Higashi-Narita Station
Higashi-Narita Station (東成田駅, Higashi Narita-eki, "East Narita Station") is a railway station in Narita, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the private railway operators Keisei Electric Railway and Shibayama Railway.
KS44 Higashi-Narita Station 東成田駅 | |
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Higashi-Narita Station in July 2010 | |
Location | 124 Komae, Furugome, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken Japan |
Operated by | |
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) |
Other information | |
Station code | KS44 |
History | |
Opened | 21 May 1978 |
Previous names | Narita Airport (until 1991) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2009) | 2,613 daily |
Location | |
Higashi-Narita Station Location within Chiba Prefecture |
History
The station opened on May 21, 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. 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.
Lines
Higashi-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
Higashi-Narita 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 underground walkway to the latter station.
Platforms
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 |
- 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.
Surrounding area
- The passageway to Terminal 2 in May 2011
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Keisei Higashi-Narita Line KS44 | ||||
Shibayama Railway Line | ||||
Keisei Narita KS40 (Keisei Higashi-Narita Line) |
- | Shibayama-Chiyoda SR01 (Shibayama Railway Line) |
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Narita Station. |
- Keisei Station layout (in Japanese)