Keisei Skyliner

The Skyliner (スカイライナー) is the name of a limited-express airport train which runs from downtown Tokyo to Narita Airport. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on its main line. Image File history File links Type AE100 Skliner. ... Image File history File links Type AE100 Skliner. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港 Narita Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA airport code: NRT, ICAO Airport Code: RJAA) is an international airport in the eastern portion of Narita, Chiba, Japan. ... The Keisei Electric Railway (京成電鉄 Keisei Dentetsu, Keisei Dentetu) is a major private railway in Chiba and Tokyo, Japan. ...

Service

Service is provided at intervals of about 40 minutes from the airport, stopping at Keisei Narita station in Narita, before continuing nonstop to the Tokyo area, where it stops at Nippori Station prior to arriving at the Keisei Railway terminal at Ueno Station. The same pattern is true in the reverse. Narita (Japanese: 成田市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Nippori station is one of the tarin station in the Taito area of Tokyo. ... Ueno Station was the destination of thousands of laborers from the Tohoku region who came to Tokyo seeking employment. ...

The one-way ride between Narita Airport and Nippori lasts about 56 minutes, with 5 additional minutes to reach Ueno. The trip costs ¥1,920 each way (¥1,000 base fare + ¥920 express surcharge).

Many passengers choose to exit the Skyliner at Nippori station, where they can conveniently transfer to the Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line or Jōban Line, which are operated by JR East. Passengers prepare to board a train on the Yamanote Line 205 series Cattle wagon before the morning rush Display within Yamanote Line car shows next stop and route map The Yamanote Line (山手線; Yamanote-sen) is one of Tokyos busiest and most important commuter lines. ... A northbound Keihin-Tohoku line rapid train bound for Minami-Urawa pauses at Ueno Station The Keihin-Tohoku Line (京浜東北線) is a 59 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. ... Jōban Line. ... 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) is a Japanese private railroad company, one of the seven JR companies. ...

The main competition for the Skyliner is JR East's Narita Express. 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. ...

Notes

Prior to 9am leaving Narita and after 5.55pm leaving Tokyo, the Skyliner is known as the "Morning Liner" and "Evening Liner", respectively. These trains make additional stops at Aoto Station, Yachiyodai in Yachiyo, and Sakura on their runs to and from Ueno and Narita Airport. The express surcharge is reduced to ¥400 for these trains and tickets are only sold from the station not travel agents. (Some late evening trains, however, do not run to the Airport at all.) Yachiyo (八千代市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Close up on Cherry blossoms Sakura (桜, 櫻) is the Japanese name for the cherry tree and its blossoms. ...

Only Type AE100 trains run as Skyliner trains and each train is 8 cars long. Seat reservations are mandatory on the Skyliner, the Morning Liner, and the Evening Liner. Smoking is prohibited except in the train's end cars.

Prior to 1990, only Keisei Type AE trains ran as Skyliners.

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Timeline

• May 1, 1952: Express "Kaiungō" begins operation non-stop from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita. Seat reservation was mandatory
• 1953: Type 1600 trains begin operation as Kaiungō Expresses. At two cars per train, they were small but had reclining chairs and televisions, making it a luzurious train for its time.
• 1957: Type 1600 trains run as three-car trains. However, only one of those cars were actual Type 1600 cars.
• 1967: Type 1600 trains are replaced by Type 3150 and 3200 trains. The planned "Airport Express," in order to comply with subway specifications, was fitted with semi-cross seating.
• 1972: Type AE trains begin operation as the "Skyliner". The Kaiungō becomes the main train running during afternoons and holidays.
• December 30, 1973: Type AE trains begin running as Kaiungōs.
  • Although the Skyliner's name was chosen, it wasn't announced soon enough and thus the first trains were shipped with the inscription "express". The Skyliner runs from Keisei Ueno to Keisei Narita nonstop.
• May 5, 1978: A Type AE train in the yard is put out of service due to arson by protesters against the construction of Narita Airport.
• May 21, 1978: The Skyliner begins nonstop runs from Keisei Ueno to Narita Airport Station at the same time that New Tokyo International Airport opens.
  • Narita Airport Station, at the time, was at the present-day location of Higashi-Narita Station and was very far from Narita Airport Terminal 1. Thus passengers on the Skyliner had to get off and take a bus from Higashi-Narita Station to the airport. This inconvinience caused fewer passengers to take the Skyliner.
• September 1, 1979: The Skyliner begins stopping at Keisei Narita Station once a day during the afternoon.
• December 1, 1984: The "Evening Liner" begins operation
• October 19, 1985: The "Morning Liner" begins operation
  • Trains begin making stops at Nippori Station
• 1988: All Skyliners begin making stops at Nippori Station
• 1990: With the introduction of the eight-car Type AE100, the seven six-car Type AE trains were rearranged to form five eight-car trains.
• March 19, 1991: Narita Airport Station is built right under Narita Airport and the Skyliner immediately begins service to the station.
  • On the same day, JR East's Narita Express begins operation and becomes the Skyliner's greatest competition.
• June 1993: The Type AE trains cease operations. All Skyliner trains become Type AE100 trains.

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Stops

Skyliner

• Keisei Ueno
• Nippori
• Keisei Narita
• Narita Airport Terminal 2
• Narita Airport

Morning Liner & Evening Liner

• Keisei Ueno
• Nippori
• Aoto
• Yachyodai
• Keisei Sakura
• Keisei Narita
• Narita Airport Terminal 2
• Narita Airport

External Links

Keisei Narita Airport Access website