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Shibayama Railway

Shibayama Railway Line
A Keisei 3500 series EMU in Higashi Narita Station in July 2023
Overview
OwnerShibayama Railway Co., Ltd.
(Narita International Airport Corporation)
LocaleChiba Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations2
Service
SystemFunctionally part of Keisei Electric Railway network
Operator(s)Shibayama Railway, by Keisei Electric Railway crews
Rolling stockKeisei 3500 series EMU
Daily ridership1,419 (2023)[1]
History
OpenedOctober 22, 2002
Technical
Line length2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

0.0
KS44 Higashi-Narita
Shibayama Railway Line
2.2
SR01 Shibayama-Chiyoda

The Shibayama Railway Company, Ltd. (芝山鉄道株式会社, Shibayama Tetsudō kabushiki-gaisha) is a third-sector railway company in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It operates Japan's shortest independent railway line, the 2.2 km (1.4 mi) Shibayama Railway Line between Higashi-Narita Station and Shibayama-Chiyoda Station, largely underneath Narita International Airport.

Narita International Airport Corporation owns a 68.40% majority stake in Shibayama Railway as of March 2019. The remainder is owned by Keisei Electric Railway, Japan Airlines, the prefectural government, and others.[2]

  1. ^ "駅情報". 芝山鉄道 | 日本一短い鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ 国土交通省鉄道局監修『鉄道要覧』令和元年度版、電気車研究会・鉄道図書刊行会

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