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 longest of the lines runs between the cities of Sakura, Narita and Choshi; the second-longest runs from Narita to Abiko and is often called the Abiko Line, and the shortest runs from Narita to Narita International Airport. The first two lines are owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East); the airport spur 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 Airport branch line 1.3 Abiko branch line 2 Trains

[edit] Stations

[edit] Main line

Name	Japanese	Stop		Transfers	Location
		Rapid (including Airport Narita)	Commuter Rapid (through service to Sobu Main Line)		Town/City	Prefecture
Sakura	佐倉	●	●	JR East: Sobu Main Line (through service)	Sakura	Chiba
Shisui	酒々井	●	●		Shisui
Narita	成田	●	●	JR East: Branch lines Keisei: Main Line, Higashi-Narita Line (Keisei Narita Station)	Narita
Kuzumi	久住	●
Namegawa	滑河	●
Shimousa-Kozaki	下総神崎	●			Kozaki
Oto	大戸	●			Katori
Sawara	佐原	●
Katori	香取	●		JR East: Kashima Line (through service)
Suigo	水郷	Through service to Kashima Line
Omigawa	小見川
Sasagawa	笹川				Tonosho
Shimousa-Tachibana	下総橘
Shimousa-Toyosato	下総豊里				Choshi
Shīshiba	椎柴
Matsugishi	松岸			JR East: Sobu Main Line
Choshi (Sobu Main Line)	銚子			Choshi Electric Railway Line

[edit] Airport branch line

Name	Japanese	Stop	Transfers	Location
		Rapid (including Airport Narita)		City	Prefecture
Narita	成田	●	JR East: Narita Line(Main Line, Abiko branch line) Keisei: Main Line, Higashi-Narita Line (Keisei Narita Station)	Narita	Chiba
Airport Terminal 2	空港第２ビル	●	Keisei: Main Line
Narita Airport	成田空港	●	Keisei: Main Line

[edit] Abiko branch line

Name	Japanese	Transfers	Location
			Town/City	Prefecture
Abiko	我孫子	JR East: Joban Line (through service to Ueno Station)	Abiko	Chiba
Higashi-Abiko	東我孫子
Kohoku	湖北
Araki	新木
Fusa	布佐
Kioroshi	木下		Inzai
Kobayashi	小林
Ajiki	安食		Sakae
Shimousa-Manzaki	下総松崎		Narita
Narita	成田	JR East: Narita Line (Main line, Airport branch line)

[edit] Trains

Narita Express trains travel on the Narita Line but only stop at Narita Airport.

Ayame limited express trains run between Tokyo, Choshi and Kashima. They stop at Sakura, Narita, Namegawa, Sawara and all stations past Sawara.

Rapid service trains run between Kashima and Tokyo, stopping at all stations on the Narita Line between Sakura and Sawara.

Rapid service trains on the Abiko line make all station stops.

Both older Type 113 trains are used for local service, and Type E217 trains are for rapid. Limited Express Service Ayame services use Type E257 trains.