E217 series EMU on an Airport Narita service, August 2009
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Overview | |
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Service type | Rapid |
Locale | Yokosuka Line, Sōbu line, Narita Line |
First service | 20 April 1991 |
Current operator(s) | JR East |
Route | |
Start | Kurihama |
End | Narita Airport Terminal 1 |
Distance travelled | 152.5 km (94.8 mi) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Standard + Green |
Seating arrangements | Longitudinal/transverse |
Catering facilities | None |
Technical | |
E217 series EMUs | |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
The Airport Narita (エアポート成田 Eapōto Narita?) is a "Rapid" limited-stop suburban rail service in Greater Tokyo operated since 1991 by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Kurihama to Narita Airport Terminal 1 via the Yokosuka, Sōbu, and Narita lines, with a total length of 152.5 km. Only trains heading towards Narita Airport are identified as Airport Narita; those on the return journey towards Tokyo are unnamed.
See Yokosuka Line for local trains.
See Sōbu Line (Rapid) for rapid trains.
Chiba - Tsuga - Yotsukaidō - Monoi - Sakura - Shisui - Narita - Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 - Narita Airport Terminal 1
All Airport Narita services are operated using E217 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains.