Higashi-Narita Station

Higashi-Narita Station (東成田駅, Higashi Narita-eki, "East Narita Station") is a passenger railway station in the city of Narita, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway and the third sector company Shibayama Railway.

KS44
Higashi-Narita Station

東成田駅
Higashi-Narita Station in July 2010
Location124 Komae, Furugome, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken 286-0104
Japan
Coordinates35°46′11″N 140°23′14″E
Operated by Keisei Electric Railway
Shibayama Railway
Line(s)KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line
SR Shibayama Railway Line
Distance7.4 km from Keisei Narita
Platforms2 island platforms (1 in use)
Tracks4 (2 in use)
Other information
Station codeKS44
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 May 1978
Previous namesNarita Airport (until 1991)
Passengers
FY20191,796 daily
Location
Higashi-Narita Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture

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

The 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.
  • The passageway to Terminal 2 in May 2011

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Keisei Higashi-Narita Line KS44
Shibayama Railway Line
Keisei Narita KS40
(Keisei Higashi-Narita Line)		 - Shibayama-Chiyoda SR01
(Shibayama Railway Line)

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,796 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Chiba Narita International Airport Police Station
  • Narita Airport Rest House (Hotel)
  • JAL Ground Service (Japan Airlines ground handling company)

See also

References
  1. 電車と駅の情報 (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Electric Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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