Narita Rapid Railway

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Planned route of Narita Rapid Railway, aka New Skyliner
Planned route of Narita Rapid Railway, aka New Skyliner

The Narita New Rapid Line (成田新高速鉄道線 Narita Shin-Kōsoku Tetsudō-sen?) is a new rapid rail link under construction between Tokyo and Narita Airport. The whole line will be operated by Keisei Electric Railway, while some parts of the line are operated by other companies as well. The new service and the trains that will operate them are marketed by Keisei as the New Skyliner (新型スカイライナー shingata sukairainā?), replacing the existing Skyliner service.

The project involves the refurbishment of 32.3 km of existing track on the Hokusō Line, as well as the construction of 19.1 km of new track to Narita Airport, partly using disused rights-of-way originally planned for the cancelled Narita Shinkansen project. The total cost, according to the Narita Rapid Rail Access website, is estimated to be ¥1.26 trillion, or about US$10.7 billion. [1]

When complete in 2010 (planned), trains will also utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Keisei Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains are planned to run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h and could thus complete the run from Nippori to the airport in 36 minutes, 15 minutes faster than the current 51 minutes. There are also plans to build a spur from the Toei Asakusa Line to Tokyo Station, opening a (potentially) faster route from Tokyo Station to the airport through the Keisei Oshiage Line.

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[edit] Basic data

  • Length: 51.4 km / Approx. 31.9 mi.
  • Operators:
Terminus Keisei-​Takasago Komuro Inba-​Nihon-Idai (Tsuchiya) Narita Airport
Line name Hokusō Line1 Keisei Narita New Rapid Line JR Narita Line1
Service Keisei Electric Railway
Hokusō Railway JR East
Facility Hokusō Railway Chiba New Town Railway Narita Rapid Rail Access Narita Airport Rapid Railway
1: Already operational.
  • Gauge: 1435 mm / 4 ft. 8½ in. (Standard gauge, in contrast to the narrow gauge of most Japanese railways.)
  • Double-track line: Keisei-Takasgo — Narita New Town Kita
  • Electric supply: Whole line (1500 V DC)

[edit] Stations

Route of Narita New Rapid (lightblue broken line)
Route of Narita New Rapid (lightblue broken line)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Narita Rapid Railway". Retrieved on 2006-09-11. (Japanese) 

[edit] External links

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