KEISEI TRAINS SERVE NEW NARITA AIRPORT LINK

Opening of the new Tokyo International Airport at Narita, due to take place this spring, will bring a heavy demand for transport to and from the city centre. Although an extension of the JNR Shinkansen high speed network is planned within the next four years, immediate needs will be met by a 7.3 km branch of the standard-gauge Keisei Electric Railway, recently completed and due to open at the same time as the airport. To operate the line, KER placed orders with Tokyo Car Manufacturing Company, Limited, Tokyo, for five 6-car electric trains specially designed for airport service. Known as the AE (Airport Express) type, these units have been delivered well in advance to allow ample time for crew training and service testing before the opening date.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 96-97
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport access; Rapid transit; Thyristors
• Old TRIS Terms: Thyristor control
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046353
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 4 1981 12:00AM