Skyliner
Keisei AE series EMU on a Skyliner service, July 2021 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Airport rail link (Limited express) |
| Locale | Kanto region, Japan |
| First service | 1972 |
| Current operator | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Keisei Ueno Narita Airport Terminal 1 |
| Average journey time | 36 minutes (Nippori - Narita Airport Terminal 2·3, fastest) |
| Lines used | Narita Sky Access Line and Keisei Main Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class | Ordinary class only |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Keisei AE series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 1,500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
The Skyliner (Japanese: スカイライナー, Hepburn: sukairainā) is an airport limited express train service between Tokyo and Narita Airport in Japan. It is operated by Keisei Electric Railway and runs on the Narita Sky Access route. This article also covers the Morningliner (モーニングライナー, mōningurainā) and Eveningliner (イブニングライナー, ibuningurainā) services.
On the Keisei Narita Airport Line, Skyliner is the fastest and most expensive service (with reserved seating and luggage racks), followed by the Sky Access (which does have space for luggage), and then the Keisei Limited Express (regular commuter train).