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Skyliner
The is an airport limited express train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport in Japan. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on the Narita Sky Access route. This article also covers the and services. Service The ''Skyliner'' limited express service operates between Keisei Ueno Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, with stops at Nippori Station and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station. Certain trains also stop at and stations. The one-way ride between Nippori and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 takes about 36 minutes and costs ¥2,520 in 2019, making it the fastest and cheapest limited express train option between the airport and downtown Tokyo. The main competitor for the ''Skyliner'' is JR East's ''Narita Express''. Station stops ;Legend * ● : All trains stop * △ : Some trains stop History 1972-2010 The ''Skyliners predecessor was the ''Kaiungō'' express service, which began operation non-stop from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita on Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyliner Keisei Line
The is an airport limited express train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport in Japan. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on the Narita Sky Access route. This article also covers the and services. Service The ''Skyliner'' limited express service operates between Keisei Ueno Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station, with stops at Nippori Station and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station. Certain trains also stop at and stations. The one-way ride between Nippori and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 takes about 36 minutes and costs ¥2,520 in 2019, making it the fastest and cheapest limited express train option between the airport and downtown Tokyo. The main competitor for the ''Skyliner'' is JR East's ''Narita Express''. Station stops ;Legend * ● : All trains stop * △ : Some trains stop History 1972-2010 The ''Skyliners predecessor was the ''Kaiungō'' express service, which began operation non-stop from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita on May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita Sky Access Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Keisei-Takasago Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The entire route from Keisei Ueno Station, including the Keisei Main Line as far as Keisei-Takasago, is branded . The Keisei Electric Railway operates over the entire line, while other companies operate over certain sections of it, such as Hokuso Railway. The new line is used by '' Skyliner'' limited express services operating at up to using Keisei AE series EMUs. Operations Trains utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains run at a maximum speed of , thus completing the run from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 in a minimum of 36 minutes (15 minutes faster than the previous Skyliner route, which took 51 minutes). The reserved-seat Keisei Skyliner limited express fare for the route between Narita airport and either Nippori or Ueno stations is ¥2,580 and takes 36–41 minutes, while the Access Express comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita International Airport
, also known as Tokyo-Narita International Airport or simply Narita Airport, formerly and originally known as , is the secondary international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the only other one being Haneda Airport (HND). It is about east of central Tokyo in Narita, Chiba. The facility, since July 2019, covers 1,137 hectares (2,810 acres) of land and construction to expand to nearly 2,300 ha (5,700 acres) is under way. The conceptualization of Narita was highly controversial and remains so to the present day, especially among local residents in the area. This has led to the Sanrizuka Struggle, stemming from the government's decision to construct the airport without consulting most residents in the area, as well as expropriating their lands in the process. Even after the airport was eventually completed, air traffic movements have been controlled under various noise related operating restrictions due to its direct proximity with residential neighborhoods, including a hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 underground passage. The station serves both Terminal 2 and the nearby Terminal 3. Lines * JR East ** Narita Line to with through-running to and from central Tokyo, including the ''Narita Express'' limited express and rapid services * Keisei Electric Railway ** Keisei Main Line to (via ) ** Narita Sky Access Line to Keisei-Ueno (via ), including ''Skyliner'' limited express services Station layout Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station is shared between East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Keisei Electric Railway. There is a common concourse on level B1F of the main Terminal 2 building and then platforms below, using double track originally intended for the Narita Shinkansen. There is a security checkpoint between the station exit and the terminal building where identification (such as a passport) mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station
Narita Airport Terminal 1 (Narita Airport) Station () is an underground airport rail link station located beneath Terminal 1 of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... The station is shared between East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. Station layout The JR East portion of the station has one island platform. The Keisei portion of the station has two island platforms: one serves one track (No. 1) and the other serves two. Each of the two tracks of the latter has two positions for trains, which are separately numbered (one is numbered 2 and 4, and the other is 3 and 5). On 17 July 2010, the Keisei Line platforms and concourses were segregated: one portion is fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei AE Series (2009)
The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on ''Skyliner'' limited express services to and from Narita International Airport in Japan via the Keisei Narita Airport Line. The first set was delivered in May 2009, and entered service in July 2010, replacing the Keisei AE100 series EMUs previously used on these services. Design Each 8-car set consists of six motored cars and two trailers. The trains are the first Keisei trains to use bolsterless bogies, and the end cars are equipped with active suspension. The train design and styling was overseen by Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto. The musical horn and in-train announcement melody are provided by Casiopea keyboardist and Ongakukan CEO Minoru Mukaiya. The AE series design won the "Good Design Award" in 2010, and in May 2011 was awarded the 2011 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club. Formation , the fleet consists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippori Station
is a major interchange railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It is adjacent to the Yanaka neighborhood of Taito district. Lines *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) ** Joban Line (Rapid) ** Keihin–Tōhoku Line **Yamanote Line *Keisei Electric Railway **Keisei Main Line * Toei ** Nippori-Toneri Liner The station is an intersection of JR and Keisei systems. Although Keisei Ueno Station, the terminal of Keisei, is also located adjacent to JR East's Ueno Station, Nippori Station provides easier transfer. Platforms Keisei platforms A new elevated platform serving outbound Keisei trains opened to traffic on October 3, 2009. The new elevated line has two side platforms serving a single track. One platform serves as a boarding platform for '' Skyliner'', '' Cityliner'', and '' Eveningliner'' limited express services, while the other as a boarding platform for regular commuter trains. Ueno-bound trains continue to discharge on the original platform on the lower level. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei AE100 Series
The was a Direct current, DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated between 1990 and 2016 by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on ''Cityliner (train), Cityliner'' limited express services between Tokyo and in Japan. First entering service in June 1990, the trains replaced the earlier Keisei AE series (1972), AE series EMUs operating on ''Skyliner'' services providing a link between Tokyo and Narita Airport. They had a slant-nosed design with hidden headlamps. Formation The sets were formed as shown below, with six motored (M) cars and two unpowered trailer (T) cars, and car 1 at the Narita end. * Cars 2 and 7 were each fitted with two scissors-type Pantograph (rail), pantographs. * The "x" in the individual car numbering corresponded to the set number (0 to 6). * Cars 1 and 8 were originally designated as smoking cars, but all cars became no-smoking from 17 July 2010. Interior Passenger accommodation consisted of standard class seating only, conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narita Express
The , 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-hourly in the mornings and evenings, and hourly through the middle of the day. The main competition for the ''Narita Express'' is Keisei Electric Railway's '' Skyliner''. Trains and destinations ''Narita Express'' trains serve various stations in the Greater Tokyo Area. Trains are formed of dedicated E259 series 6-car EMU sets,JR Timetable, October 2009 with all trains passing through Tokyo Station, where services are coupled or uncoupled. Usually, a train from is coupled with a train from to form one train set for the remainder of the journey to Narita Airport (via the Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line). On the return journey, the reverse is true. The majority of ''Narita Express'' services do not stop between Tokyo and Narita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei AE Series (1972)
The was a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on '' Skyliner'' limited express services to and from Narita International Airport in Japan. The "AE" stood for "Airport Express". First delivered in 1972, the trains operated between 1973 and 1993, and were replaced by Keisei AE100 series EMUs. History Five six-car sets were delivered in March 1972, entering service from December 1973 on reserved-seat limited express services between in Tokyo and before the opening of the nearby Narita Airport. The new ''Skyliner'' services started on 21 May 1978, serving the original Narita Airport Station (present-day Higashi-Narita Station), and a further two six-car AE series sets were delivered in time for the start of these services. The sets were lengthened from six to eight cars from July 1990 ahead of the start of services to the new Narita Airport Station directly beneath the airport complex in March 1991. Lengtheni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisei Main Line
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