Narita Line
The Narita Line is the name for a combination of three railway lines located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company.
The main line connects Sakura Station and Matsugishi Station, and is sometimes referred to as the Samatsu Line. A branch line from Abiko Station to Narita Station is often called the Abiko Line, and a second branch, known as the Airport Line connects Narita to Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The first two lines are owned and operated by JR East; the Airport Line is owned by a separate company, Narita Airport Rapid Railway, which allows JR East and Keisei Railway to use the line for passenger services.
Stations
Main line
Legend:- ● : All trains stop
- | : All trains pass
| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance | Rapid | Transfers | Location |
| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance | Rapid | Transfers | Town/city |
| Sōbu Main Line | 千葉 | From Chiba 0.0 | ● | Chūō-ku | |||
| Sōbu Main Line | 東千葉 | 0.9 | Chūō-ku | ||||
| Sōbu Main Line | 都賀 | 4.2 | ● | Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 | Wakaba-ku | ||
| Sōbu Main Line | 四街道 | 7.7 | ● | Yotsukaidō | |||
| Sōbu Main Line | 物井 | 11.9 | ● | Yotsukaidō | |||
| Sōbu Main Line | 佐倉 | 16.1 | ● | Sōbu Main Line | Sakura | ||
| Narita Line | 佐倉 | From Sakura 0.0 | ● | Sōbu Main Line | Sakura | ||
| Narita Line | 酒々井 | 6.4 | ● | Shisui | |||
| Narita Line | 成田 | 13.1 | ● | Narita | |||
| Narita Line | rowspan="15" | 久住 | 20.0 | Narita | |||
| Narita Line | 滑河 | 25.5 | - | Narita | |||
| Narita Line | 下総神崎 | 31.6 | Kozaki | - | |||
| Narita Line | 大戸 | 36.1 | Katori | - | |||
| Narita Line | 佐原 | 40.0 | Kashima Line | Katori | - | ||
| Narita Line | 香取 | 43.6 | Kashima Line | Katori | - | ||
| Narita Line | 水郷 | 47.5 | Katori | - | |||
| Narita Line | 小見川 | 52.7 | Katori | - | |||
| Narita Line | 笹川 | 57.7 | Tonosho | - | |||
| Narita Line | 下総橘 | 62.9 | Tonosho | - | |||
| Narita Line | 下総豊里 | 66.2 | Chōshi | - | |||
| Narita Line | 椎柴 | 71.0 | Chōshi | - | |||
| Narita Line | 松岸 | 75.4 | Sōbu Main Line | Chōshi | - | ||
| Sōbu Main Line | 松岸 | From Tokyo 117.3 | Sōbu Main Line | Chōshi | - | ||
| Sōbu Main Line | 銚子 | 120.5 | Chōshi Electric Railway Line | Chōshi | - |
Note: Commuter Rapid service was discontinued on 12 March 2022.
Abiko branch line
All stations are in Chiba Prefecture.| Name | Japanese | Distance | Transfers | Location |
| Name | Japanese | Distance | Transfers | Town/city |
| 我孫子 | 0.0 | Abiko | ||
| 東我孫子 | 3.4 | Abiko | ||
| 湖北 | 6.3 | Abiko | ||
| 新木 | 8.9 | Abiko | ||
| 布佐 | 12.1 | Abiko | ||
| 木下 | 14.0 | Inzai | ||
| 小林 | 18.3 | Inzai | ||
| 安食 | 23.2 | Sakae | ||
| 下総松崎 | 27.3 | Narita | ||
| 成田 | 32.9 | Narita |
Airport branch line
All stations are in Narita, Chiba.| No. | Name | Japanese | Distance | Transfers |
| 成田 | 0.0 | |||
| 空港第２ビル | 9.8 | |||
| 成田空港 | 10.8 |
Services
Main line and Airport branch line
Narita Express trains travel on the Narita Line but stop only at Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 and Narita Airport Terminal 1 stations, except during morning and evening rush hours when some trains stop at Narita Station.Rapid commuter trains run between Tokyo and Narita Airport Terminal 1, stopping at all stations between Tsuga and Narita Airport Terminal 1.
Abiko branch line
All services on the Abiko branch line are local trains stopping at all stations. Some trains travel through onto the Jōban Line to and.Rolling stock
Local service- E131 series EMUs
- 209-2000/2100 series EMUs
- E231 series EMUs
- E235-1000 series EMUs
- E259 series EMUs
Past
- E217 series EMUs
- 103 series EMUs
- 113 series EMUs
- 183 series EMUs
- 211-3000 series EMUs
- 253 series EMUs
- E257-500 series
History
The Sakura to Narita section was electrified in 1968. The Abiko branch was electrified from 1 October 1973. The Narita to Matsugishi section was electrified in 1974, and freight services ceased between 1984 and 1986.
The Sakura to Narita section was double-tracked in 1986, and the Airport branch opened in 1991 as an electrified, CTC-signalled line.