Haneda Airport Access Line

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The Haneda Airport Access Line (羽田空港アクセス線, Haneda-kūkō akusesu-sen) is a commuter rail line under construction by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) that will link Haneda Airport to central Tokyo.[1] Construction began on 2 June 2023.[2][3]

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Haneda Airport Access Line
Overview
Native name羽田空港アクセス線
StatusUnder Construction
LocaleTokyo
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Service
TypeHeavy rail
History
Planned openingFiscal 2031 (tentative)
Technical
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead lines
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As of July 2024, JR East plans to open the new line in fiscal year 2031 with direct through services to Tokyo Station and Shin-Kiba Station. A third through service to Osaki and Shinjuku is also planned.[4] Construction of the new line is estimated to cost about ¥280 billion (2022) (US$2.13 billion).[5]

History

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Disused Tokaido Freight Line in Oi, Shinagawa. These lines will be re-purposed to carry trains to Haneda.

Due to the growing demand of air travelers using Haneda Airport, especially international travelers, JR East officially announced in the “JR East Group Management Vision V” issued in 2013 that they aimed to improve the accessibility to the airport.[6] In 2014, JR East released its fundamental construction plan for the accessibility improvement.[7] The plan proposed that an existing disused freight line located southeast of Tamachi Station be connected via a single-track tunnel to the Tokaido Line. The newly-constructed section would be about 5 km (3.1 mi) long, running from the existing Tokyo Freight Terminal to a new Haneda Airport New Station (羽田空港新駅, Haneda-kūkō shin-eki) to be located between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 via a new underwater tunnel.[8] JR East initially aimed to open a portion of the new line in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was unable to do so due to environmental assessment needs.[9]

In the JR East Group Management Vision "Move Up” issued in 2018, JR East proposed constructing three conventional lines departing from the airport connecting to different parts of Tokyo: the East Yamanote route, the West Yamanote route and the Coastal Area route.[10] In 2019, JR East officially launched the environmental assessment for the new lines.[11]

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New station under construction at Haneda Airport (March 2024)

In 2021, JR East announced that they have received Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism approval for construction of the East Yamanote route and intended to start construction in 2022, for completion by 2029.[12] Construction of the line officially began on 2 June 2023 with a groundbreaking ceremony.[2][3][13]

The plans for the line were altered in April 2024 in order to preserve a portion of the Meiji-era Takanawa Embankment that was discovered in 2023. JR East announced that the starting point of the new line would be moved 100 meters to the south (toward Shinagawa) in order to preserve a portion of the embankment in its current location.[14]

Routes

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Haneda Airport Access Line
Tamachi
Tokyo Teleport
Oimachi
Tokyo Freight Terminal
Haneda Airport New Station

Three routes from Tokyo Freight Terminal onwards to the various points in central Tokyo are under consideration.

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