Saikyō Line

The Saikyō Line(Japanese: 埼京線, Japanese pronunciation: [Saikyō-sen]) is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is an abbreviation of the two areas the line connects: Saitama(Japanese: ) and Tōkyō(Japanese: ).

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  Saikyō Line
Saikyō Line E233 series EMU set 101 approaching Yonohommachi Station in July 2013
Overview
TypeCommuter rail
LocaleTokyo, Saitama prefectures
TerminiŌsaki
Ōmiya
Stations19
Operation
Opened1985
OwnerJR logo (east).svgJR East
Depot(s)Kawagoe (Minami-Furuya)
Rolling stockE233-7000 series, TWR 70-000 series , Sotetsu 12000 series EMUs
Technical
Line length36.9 km (22.9 mi)
Track gaugeLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found.
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)

Service

There are three types of trains on the Saikyō Line: "Local"(Japanese: 各駅停車, Japanese pronunciation: [Kakueki-Teisha]), "Rapid"(Japanese: 快速, Japanese pronunciation: [kaisoku]), and "Commuter Rapid"(Japanese: 通勤快速, Japanese pronunciation: [tsūkin kaisoku]).

Station list

  • Rapid and commuter rapid trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "|".
Line
name
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Comm.
Rapid
Transfers Location
Between
stations
Total
  Through service to Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line

Through service to Ebina via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line

Yamanote Line
OSKJA08
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Ōsaki 大崎 - from
Shinagawa

2.0
from
Ōsaki

0.0
Shinagawa Tokyo
EBSJA09
Ebisu 恵比寿 3.6 5.6 3.6 Shibuya
SBYJA10
Shibuya 渋谷[a] 1.6 7.2 5.2
SJKJA11
Shinjuku 新宿 3.4 10.6 8.6
Shinjuku
IKBJA12
Ikebukuro 池袋 4.8 15.4 13.4 Toshima
Akabane Line from
Ikebukuro

0.0
JA13 Itabashi 板橋 1.8 1.8 15.2 I Toei Mita Line (Shin-Itabashi: I-17)
TJ Tobu Tojo Line (Shimo-Itabashi)
Itabashi
JA14 Jūjō 十条 1.7 3.5 16.9   Kita
ABNJA15
Akabane 赤羽 2.0 5.5 18.9
Tohoku Main Line (branch) from
Akabane

0.0
JA16 Kita-Akabane 北赤羽 1.5 1.5 20.4  
JA17 Ukima-Funado 浮間舟渡 1.6 3.1 22.0  
JA18 Toda-Kōen 戸田公園 2.4 5.5 24.4   Toda Saitama
JA19 Toda 戸田 1.3 6.8 25.7  
JA20 Kita-Toda 北戸田 1.4 8.2 27.1  
JA21 Musashi-Urawa 武蔵浦和 2.4 10.6 29.5 JM Musashino Line Minami-ku, Saitama
JA22 Naka-Urawa 中浦和 1.2 11.8 30.7  
JA23 Minami-Yono 南与野 1.7 13.5 32.4   Chūō-ku, Saitama
JA24 Yonohommachi 与野本町 1.6 15.1 34.0  
JA25 Kita-Yono 北与野 1.1 16.2 35.1  
OMYJA26
Ōmiya 大宮[b] 1.8 18.0 36.9 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
  Through service to Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line

Saikyō Line Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "埼京線の駅名標 - 駅名標あつめ。".

Notes

  1. The platform of the Saikyo Line and Shonan Shinjuku Line was quite far from the Yamanote Line platform and was ridiculed as "Minami Shibuya Station".[1]
  2. There are many trains that run directly from here to Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line.[1]