Narita Yukawa Station

Narita Yukawa Station (成田湯川駅, Narita Yukawa-eki) is a Japanese railway station on the Narita Sky Access Line in Narita, Chiba, operated by the Keisei Electric Railway, which opened on 17 July 2010.[1]

KS43
Narita Yukawa Station

成田湯川駅
Station building, July 2010
Location1620-1 Manzaki, Narita, Chiba
（千葉県成田市松崎1620-1）
Japan
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)KS Narita Sky Access Line
Other information
Station codeKS43
History
Opened2010
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)1,054 daily

Lines

The station is served by the Narita Sky Access Line from Keisei Ueno in Tokyo to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. It is located between Inba-Nihon-Idai Station and Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station, a distance of 40.7 kilometers from Keisei-Takasago Station, and 8.4 kilometers from Inba-Nihon-Idai Station.[2]

Station layout
Track layout

↑Inba-Nihon-Idai

1
2

↓Narita Airport Terminal 2·3

Narita Yukawa is an elevated station, with the platforms located on the third floor level. The station has two side platforms on either side of four tracks. 500 meters east of the station, the tracks converge to become a single track to/from Narita Airport using a #38 high-speed turnout.[1] The platforms are 149 m long, designed to accommodate 8-car trains.[2]

Platforms
1 KS Narita Sky Access Line for Nippori, Keisei Ueno, and Oshiage
A Toei Asakusa Line for Asakusa and Nihombashi
KK Keikyu Main Line for Shinagawa and Haneda Airport (Terminal 3 and Termimal 1·2)
2 KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)
  • View from platform 1 looking west, July 2010

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Narita Sky Access Line KS43
Skyliner: Does not stop at this station
Imba Nihon-Idai HS14   Access Express   Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 KS41

History

The station opened on 17 July 2010 coinciding with the start of Narita Sky Access services.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 1,054 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

The Abiko Branch of the Narita Line passes directly under the station. However, there is no station along the line. The closest station to Narita Yukawa is Shimōsa-Manzaki.

  • Narita New Town
  • Chiba Prefectural Narita-Kita High School

References
  1. ""成田スカイアクセス"開業 ("Narita Sky Access" Opening)". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39 no. 316. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. August 2010. pp. 14–20.
  2. 成田新高速鉄道 印旛日本医大駅～空港第2ビル駅間 駅名決定について [Name announced for station between Inba-Nihon-Idai Station and Airport Terminal 2 Station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Keisei Electric Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. 駅別乗降人員 [Station passenger statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway. Retrieved 25 September 2012.

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