Classic route
Narita Express
Tokyo → Narita Airport · Japan
Narita Express in pictures
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- Distance
- 79 km
- Fastest time
- 53 min
- Average speed
- 89 km/h
- Top speed
- 130 km/h
- Train
- E259 series
- Countries
- Japan
- In service since
- 1991
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Twin sets from Yokohama and Shinjuku couple at Tokyo Station, then run as one red-and-black E259 through the Sobu tunnels out to Narita Airport.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11688348 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR East — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Narita Express?
The Narita Express runs 79 km from Tokyo to Narita Airport.
How long does the Narita Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 53 min for the 79 km. That is an average of 89 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 130 km/h.
Who runs the Narita Express?
JR East, with E259 series.
How old is the Narita Express?
The line has been in service since 1991. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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