permanent barrier that blocks off the former lobby and stairs to the unused platform. File:Higashi-Narita-Station-wicket.jpg, The ticket barriers in July 2010 File:JP-Chiba-Higashi-Narita-Station-Tracks-Past-Narita-Airport-Station.JPG, The platforms in December 2012. Note the train at the right, parked at the unused platform. File:To Airport Narita Tariminal 2 Station from Higashi Narita Station accessway.jpg, The passageway to Terminal 2 in May 2011 PlatformofformerNaritaAirportStation-july20-2021

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History

The station opened on May 21, 1978, as . Passengers who took the Keisei Electric Railway to Narita Airport would disembark at the station and then either take a shuttle bus for an additional fare or walk to the terminal (present-day Terminal 1, which was the sole passenger terminal of the airport until 1992). A dedicated railway station at Terminal 1 opened in 1991 with the name

Narita Airport Station Narita Airport Terminal 1 (Narita Airport) Station ( ja, 成田空港(成田第1ターミナル)駅, ) is an underground airport rail link station located beneath Terminal 1 of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba, Japan. The station is ...

, and the former Narita Airport Station was then renamed Higashi-Narita Station. Many of the former stores located in the lobby area of the station have been blocked off by a wall. The island platform for the Skyliner services is now no longer accessible, and its tracks are used for parking out-of-service trains. From October 2002, the

Shibayama Railway Line is a third-sector railway company in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line,� ...

began operations.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,796 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Buses

Name	Via	Terminus	Operator	Note
Charge-free shuttle bus	Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station is an underground railway station located beneath Terminal 2 of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba, Japan. The station is linked to Higashi-Narita Station by a 500 m underground passage. The station serves both Terminal 2 and the ...	Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station Narita Airport Terminal 1 (Narita Airport) Station ( ja, 成田空港(成田第1ターミナル)駅, ) is an underground airport rail link station located beneath Terminal 1 of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba, Japan. The station is ...	Narita Airport Transport Narita may refer to: Places * Narita, Chiba, a city in Japan Narita International Airport, main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area Narita-san, temple in the city Narita Line * Narita Station * Narita, Illinois, an uni ...	Run once every 5 minutes

Surrounding area

* Chiba Narita International Airport Police Station * Narita Airport Rest House (Hotel) * JAL Ground Service (Japan Airlines ground handling company)

References

External links

Keisei Station layout
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