Higashi-Narita Station

KS44 Higashi-Narita Station 東成田駅
Higashi-Narita Station in July 2010
General information
Location	124 Komae, Furugome, Narita-shi, Chiba-ken 286-0104 Japan
Coordinates	35°46′11″N 140°23′14″E
Operated by	Keisei Electric Railway Shibayama Railway
Line(s)	KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line SR Shibayama Railway Line
Distance	7.4 km from Keisei Narita
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 in use)
Tracks	4 (2 in use)
Other information
Station code	KS44
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 May 1978
Previous names	Narita Airport (until 1991)
Passengers
FY2019	1,796 daily
Services Preceding station Keisei Following station Keisei Narita KS40 Terminus Higashi-Narita Line through to Shibayama Railway Preceding station Shibayama Railway Following station through to Keisei Electric Railway Shibayama Railway Line Shibayama-Chiyoda SR01 Terminus
Location
Higashi-Narita Station Location within Chiba Prefecture

The Higashi-Narita Station(Japanese: 東成田駅, Japanese pronunciation: [Higashi Narita-eki]) is a passenger railway station in the city of Narita, Chiba, Japan, operated jointly by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway, and the third sector company Shibayama Railway.

Lines

Higashi-Narita Station is served by the Keisei Higashi-Narita Line from Keisei Narita, with some morning and evening peak through services to and from Keisei Ueno in Tokyo via the Keisei Main Line. Higashi-Narita Station lies 7.4 km from the starting point of the Keisei Higashi-Narita Line at Keisei Narita. It is also served by the 2.2 km Shibayama Railway Line to Shibayama-Chiyoda Station.

Station layout

The station is an underground station with an island platform serving two tracks. It is equidistant from the two stations serving Terminal 1 and Terminals 2 and 3 of Narita International Airport, and can be accessed by a 500-metre (1,600 ft) underground walkway to the latter station.

Platforms

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  The station concourse in June 2015. The yellow wall is a semi-permanent barrier that blocks off the former lobby and stairs to the unused platform.
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  The ticket barriers in July 2010
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  The platforms in December 2012. Note the train at the right, parked at the unused platform.
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  The passageway to Terminal 2 in May 2011

History

The station opened on 21 May 1978, as Narita Airport Station (成田空港駅, Narita Kūkō-eki). Passengers who took the Keisei Electric Railway to Narita Airport would disembark at the station and then either take a shuttle bus for an additional fare or walk to the terminal (present-day Terminal 1, which was the sole passenger terminal of the airport until 1992). A dedicated railway station at Terminal 1 opened in 1991 with the name Narita Airport Station, and the former Narita Airport Station was then renamed Higashi-Narita Station. Many of the former stores located in the lobby area of the station have been blocked off by a wall. The island platform for the Skyliner services is now no longer accessible, and its tracks are used for parking out-of-service trains. From October 2002, the Shibayama Railway Line began operations.

Station numbering was introduced to all Keisei Line stations on 17 July 2010; Higashi-Narita Station was assigned station number KS44.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,796 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Buses

Surrounding area

• Chiba Narita International Airport Police Station
• Narita Airport Rest House (Hotel)
• JAL Ground Service (Japan Airlines ground handling company)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan