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: 埼玉) and Tōkyō(Japanese: 東京).

Saikyō Line
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Saikyō Line E233 series EMU set 101 approaching Yonohommachi Station in July 2013
Overview
Native name埼京線
OwnerJR East
LocaleTokyo, Saitama prefectures
TerminiŌsaki
Ōmiya
Stations19
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Depot(s)Kawagoe (Minami-Furuya)
Rolling stockE233-7000 series, TWR 70-000 series , Sotetsu 12000 series EMUs
Daily ridership1,105,557 (daily 2015)[1]
History
Opened1985
Technical
Line length36.9 km (22.9 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Route map

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
Template:RKSN		 Ōsaki 大崎 - from
Shinagawa
2.0		 from
Ōsaki
0.0		 ● ●
  • JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line (through service)
  • JY Yamanote Line
  • R Rinkai Line (through service)
 Shinagawa Tokyo
EBSJA09
 Ebisu 恵比寿 3.6 5.6 3.6 ● ●
Shibuya
SBYJA10
 Shibuya 渋谷[lower-alpha 1] 1.6 7.2 5.2 ● ●
  • JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line
  • JY Yamanote Line
  • ■Keio Inokashira Line
  • DT Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line
  • TY Tokyu Toyoko Line
  • G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-01)
  • Z Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (Z-01)
  • F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line (F-16)
SJKJA11
 Shinjuku 新宿 3.4 10.6 8.6 ● ●
  • JC Chuo Line (Rapid)
  • JB Chuo-Sobu Line
  • JY Yamanote Line
  • JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line
  • ■Keio Line
  • ■Keio New Line
  • ■Odakyu Odawara Line
  • ■Seibu Shinjuku Line (Seibu-Shinjuku)
  • M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-08)
  • S Toei Shinjuku Line (S-01)
  • E Toei Ōedo Line (E-27, Shinjuku-Nishiguchi: E-01)
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 ● ●
  • JK Keihin-Tohoku Line
  • JU Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
  • JU Takasaki Line
  • JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line
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[lower-alpha 2] 1.8 18.0 36.9 ● ●
  • ■Kawagoe Line (some through services)
  • ■Tohoku Shinkansen
  • ■Yamagata Shinkansen
  • ■Akita Shinkansen
  • ■Joetsu Shinkansen
  • ■Hokuriku Shinkansen
  • JK Keihin-Tohoku Line
  • JU Tohoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
  • JU Takasaki Line
  • JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line
  • TD Tobu Urban Park Line
  • New Shuttle
 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
  Through service to Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line

References
  1. "平成27年 大都市交通センサス 首都圏報告書" (PDF). P.92. 国土交通省.
  2. "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".[2]
  2. There are many trains that run directly from here to Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line.[2]
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