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Narita Express

TheNarita Express(Thành điền エクスプレス,Narita ekusupuresu),abbreviated asN'EX,is alimited expresstrain service operated in Japan since 1991 byEast Japan Railway Company(JR East), servingNarita International Airportfrom variousGreater Tokyo Areastations. Services run approximately half-hourly in the mornings and evenings, and hourly through the middle of the day. The main competition for theNarita ExpressisKeisei Electric Railway'sSkyliner.

Narita Express
E259 series EMUs on aNarita Expressservice, May 2024
Overview
Service typeAirport rail link (Limited express)
LocaleKanto region,Japan
First service19 March 1991
Current operator(s)JR East
Route
TerminiNarita Airport Terminal 1
Shinjuku,Ōfuna
Line(s) usedYokosuka Line,Yamanote Freight Line,Sobu Rapid Line,Narita Line
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green
Seating arrangementsForward facing 2+2
Catering facilitiesTrolley service
Baggage facilitiesLockable baggage areas
Technical
Rolling stockE259 seriesEMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DCoverhead catenary
Operating speed130 km/h (80 mph)[1]

Trains and destinations

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Two E259 series trainsets dividing at Tokyo Station, February 2011

Narita Expresstrains serve various stations in theGreater Tokyo Area.Trains are formed of dedicatedE259 series6-car EMU sets,[2]with all trains passing throughTokyo Station,where services are coupled or uncoupled. Usually, a train fromŌfunais coupled with a train fromShinjukuto form one train set for the remainder of the journey to Narita Airport (via theSōbu Main LineandNarita Line). On the return journey, the reverse is true.

The majority ofNarita Expressservices do not stop between Tokyo andNarita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station.During rush hours, however, theNarita Expressserves as a commuter express, stopping atChiba,Yotsukaidō,Sakura,andNarita.The average time between Tokyo and Narita Airport is between 55 minutes and an hour. All seats are reserved, with both Standard and Green (first class) accommodation available.

Fares

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As of 28 June 2021, regular adult fare for a Narita–Tokyo round trip is ¥5000. A one way fare is ¥2870. If buying from a JR store extra discounts may be available to passengers with a foreign passport or of holder age.[3]There are no extra charges required for theNarita Expressservice for foreign passengers traveling with aJapan Rail Pass.

Formations

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As of March 2012, services operate as twelve-car formations, as shown below, with car 1 at the Shinjuku/Yokohama end, and car 12 at the Narita Airport end.[4]All seats on theNarita Expressservice are reserved, with Green (first class) car accommodation in cars 6 and 12.[5]

Access

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The layout of platforms within Tokyo Station is complex. There are multiple levels with tracks and stations on various of these. There are three main passageways across the width of the platforms namely "north", "central" and "south" passages.

To access the Narita Express the easiest way is to find a "north" passageway. If entering from the Yaesu (east) side one traverses this to the Marunouchi (west) side. At some point it is necessary to go to the B1F level (basement floor 1) of the north passageway.

Coming from Yaesu there is finally a hard left turn that will take passengers to automatic ticket checking gates (with a very small sign for Narita Express) towards the Yokosuka/Sōbu Line platforms (Sōbu 1-2). From the Marunouchi side, the same entrance is seen to be a five way intersection.

Having passed through the gates, one descends several more floors to theNarita Expressplatform on B5F (5th basement floor).

At Shinjuku Station, Narita Express trains depart from platforms 5 and 6.

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Numbering KuHa E258 MoHa E258 MoHa E259 MoHa E258-500 MoHa E259-500 KuRo E259 KuHa E258 MoHa E258 MoHa E259 MoHa E258-500 MoHa E259-500 KuRo E259
Accommodation Reserved Green Reserved Green

Interior

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Green (first class) cars have leather-covered forward-facing rotating/reclining seats arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Seat pitch is 1,160 mm (46 in).[6] Standard class cars have 2+2 abreast seating with forward-facing rotating/reclining seats and a seat pitch of 1,020 mm (40 in).[6]

  • Green car interior
  • Standard-class car interior
  • Lockable luggage storage area
  • Green car toilet

History

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ANarita Express253 series train in December 2006

Until 1991, rail service to Narita Airport was limited to the KeiseiSkyliner,which at the time used a station separated from the terminal complex. JR had initially planned to run a high-speed line, theNarita Shinkansen,to a station underneath the main airport terminal. This plan was abandoned in the 1980s, and the space originally slated for the underground station and Shinkansen tracks was used to connect both the JRNarita LineandKeisei Main Linedirectly to the terminal. TheNarita Expressbegan service to the new station on 19 March 1991, andSkylinerswitched its service to the new station at the same time.

Until March 2004, theWing Expresslimited express service was introduced to complement theNarita Expresswith one return working a day between Ōmiya/Ikebukuro/Shinjuku and Narita Airport. This service was subsequently replaced by an additionalNarita Expressservice.

From the start of the revised timetable on 10 December 2005,Narita Expressservices were made entirely no-smoking.[7]

On 1 October 2009, nine newE259 seriesEMU trains were brought into service on 10 of 26 return Narita Express services, replacing the253 series.[8]By June 2010 all Narita Express trains were operated by E259 series equipment.[4]

From the start of the revised timetable on 13 March 2010,Narita Expressservice frequencies were increased with more splitting and combining of trains at Tokyo Station. Service is provided between Narita Airport and Tokyo, Shinjuku and Yokohama every 30 minutes during most of the day. All trains operating to/from Shinjuku now stop atShibuya,and all trains to/from Yokohama now stop at the newMusashi-Kosugi Station.[9]

Narita Expressservices were suspended from 11 March 2011 due to the effects of theGreat East Japan earthquake and tsunamiand subsequent power supply shortage in the Tokyo area.[10]They were partially restored from 4 April 2011, with the remaining pre-earthquake and tsunami timetable and services finally re-instated on 3 September 2011.[11]

Starting in 2014 the Narita Express offered seasonal services on some routes. FromŌfuna,a small number of seasonal trains continued toKamakuraandYokosukaon theYokosuka Line,and fromTakao,a small number of seasonal trains continued toOtsukiandKawaguchikoon theFujikyuko Line.[12]The services to Yokosuka station were discontinued in January 2017 due to low travel numbers,[13]while in March 2019 the Kawaguchiko services were replaced by the new, dailyFuji Excursionlimited express.[14]

Due a reduction in international travel caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic,services were reduced to a few trains running in the morning and evening from 1 May 2020, with services betweenHachiojiandTakaodiscontinued from 13 March 2021.[15]While services were partially restored from 12 March 2022, services toIkebukuroorŌmiyawere discontinued and more trains began to make stop atChiba.[16]All services were reinstated on 1 October 2022 prior to Japan lifting its entry restrictions for foreign travelers.[17][18]Outside of peak commuter times about one out of every two services continue to stop at Chiba, with the others running nonstop betweenTokyoand the airport.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^JR Shinkansen ＆ đặc cấp đoàn tàu ファイル[JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 64.ISBN978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. ^JR Timetable, October 2009
  3. ^"N'EX TOKYO Round Trip Ticket".1 October 2023.Retrieved29 February2024.
  4. ^abJR đông Nhật Bản E259 hệ đặc cấp hình dòng điện một chiều xe[JR East E259 series limited express DC EMU].Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō.38(303). Japan: Kotsu Shimbun:70–71. July 2009.
  5. ^JR Timetable, March 2012 issue. P.1004
  6. ^ab""Thành điền エクスプレス" dùng tân hình xe lạng E259 hệ "[New E259 series" Narita Express "trains].Japan Railfan Magazine.Vol. 49, no. 579. Japan: Kōyūsha. July 2009. pp.82–85.
  7. ^"December 2005 Timetable Revision Details"２００５ năm １２ nguyệt ダイヤ sửa lại について(PDF)(in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 30 September 2005.Retrieved6 February2009.
  8. ^E259 hệ “Thành điền エクスプレス hào” １０ nguyệt から１０ lặp lại trình độ が vận dụng bắt đầu (10 E259 series "Narita Express" workings to commence from October).Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō.38(305). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun: 74. September 2009.
  9. ^2010 năm 3 nguyệt ダイヤ sửa lại について(PDF)(Press release) (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 18 December 2009.Retrieved30 January2010.
  10. ^"Service Operation Status"(PDF)(in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 28 March 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 22 March 2011.Retrieved29 March2011.
  11. ^ＪＲ の vận hành trạng huống ２ ngày[JR Operation Status - 2 April].NHK News(in Japanese). Japan: Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 2 April 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2012.Retrieved2 April2011.
  12. ^Kodera, Atsushi (17 June 2014)."Narita Express train headed to Mount Fuji".The Japan Times.Japan: The Japan Times Ltd.Archivedfrom the original on 30 August 2016.Retrieved30 August2016.
  13. ^"Kanagawa huyện thiết nói chuyển vận lực tăng cường xúc tiến hội nghị bình thành 30 niên độ muốn vọng ・ trả lời ( Yokosuka tuyến )"(PDF)(in Japanese). Kanagawa Prefecture. 3 April 2019.Retrieved24 September2022.
  14. ^"【グッズ】 “ありがとうホリデー nhanh chóng núi Phú Sĩ hào kỷ niệm vé vào cửa セット” の buôn bán について "(Press release) (in Japanese). Fuji Kyuko. 6 March 2019.Retrieved24 September2022.
  15. ^"2021 năm 3 nguyệt ダイヤ sửa lại について"(PDF)(Press release) (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 18 December 2020.Retrieved24 September2022.
  16. ^"Limited Express" Narita Express "Service"(PDF).Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 28 January 2022.
  17. ^"JR đông Nhật Bản, đặc cấp “Thành điền エクスプレス” toàn đoàn tàu の vận 転 lại khai - 10/1から "[JR East to resume operation of all limited express "Narita Express" trains from October 1].MyNavi Corporation.22 September 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2022.
  18. ^"Đặc cấp “Thành điền エクスプレス” の vận 転 lại khai について "[About the resumption of operation of the limited express "Narita Express" ](PDF).jreast.co.jp.22 September 2022.
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