The is a railway line in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway. It branches from the Keisei Main Line at Keisei Tsudanuma Station and connects to Chiba Chūō Station. At Chiba Chūō Station, the line is connected to the Chihara Line.
History The entire line opened on 17 July 1921 as an electrified, dual-track, gauge branch line. On 10 October 1959, the line was regauged to in conjunction with the regauging of the Main Line.
Shin-Keisei Line (Keisei Matsudo Line from April 2025) through services commenced on 10 December 2006.
Stations All trains are local trains that stop at all stations. No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocationBetweenstationsTotalKeisei through services:Via Keisei Main Line to/from Via Keisei Matsudo Line to/from Keisei Tsudanuma京成津田沼-0.0Narashino CityChiba PrefectureKeisei Makuharihongō京成幕張本郷2.12.1 Chūō-Sōbu Line (Makuharihongō Station: JB34)Hanamigawa WardChiba CityKeisei Makuhari京成幕張1.94.0 Chūō-Sōbu Line (Makuhari Station: JB35)Kemigawa検見川1.35.3Keisei Inage京成稲毛2.88.1Inage WardMidoridaiみどり台1.89.9Nishi-Nobuto西登戸1.010.9Chūō WardShin-Chiba新千葉0.811.7Keisei Chiba京成千葉0.612.3Chiba-Chūō千葉中央0.612.9 Keisei Chihara Line (some through services)Keisei through services:Via the Keisei Chihara Line to/from
Operation Pattern In the daytime, trains from Keisei Tsudanuma to Chiharadai station and Shin-Keisei through services from Matsudo to Chiba-Chuo run at 20-minute intervals. On the Keisei Chiba Line, trains operate at 10-minute intervals. All trains are at most 6 cars long due to the platform length restriction at the intermediate stops between Keisei Tsudanuma Station and Keisei Chiba Station. Four-car trains were also used on the line, but they were discontinued at the start of the 8 December 2018 timetable revision.
There are also trains to and from Keisei Ueno Station on the Main Line during mornings and evenings. In the morning, trains towards Keisei Tsudanuma operate at the same 10-minute interval as other trains, and trains towards Chiba Chuo operate every 6 to 10 minutes.
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.