Keisei Main Line
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A Keisei 3700 series EMU on the Keisei Main Line in January 2009
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| Overview | |
| Native name | 京成本線 |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Locale | Tokyo, Chiba prefectures |
| Termini |
Keisei Ueno Narita Airport Terminal 1 |
| Daily ridership | 500,121 (FY2010) |
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| Operator(s) | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Depot(s) | Sogosando |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
The Keisei Main Line (京成本線 Keisei Honsen?) is a railway line of Japanese private railway company Keisei Electric Railway connecting Tokyo and Narita, Japan. It is the main line of Keisei's railway network. Built as an interurban between Tokyo and Narita in early 20th century, the line has served as a main access route to Narita International Airport since 1978. It also serves major cities along the line such as Funabashi, Narashino, and Sakura.
In 2010, the Narita Sky Access opened as a bypass of the line, reducing the role of the main line in the airport access.
No Express (急行 Kyūkō?) trains run on the Keisei Main Line from the timetable revision on July 17, 2010. Until the revision, it ran only between Aoto and Takasago on through services to other Keisei lines.
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All sections opened as electrified dual track unless noted otherwise. The initial section opened between Takasago and Edogawa as 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) gauge in 1912, and the line was progressively extended in both directions, reaching Narita in 1930 and Ueno in 1933.
In 1959 the line was regauged to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in), and extended to Narita Airport (now Terminal 2) in 1978. The extension to Terminal 1 was opened as a single track in 1992.
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