Native name 京成電鉄株式会社 Traded as TYO: 9009 Website www.keisei.co.jp Founded 30 June 1909 | Type Public KK Industry Private railroad CEO Norio Saigusa (Jun 2011–) Number of employees 1,872 | |
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Key people Tsutomu Hanada (President) Stock price 9009 (TYO) JP¥ 2,686 +27.00 (+1.02%)10 Mar, 3:00 PM GMT+9 - Disclaimer Headquarters Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Subsidiaries Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Profiles | ||
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The Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (京成電鉄株式会社, Keisei Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha) (branded 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, Tōkyō) and 成 from Narita (成田, Narita), 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 express train called the Skyliner from Ueno and Nippori to Narita International Airport.
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- History
- Lines
- Subsidiaries
- Limited express
- Commuter
- References
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 which owns and manages the Tokyo Disney Resort.
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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 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.
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 152.8 km of railway which consists of one trunk line named the Main Line and six branchlines.
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:
Companies related to Keisei, although not a group member: