Narita Line

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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.

[edit] Stations

Image:Narita Station May 2005.jpg 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

Image:Katori Station May 2005.jpg

• 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)

Image:Abiko Station May 2005-1.jpg Narita - Abiko:

• 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)

[edit] Trains

Image:JRE-253.jpg Narita Express trains travel on the Narita Line but only stop at Narita Airport.

Ayame limited express trains run between Tokyo, Choshi and Kashima. They stop at Sakura, Narita, Namegawa, Sawara and all stations past Sawara.

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.

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