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. Chiba Prefecture (千葉県 Chiba-ken) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ... Sakura (Japanese: 佐倉市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Narita (Japanese: 成田市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Chōshi (銚子市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Abiko (我孫子市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港 Narita Kokusai KÅ«kō) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) (TYO: 9020) is a Japanese private railroad company, the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies. ...

Stations

Narita Station

Sakura - Choshi:

• Sakura Station (transfer to Sobu Line; through service to Tokyo and Chiba)
• Shisui Station
• Narita Station (transfer to Keisei Main Line, Keisei Higashi-Narita Line
  • Narita International Airport
• Kuzumi Station
• Namegawa Station
• Shimousa-Kanzaki Station
• Oto Station
• Sawara Station

Katori Station

• Katori Station (through service to Kashima Line)
• Suigo Station
• Omigawa Station
• Sasagawa Station
• Shimousa-Tachibana Station
• Shimousa-Toyosato Station
• Shiishiba Station
• Matsugishi Station (transfer to Sobu Line; through service to Choshi Station)

Passenger gate at Abiko Station

Narita - Abiko: Sōbu Main Line (総武本線 Sōbu-honsen) is a railway line between Tokyo and the east coast of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. ... The Keisei Electric Railway (京成電鉄 Keisei Dentetsu, Keisei Dentetu) is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. ... Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港 Narita Kokusai KÅ«kō) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) is an international airport located in Narita, Chiba, Japan, in the eastern portion of the Greater Tokyo Area. ...

• Narita Station
• Shimousa Matsuzaki Station
• Ajiki Station
• Kobayashi Station
• Kioroshi Station
• Fusa Station
• Araki Station
• Kohoku Station
• Higashi-Abiko Station
• Abiko Station (transfer to Joban Line; through service to Ueno Station)

Jōban Line. ... Ueno Station was the destination of thousands of laborers from the Tohoku region who came to Tokyo seeking employment. ...

Trains

Narita Express train

Narita Express trains travel on the Narita Line but only stop at Narita Airport. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 299 KB) Description: Train type 253 for Narita Express in East Japan Railway Source: Photo by Uploader (LERK) Date: July 24th, 2005 Author: Uploader (LERK) Permission: GFDL licence Other versions of this file: None File links The following pages link... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 299 KB) Description: Train type 253 for Narita Express in East Japan Railway Source: Photo by Uploader (LERK) Date: July 24th, 2005 Author: Uploader (LERK) Permission: GFDL licence Other versions of this file: None File links The following pages link... The Narita Express (成田エクスプレス) is a Limited Express train (tokkyu--特急) serving Narita Airport from various Tokyo Metropolitan Area stations. ...

Ayame limited express trains run between Tokyo, Choshi and Kashima. They stop at Sakura, Narita, Namegawa, Sawara and all stations past Sawara. View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ...

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 and newer Type E217 trains are used for local and rapid service. Ayame services use Type E257 trains.