Narita Rapid Railway

The Narita Rapid Railway (???????? Narita Shin-K?soku Tetsud?-sen) is a new rapid rail link under construction between Tokyo and Narita Airport.

Related Topics:
Tokyo - Narita Airport

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The project involves the refurbishment of 32.3 km of existing track on the Hokuso Line and the Chiba New Town Line, as well as the construction of 19.1 km of new track to Narita Airport, partly using disused rights of way originally planned for the cancelled Narita Shinkansen project. The total cost is estimated to be 1.26 trillion yen.

Related Topics:
Hokuso Line - Chiba New Town Line - Rights of way - Narita Shinkansen

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When complete in 2010 (planned), trains will also utilize the Keisei Electric Railway's Main Line between Ueno and Keisei-Takasago. Trains are planned to run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h and could thus complete the run from Nippori to the airport in 36 minutes, 15 minutes faster than the current 51 minutes. There are also plans to build a spur from the Toei Asakusa Line to Tokyo Station, opening a (potentially) faster route from Tokyo Station to the airport through the Keisei Oshiage Line.

Related Topics:
2010 - Keisei Electric Railway - Ueno - Keisei-Takasago - Nippori - Toei Asakusa Line - Tokyo Station - Keisei Oshiage Line

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The line will be constructed using standard gauge (1435mm) tracks, as this is the gauge used by the existing networks which it will connect to.

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