The (stylized as K'SEI since 2001) is a major private railway in

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and

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, Japan. The name ''Keisei'' is the combination of the

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京 from and 成 from , 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

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, Narashino, Yachiyo, and

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. Keisei runs an airport limited express train called the ''

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'' from Ueno and to

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. 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 large share of the

Oriental Land Company is a Japanese leisure and tourism corporation headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan where it also owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort. The company operates in three segments, divided as theme parks, hotels, and other business. Oriental ...

which owns and manages the

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. Keisei is listed on the

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and is a constituent of the

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index.

History

Keisei 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. Originally a

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(

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) operator, Keisei

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to in 1959. In 1960, Keisei began through service with the

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, the first interline through service arrangement in Japan. ''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. On July 17, 2010, ''Skyliner'' switched its route to the newly built Narita Sky Access and reduced the travel time by 15 minutes.

Lines

Keisei operates of railway that consists of one trunk line named the Main Line and six branch lines. Keisei Electric Railway Linemap

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

Keisei Group includes: * Shin-Keisei Electric Railway ( Shin-Keisei Line) * Chiba New Town Railway * Hokusō Railway ( Hokusō Line) *

Kantō Railway is a private railway company, which operates two lines in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway and other companies. Additionally, the company has a bus department in Ibaraki Prefecture and Chiba P ...

* Kashima Railway Company (

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, closed in 2007) *

Kominato Railway The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . It extends from the west coast of central Bōsō Peninsula (where it connects with the Uchibō Line at ) to in the town of Ōtaki (where it connec ...

( Kominato Line) * Maihama Resort Line ( Disney Resort Line) * Narita Airport Rapid Railway (Owner of a part of Narita Sky Access tracks) * Nokogiriyama Ropeway *

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* Tsukuba Kankō Railway ( Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car and Mt. Tsukuba Ropeway) Companies related to Keisei, although not a group member: *

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(

Tōyō Rapid Railway Line The is a rapid transit line owned by the third-sector company Tōyō Rapid Railway Co., Ltd., which runs between Nishi-Funabashi Station in Funabashi, Chiba and Tōyō-Katsutadai Station in Yachiyo, Chiba. The name comes from the characters fo ...

)

Rolling stock

Limited express

* AE series (since 2010) File:AE （Ⅱ）hokusou.JPG, AE series

Commuter

* 3000 series (since 2003) * 3050 series (since 2010) * 3100 series (since 2019) * 3400 series (since 1993) * 3500 series (since 1972) * 3600 series (since 1982) * 3700 series (since 1991) File:Keisei-electric-railway-3028F-20140526.jpg, 3000 series File:Keisei-electric-railway-3055F-20140526.jpg, 3050 series File:Keisei-electric-railway-3151F-20200719-133642.jpg, 3100 series File:Keisei-electric-railway-3448F-20140526.jpg, 3400 series File:Keisei Electric Railway 3500renewal.jpg, 3500 series File:Keisei 3600 series Keisei Main Line 20170921.jpg, 3600 series File:Keisei-Oshiage-line Series3700 3848.jpg, 3700 series

Former

Limited express

* 1500 series (1941–1987) * 1600 series (1953–1981) * AE series (1973–1993) * AE100 series (1990–2016) File:Keisei AE at Sogo rail yard.jpg, AE series File:Keisei Electric Railway AE100.jpg, AE100 series

Commuter

* 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) File:Keisei 3261.JPG, 3200 series File:Keisei 3300 shibamata.jpg, 3300 series

References

External links

Official site

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History

Lines

Subsidiaries

Rolling stock

Limited express

Commuter

Former

Limited express

Commuter

See also

References

External links