Shibayama Railway

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.

Shibayama Railway Line
A Keisei 3600 series EMU in Shibayama Railway livery in March 2007
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 3600 series EMU
Daily ridership2,458 (2008)
History
OpenedOctober 22, 2002
Technical
Line length2.2 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Route map

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

Narita International Airport Corporation owns a 68.39% majority stake in Shibayama Railway as of July 2009. The remainder is owned by Keisei Electric Railway, Japan Airlines, the prefectural government, and others.

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