The Higashi-Narita Station(Japanese: 東成田駅, Japanese pronunciation: [Higashi Narita-eki]) is a passenger railway station in the city of Narita, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway, and the third sector company Shibayama Railway.
KS44 Higashi-Narita Station 東成田駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Higashi-Narita Station in July 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 124 Komae, Furugome, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken 286-0104 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°46′11″N 140°23′14″E / 35.769715°N 140.387194°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Keisei Electric Railway Shibayama Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line SR Shibayama Railway Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 7.4 km from Keisei Narita | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 in use) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 in use) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KS44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 May 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Narita Airport (until 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1,796 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHigashi-Narita Station is served by the Keisei Higashi-Narita Line from Keisei Narita, with some morning and evening peak through services to and from Keisei Ueno in Tokyo via the Keisei Main Line. 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 to Shibayama-Chiyoda Station.
Station layout
editThe station is an underground station with an island platform serving two tracks. It is equidistant from the two stations serving Terminal 1 and Terminals 2 and 3 of Narita International Airport, and can be accessed by a 500-metre (1,600 ft) underground walkway to the latter station.
Platforms
edit| 1 | KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line | for Keisei Narita, and Keisei Ueno |
| 2 | SR Shibayama Railway Line | for Shibayama-Chiyoda |
| 3-4 | KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line | not used |
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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. -
The ticket barriers in July 2010 -
The platforms in December 2012. Note the train at the right, parked at the unused platform. -
The passageway to Terminal 2 in May 2011
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History
editThe station opened on 21 May 1978, as Narita Airport Station (成田空港駅, Narita Kūkō-eki). 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, 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.[citation needed] 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 began operations.[1] The station is largely superseded by the Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station and the Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station, which were opened in 1991 and 1992 respectively.
Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Higashi-Narita Station was assigned station number KS44.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,796 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Buses
edit| Name | Via | Terminus | Operator | Note |
| Charge-free shuttle bus | Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station | Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station | Narita Airport Transport | 12 departures per hour (every 5 minutes) |
Surrounding area
edit- Chiba Narita International Airport Police Station
- Narita Airport Rest House (Hotel)
- JAL Ground Service (Japan Airlines ground handling company)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 会社概要
- ^ "京成線各駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入いたします" ["Station numbering" will be introduced to each station on the Keisei Line] (PDF). keisei.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "京成と京急が駅ナンバリングを導入" [Keisei and Keikyu to introduce station numbering]. Tetsudo News (in Japanese). 6 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ 電車と駅の情報 (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Higashi-Narita Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Keisei Station layout (in Japanese)