is a third-sector railway company in

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, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line,地域振興
Narita Airport Authority the 2.2 km Shibayama Railway Line between

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and

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 ...

, largely underneath Narita International Airport.

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owns a 68.39% majority stake in Shibayama Railway as of July 2009. The remainder is owned by

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 ...

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, the prefectural government, and others.

Stations and operation

Although the Shibayama Railway is an independent operator, it functionally resembles an extension of the

; the line is operated using equipment and crews leased from Keisei, and Shibayama-Chiyoda Station is designed to resemble a Keisei station. Most Shibayama Railway trains provide local service to

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 is ...

past Higashi-Narita; a few local trains run through to Keisei Ueno Station, and express trains operate during rush hours through the Keisei Line and

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to terminate at Nishi-Magome Station, or at Haneda Airport Station on the

Keikyū Airport Line The is a commuter line operated in Japan by the private railway operator Keikyu. It connects with (at Tokyo International Airport) in Tokyo, and has Airport Express (エアポート急行), Limited Express (特急, 快特) and Airport Limite ...

.Timetable
/ref> The 92.8 km Haneda run goes through tracks of 6 different rail lines and requires coordination among 4 operators, namely, Shibayama, Keisei Main, Keisei Oshiage, Toei Asakusa, Keikyū Main, and finally Keikyū Airport Line. The adult fare between Higashi-Narita and Shibayama-Chiyoda is 190

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History

Shibayama Railway was founded on May 5, 1981, and received an operating permit on June 24, 1988 to use dedicated small train sets between the current Shibayama-Chiyoda Station site and a temporary station adjacent to Higashi-Narita Station.会社概要
Shibayama Railway In 1990, the railway applied for a permit to operate through service with the Keisei Railway from

; construction of a through link was approved in 1996, and the line opened for operation on October 22, 2002. The construction of the railway was strongly demanded by Shibayama residents, and was supported by the Transport Ministry and Narita Airport Authority in order to appease residents of the area immediately east of Narita International Airport, as the airport property cut off Shibayaman's access to Narita City and points west. There are some proposals to extend the line beyond Shibayama-Chiyoda in the future. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has recommended studying an extension into central Shibayama Town.首都圏整備計画
MLIT, September 2006

Location

References

External links

Company website (in Japanese)
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