Narita Station

For the station of Keisei Electric Railway, see Keisei Narita Station.
Narita Station
成田駅

The view from platform 3, May 2005
Location Hanazaki-chō, Narita, Chiba
(千葉県成田市花崎町)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Narita Line
History
Opened 1897

Narita Station (成田駅 Narita-eki) is a railway station on the Narita Line in Narita, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is located close to Keisei Narita Station.

Station layout

Platform layout diagram

Narita Station has a single side platform and two island platforms, connected to the station building though overpasses to a common concourse. Track 4 is not served by a platform, and is used by non-stop Narita Express and Ayame limited express services.

Platforms

1  Narita Line for Sakura, Chiba, and Tokyo (from Narita Airport)
2  Narita Line for Sakura, Chiba, and Tokyo (from Choshi and Kashima-Jingu)
3  Narita Line for Narita Airport, Choshi, and Kashima-Jingu
5  Narita Line for Choshi, Kashima-Jingu
for Chiba, and Tokyo
6  Narita Line (Abiko Branch Line) for Fusa, Abiko, Ueno, Tokyo, and Shinagawa

Adjacent Stations

« Service »
Narita Line (Main Line, Airport Branch Line)
Sakura   Narita Express   Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
Shisui   Commuter Rapid   Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
Shisui   Rapid   Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
Shisui   Local   Kuzumi
Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
Narita Line (Abiko Branch Line)
Terminus   Rapid   Shimosa-Manzaki

History

The station forecourt in 1937

Narita Station opened on 19 January 1897 [1] as a terminal station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. The line was extended to Ajiki in 1902. The Chiba Prefectural Tako Line began operations on 1 July 1911, connecting Narita with Tako, Chiba. The Narita Railway was nationalised on 1 September 1920, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and on 1 April 1927, the Chiba Prefectural Tako Line was renamed as the 'Narita Railway Company Tako Line'. This line stopped operations on January 11, 1944 due to wartime conditions, and was officially abolished in 1946. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station building was reconstructed from 1977-1979. Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 9 August 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. The spur line to Narita Airport was completed on 19 March 1991.

References

  1. "JR East Narita Station information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 3 December 2010.

External links

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Coordinates: 35°46′40″N 140°18′51″E / 35.7778492°N 140.3140837°E / 35.7778492; 140.3140837

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