The Keisei Electric Railway Company, Ltd.[2] (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo, Japan. The name Keisei is the combination of the kanji 京 from Tokyo (東京)and 成 from Narita (成田), which the railway's main line connects. The combination uses different readings than the ones used in the city names. The railway's main line runs from Tokyo to Narita and the eastern suburb cities of Funabashi, Narashino, Yachiyo, and Sakura. Keisei runs an airport limited express train called the Skyliner from Ueno and Nippori to Narita International Airport.
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 Keisei Electric Railway headquarters building | |
Native name | 京成電鉄株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Keisei Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 9009 Nikkei 225 component | |
| Industry | Private railroad |
| Founded | 30 June 1909 |
| Headquarters | Yawata, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan |
Key people | Tsutomu Hanada (Chairman) Toshiya Kobayashi (Representative Director & President) |
| Owners |
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Number of employees | 1,728 (2019)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | The Oriental Land Company (22.06%) Keisei Bus Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Hokuso Railway |
| Website | www |
In addition to its railway business, the Keisei Electric Railway Company owns large bus and taxi services and some real estate holdings. It owns a controlling share of the Oriental Land Company which owns and manages the Tokyo Disney Resort. Keisei is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index.[3]
History
editKeisei was founded on June 30, 1909 and began services on November 3, 1912, initially operating local train service in eastern Tokyo. Its main line reached Narita in 1930 and Ueno in 1933.[4]
Originally a narrow gauge (1,372 mm or 4 ft 6 in Scotch gauge) operator, Keisei converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge in 1959. In 1960, Keisei began through service with the Toei Asakusa Line, the first interline through service arrangement in Japan.[4]
Skyliner service began in 1973 and started serving the airport in 1978, when the first Narita Airport Station opened (today's Higashi-Narita station). A new underground station was opened in 1991 to provide a more direct connection to terminal 1, and in 1992 service began to terminal 2.[4] On July 17, 2010, Skyliner switched its route to the newly built Narita Sky Access and reduced the travel time by 15 minutes.[5]
Future plans
editOn 31 October 2023, Keisei announced plans to acquire its subsidiary Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.[6][7] The acquisition is expected to be completed by April 2025. Plans for the renaming of the existing Shin Keisei Line are expected to be revealed at a later date.
Lines
editKeisei operates 152.8 km (94.9 mi) of railway that consists of one trunk line named the Main Line and six branch lines.[1]
| Line name | Japanese | Endpoints | Distance | Type1 |
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| Main Line | 本線 | Keisei-Ueno – Komaino Junction | 67.2 km (41.8 mi) | 1 |
| Komaino Junction – Narita Airport Terminal 1 | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) | 2 | ||
| Oshiage Line | 押上線 | Oshiage – Aoto | 5.7 km (3.5 mi) | 1 |
| Chiba Line | 千葉線 | Keisei-Tsudanuma – Chiba Chūō | 12.9 km (8.0 mi) | 1 |
| Chihara Line | 千原線 | Chiba Chūō – Chiharadai | 10.9 km (6.8 mi) | 1 |
| Higashi-Narita Line | 東成田線 | Keisei-Narita – Higashi-Narita | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) | 1 |
| Kanamachi Line | 金町線 | Keisei-Takasago – Keisei-Kanamachi | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | 1 |
| Narita Airport Line (Narita Sky Access) |
成田空港線 | Keisei-Takasago – Narita Airport Terminal 1 | 51.4 km (31.9 mi) | 2 |
| Overlap | Keisei-Narita – Komaino Junction2 | (6.0 km (3.7 mi)) | 1 | |
| Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 – Narita Airport Terminal 13 | (1.0 km (0.6 mi)) | 2 | ||
| Total | 152.8 km (94.9 mi) | |||
| Projected lines (exp. 2029) | ||||
| (Chihara Line extension) | Chiharadai – Amaariki | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | 1 | |
Legend
- "Type" indicates the type of railway business under the Railway Business Act of Japan. Type 1 operator owns and operates the railway while Type 2 operator operates but does not owns the railway.
- This section is shared by the Main Line and the Higashi-Narita Line.
- This section is shared by the Main Line and the Narita Airport Line.
Subsidiaries
editKeisei Group includes:
- Shin-Keisei Electric Railway (Shin-Keisei Line)
- Chiba New Town Railway
- Hokusō Railway (Hokusō Line)
- Kantō Railway
- Kashima Railway Company (Kashima Railway Line, closed in 2007)
- Kominato Railway (Kominato Line)
- Maihama Resort Line (Disney Resort Line)
- Narita Airport Rapid Railway (Owner of a part of Narita Sky Access tracks)
- Nokogiriyama Ropeway
- The Oriental Land Company
- Tsukuba Kankō Railway (Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car and Mt. Tsukuba Ropeway)
Companies related to Keisei, although not a group member:
Rolling stock
editLimited express
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AE series
Commuter
edit- 3000 series (since 2003)[8]
- 3050 series (since 2010)[8]
- 3100 series (since 2019)[8]
- 3400 series (since 1993)[8]
- 3500 series (since 1972)[8]
- 3600 series (since 1982)[8]
- 3700 series (since 1991)[8]
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3000 series -
3050 series -
3100 series -
3400 series -
3500 series -
3600 series -
3700 series
Former
editLimited express
edit- 1500 series (1941–1987)
- 1600 series (1953–1981)
- AE series (1973–1993)
- AE100 series (1990–2016)
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AE series -
AE100 series
Commuter
edit- 1 series (1912-1927)
- 20 series (1921-1971)
- 33/39/45 series (1923-1978)
- 300 series (1955-1982)
- 100/126 series (1926-1987)
- 200/210/220/500/510 series (1931-1990)
- 210/2000/2100 series (1932-1985)
- 700/2200 series (1954-1982)
- 750/2250 series (1954-1973)
- 1100 series (1941-1987)
- 1500 series (1941-1987)
- 2000 series (1948-1990)
- 3000 series (1958-1991)
- 3050 series (1959-1995)
- 3100 series (1960-1998)
- 3150 series (1963-2001)
- 3200 series (1964-2007)
- 3300 series (1968-2015)
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3200 series -
3300 series
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "KEISEI Group | IR/Corporate Information". KEISEI Group. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ 京成電鉄株式会社, Keisei Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha
- ^ "Components - Nikkei Indexes". Retrieved 17 Mar 2020.
- ^ a b c "KEISEI Group | IR/Corporate Information". KEISEI Group. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "京成電鉄「成田スカイアクセス」開業にともない7月17日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Timetable Revisions to take place on Keisei Railway on 17 July for Opening of the Narita Airport Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "京成電鉄、新京成電鉄を吸収合併へ2025年4月 現在の路線・駅は維持する方針" [Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway in April 2025; Plans made to maintain current routes and stations]. Chiba Nippo (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "新京成電鉄、解散・消滅へ - 京成電鉄が吸収合併、2025年実施予定" [Shin-Keisei Electric Railway to dissolve and disappear - Keisei Electric Railway will absorb the railway in the merger, scheduled to take place in 2025]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 私鉄車両編成表2021 [Private Railway Vehicle Organization Table 2021] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 16 July 2021. ISBN 9784330032214.
External links
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- Official site (in Japanese)
- English part of official site (in English)