Kawagoe Line

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     Kawagoe Line

Kawagoe Line 209-3000 series EMU at Komagawa Station
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Locale Saitama Prefecture
Termini Ōmiya
Komagawa
Stations 11
Operation
Opened 1940
Owner JR East
Depot(s) Kawagoe
Technical
Line length 30.6 km (19.0 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

JR Kawagoe Line linemap.svg

The Kawagoe Line (川越線 Kawagoe-sen?) is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The main transfer stations on the line are Ōmiya, Kawagoe, and Komagawa.

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[edit] Services

The section between Kawagoe and Ōmiya operates as an extension of the Saikyō Line from central Tokyo, with most trains traveling through to/from Ōsaki and on to/from Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line. On the section between Kawagoe and Komagawa, about half of all trains travel through to/from Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.

Except for a few rush-hour trains that start and terminate at Minami-Furuya, all eastbound trains from Komagawa and westbound trains from Ōmiya terminate at Kawagoe. Passengers wishing to travel beyond Kawagoe must change trains there.

[edit] Station list

  • All stations are located in Saitama Prefecture.
  • Passengers bound for Ōmiya or Komagawa must change trains at Kawagoe. However, during early mornings and evenings, some trains leaving Kawagoe depot provide service from Minami-Furuya to Komagawa.
  • All rapid or commuter rapid trains to/from the Saikyō Line stop at every station on the Kawagoe Line.
  • Trains can pass each other at stations marked "∥", "∨", and "◇"; they cannot pass at stations marked "｜".
Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers   Location
Between
stations		 Total
Through services to/from Shin-Kiba on the Rinkai Line via the Saikyō Line
Ōmiya 大宮 - 0.0 from
Ōsaki
36.9		 Saikyō Line (through service), Tōhoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Nagano Shinkansen, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), Takasaki Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Tōbu Noda Line
Ina Line (New Shuttle)		 ∥ Ōmiya-ku Saitama
Nisshin 日進 3.7 3.7 40.6   ∨ Kita-ku
Nishi-Ōmiya 西大宮 2.6 6.3 43.2   ◇ Nishi-ku
Sashiōgi 指扇 1.4 7.7 44.6   ◇
Minami-Furuya 南古谷 4.7 12.4 49.3   ◇ Kawagoe
Kawagoe 川越 3.7 16.1 53.0 Tōbu Tōjō Line
Seibu Shinjuku Line (Hon-Kawagoe)		 ◇
from
Hachiōji
45.6
Nishi-Kawagoe 西川越 2.6 18.7 43.0   ｜
Matoba 的場 2.2 20.9 40.8   ◇
Kasahata 笠幡 2.9 23.8 37.9   ｜
Musashi-Takahagi 武蔵高萩 3.2 27.0 34.7   ◇ Hidaka
Komagawa 高麗川 3.6 30.6 31.1 Hachikō Line (through service) ◇
Through services to/from Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line

[edit] Rolling stock

205-3000 series EMU at Musashi-Takahagi Station, June 2004

The current EMU fleet used on Kawagoe Line services is based at Kawagoe Depot (close to Minami-Furuya Station).

  • 205 series 10-car EMUs x 32 (Kawagoe Line/Saikyō Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)
  • TWR 70-000 series 10-car EMUs (Kawagoe Line/Saikyō Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)
  • 205-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
  • 209-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 4 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
  • 209-3100 series 4-car EMUs x 2 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)

[edit] Rolling stock previously used

Kawagoe Line 103-3000 series EMU, June 2004
  • 9600 class steam locomotives (until September 1969)
  • KiHa 07 diesel cars (from 1955)
  • KiHa 15 DMUs
  • KiHa 20 DMUs
  • KiHa 35 DMUs (1964 – September 1985)
  • 103-3000 series EMUs (until October 2005)
  • 103-3500 series EMUs (until March 2005)

[edit] History

[edit] Line opening

A line linking Ōmiya with Kawagoe and continuing to the Hachikō Line at Komagawa was first proposed in March 1920. Construction work started in September 1935, with the line opening on 22 July 1940.[1]

[edit] Switch to diesel

Services were initially steam hauled, but diesel multiple unit trains were introduced from 1 June 1950. The final steam-hauled passenger train ran on 30 September 1969.[1]

[edit] Electrification

The line was electrified (1,500 V DC) from 30 September 1985, and through running commenced to and from the Saikyō Line, which opened at the same time. The tracks were doubled between Ōmiya to Nisshin, and a new EMU depot was opened close to Minami-Furuya Station. A special "Kawagoe Line Diesel Sayonara" train ran on the line on 3 November 1985.[1]

[edit] Hachikō Line through services

Through services between Kawagoe and Hachiōji on the Hachikō Line began on 16 March 1996 following the electrification of the southern section of the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Hachiōji.[1]

[edit] See also

Media related to Kawagoe Line at Wikimedia Commons

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR NO.45 埼京線・八高線・川越線・武蔵野線・京葉線 [Railway Line History - JNR/JR No. 45: Saikyo Line, Hachiko Line, Kawagoe Line, Musashino Line, Keiyo Line]. Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. June 2010. ISBN 4910222710600. 

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