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 ...

, operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Narita Station is served by the Narita Line, and is located 13.1 kilometers from the terminus of line at Sakura Station and 68.5 kilometers from

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Station layout

Narita Station has a single

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and two

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s, connected to the station building though footbridges to a common concourse. Track 4 is not served by a platform, and is used by non-stop ''

Narita Express , abbreviated as N'EX, is a limited express train service operated in Japan since 1991 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), serving Narita International Airport from various Greater Tokyo Area stations. Services run approximately half-hourl ...

'' and '' Ayame'' limited express services. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Narita Station opened on 19 January 1897 as a terminal station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. The line was extended to in 1902. The Chiba Prefectural Tako Line began operations on 1 July 1911, connecting Narita with

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. The Narita Railway was nationalised on 1 September 1920, becoming part of the

Japanese Government Railway The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Rai ...

(JGR), and on 1 April 1927, the Chiba Prefectural Tako Line was renamed the Narita Railway Company Tako Line. This line stopped operations on 11 January 1944 due to wartime conditions, and was officially abolished in 1946. After World War II, the JGR became the

Japan National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR). The station building was reconstructed from 1977–1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987. The spur line to

Narita 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 ...

was completed on 19 March 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,103 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Keisei-Narita Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Narita, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the private railway company, Keisei Electric Railway. It is within walking distance of the JR East Narita Station. Lines Keisei Narita Station i ...

* Narita City Hall * Shimofusa Post Office

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Narita, Chiba Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Railway stations in Narita, Chiba Narita Line Stations of East Japan Railway Company