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The Keisei Electric Railway ( and Tokyo , Japan . The name is a contraction for "Tokyo and Narita," and the railway's main line connects Tokyo with Narita and the eastern suburb cities of Funabashi , Narashino , Yachiyo , and Sakura . Keisei runs an airport express train called the '' Skyliner '' from Ueno and Nippori to Narita International Airport . In addition to its railway business, the Keisei Electric Railway Company owns large bus and taxi services and a small empire of real estate holdings. It owns a large share of the Oriental Land Company which manages the Tokyo Disney Resort . HISTORY Keisei was founded on June 30 , 1909 and began services on November 3 , 1912 , initally operating local train service in eastern Tokyo. Its main line reached Narita in 1930 and Ueno in 1933 . Originally a Narrow Gauge operator, Keisei converted to Standard Gauge in 1959 . In 1960 , Keisei began through service with the Toei Asakusa Line , the first interline through service arrangement in Japan. ''Skyliner'' service began in 1973 and started serving the airport in 1978 , when the first Narita Airport Station opened (today's Higashi-Narita station). A new underground station was opened in 1991 to provide a more direct connection to terminal 1, and in 1992 service began to terminal 2. LINES
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