Narita Line

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The Narita Line (成田線, Narita-sen^?) is a name used by three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The main line runs between Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station, and is sometimes referred to as the Samatsu Line (佐松線, Samatsu-sen^?). A branch line from Abiko Station to Narita Station is often called the Abiko Line (我孫子線, Abiko-sen^?), and a second branch, known as the Airport Line (空港線, Kūkō-sen^?) runs from Narita to Narita Airport Station. The first two lines are owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East); the Airport Line is owned by a separate company, Narita Airport Rapid Railway, which allows JR and Keisei Railway to use the line for their passenger services.

Contents 1 Stations 1.1 Main line 1.2 Abiko branch line 1.3 Airport branch line 2 Trains 2.1 Main line and Airport branch line 2.2 Abiko branch line

[edit] Stations

[edit] Main line

Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Stop			Transfers	Location
			Local	Rapid (including Airport Narita)	Commuter Rapid (through service to Sobu Main Line)		Town/City	Prefecture
Sakura	佐倉	0.0	● (from/to Chiba)	● (from/to Tokyo)	● (from/to Tokyo)	JR East: Sōbu Main Line (through service from Chiba Station; Tokyo Station and Yokosuka Line (only for Limited Express and Rapid)	Sakura	Chiba
Shisui	酒々井	6.4	●	●	●		Shisui
Narita	成田	13.1	●	●	●	JR East: branch lines Keisei Electric Railway: Keisei Main Line, Higashi-Narita Line (at Keisei Narita Station)	Narita
Kuzumi	久住	20.0	●	(Airport Narita runs through from/to Narita Airport on its branch line)	(terminus)
Namegawa	滑河	25.5	●
Shimousa-Kozaki	下総神崎	31.6	●				Kozaki
Ōto	大戸	36.1	●				Katori
Sawara	佐原	40.0	●			JR East: Kashima Line[1]
Katori	香取	43.6	●			JR East: Kashima Line
Suigo	水郷	47.5	●
Omigawa	小見川	52.7	●
Sasagawa	笹川	57.7	●				Tonosho
Shimousa-Tachibana	下総橘	62.9	●
Shimousa-Toyosato	下総豊里	66.2	●				Chōshi
Shiishiba	椎柴	71.0	●
Matsugishi	松岸	75.4	●			JR East: Sōbu Main Line
Chōshi (Sōbu Main Line)	銚子	78.6	●			Chōshi Electric Railway: Chōshi Electric Railway Line

[edit] Abiko branch line

Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
				Town/City	Prefecture
Abiko	我孫子	0.0	JR East: Jōban Line (through service to Ueno Station, as rapid)	Abiko	Chiba
Higashi-Abiko	東我孫子	3.4
Kohoku	湖北	6.3
Araki	新木	8.9
Fusa	布佐	12.1
Kioroshi	木下	14.0		Inzai
Kobayashi	小林	18.3
Ajiki	安食	23.2		Sakae
Shimousa-Manzaki	下総松崎	27.3		Narita
Narita	成田	32.9	JR East: Narita Line (Main line, Airport branch line) Keisei Lines (at Keisei-Narita, see above)

[edit] Airport branch line

Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Stop		Transfers	Location
			Local [2]	Rapid (Airport Narita)		City	Prefecture
Narita	成田	0.0	●	●	JR East: Narita Line(Main Line, Abiko branch line) Keisei Lines (at Keisei-Narita, see above)	Narita	Chiba
Nekoya (Signal Station)	根古屋(信号場)	5.3
Airport Terminal 2	空港第２ビル	9.8	●	●	Keisei: Main Line
Narita Airport	成田空港	10.8	●	●	Keisei: Main Line

1. ^ All trains run between Sawara and Katori.
2. ^ There are only two times from/to Chiba.

[edit] Trains

[edit] Main line and Airport branch line

Narita Express (253 series) trains travel on the Narita Line but stop at Airport Terminal 2 and Narita Airport.

Ayame limited express (E257-500 series) trains run between Tokyo Station and Chōshi, or Kashima-Jingu on the Kashima Line. They stop at Sakura, Narita, Namegawa, Sawara, and all stations past Sawara as local trains.

Rapid and commuter rapid service trains run between Tokyo and Narita Airport, stopping at all stations on the Narita Line between Sakura and Narita Airport.

Older 113 series trains and 211 series trains are used for local services, and E217 series trains are for rapid. Ayame limited express services use E257-500 series trains.

[edit] Abiko branch line

Rapid service trains on the Abiko branch line stop at all stations, and use Jōban Line E231 series trains.

v • d • e Narita Line (Towards Kurihama, Yokohama, Tokyo, Chiba<<) Sakura - Shisui- Narita - Kuzumi - Namegawa - Shimousa-kozaki - Ōto - Sawara - Katori - Suigo - Omigawa - Sasagawa - Shimousa-Tachibana - Shimousa-Toyosato - Shiishiba - Matsugishi (- Chōshi) Airport Branch Line: Narita - Airport Terminal 2 - Narita Airport Abiko Branch Line: (Towards Ueno<<) Abiko - Higashi-Abiko - Kohoku - Araki - Fusa - Kioroshi - Kobayashi - Ajiki - Shimousa-Manzaki - Narita

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