Keisei Electric Railway
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| Keisei Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. 京成電鉄株式会社 |
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| Type | Public KK (TYO: 9009 ) |
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| Founded | June 30, 1909 |
| Headquarters | Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Tsutomu Hanada, President |
| Industry | Private railroad |
| Employees | 1,872 (2005) |
| Website | www.keisei.co.jp |
The Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (京成電鉄株式会社 Keisei Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of contractions of "Tokyo (Capital)" Kei and "Narita" sei which the railways main line connects. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and the eastern suburb cities of Funabashi, Narashino, Yachiyo, and Sakura. Keisei runs an airport express train called the Skyliner from Ueno and Nippori to Narita International Airport.
In addition to its railway business, the Keisei Electric Railway Company owns large bus and taxi services and a small empire of real estate holdings. It owns a large share of the Oriental Land Company which manages the Tokyo Disney Resort.
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[edit] History
Keisei was founded on June 30, 1909 and began services on November 3, 1912, initially operating local train service in eastern Tokyo. Its main line reached Narita in 1930 and Ueno in 1933.
Originally a narrow gauge operator, Keisei converted to standard gauge in 1959. In 1960, Keisei began through service with the Toei Asakusa Line, the first interline through service arrangement in Japan.
Skyliner service began in 1973 and started serving the airport in 1978, when the first Narita Airport Station opened (today's Higashi-Narita station). A new underground station was opened in 1991 to provide a more direct connection to terminal 1, and in 1992 service began to terminal 2.
[edit] Lines
- Keisei Main Line(京成本線) (Keisei-Ueno - Narita Airport)
- Keisei Oshiage Line(京成押上線) (Oshiage - Aoto)
- Keisei Chiba Line(京成千葉線) (Keisei-Tsudanuma - Chiba Chuō)
- Keisei Chihara Line(京成千原線) (Chiba Chuō - Chiharadai)
- Keisei Higashi-narita Line(京成東成田線)(Keisei-Narita - Higashi-narita)
- Keisei Kanamachi Line(京成金町線) (Keisei-Takasago - Keisei-Kanamachi)
- Narita Rapid Railway(成田高速鉄道) (under construction; Keisei Takasago - Narita Airport)
[edit] Subcompanies
Keisei Group includes, but not limited to:
- Chiba Newtown Railway
- Hokusō Railway (Hokusō Line)
- Kantō Railway
- Kashima Railway Company (Kashima Railway Line)
- Kominato Railway (Kominato Line)
- Maihama Resort Line (Disney Resort Line)
- Narita Airport Rapid Railway (Narita Rapid Railway)
- The Oriental Land Company
- Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Companies related to Keisei, although not a group member:
[edit] External links
[edit] Gallery
 Keisei Headquarters |
 Keisei 3000 series trainset |
 Keisei 3600 series trainset, used for local and express services |
