Saitama Rapid Railway Line

Saitama Rapid Railway
Saitama Rapid Railway Logo
Background
Locale	Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo
Transit type	Rapid Transit
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	30
Operation
Began operation	1977 (1977)
Operator(s)	Saitama Railway Co.,Ltd
Technical
System length	14.6 km (9.07 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC (overhead lines)

Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series trainset

The Saitama Rapid Railway Line (埼玉高速鉄道線, Saitama Kōsoku Tetsudō sen) is the continuation of the Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-Iwabuchi station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa Misono Station in Saitama. It was completed on March 28, 2001.

The Saitama Railway line (including Urawa Misono Station) was built in time for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which held several of its matches at the Saitama Stadium.

In the future, the line may be extended north from Urawa-Misono through Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama to Hasuda Station (in Hasuda, Saitama) on JR East Utsunomiya Line. But serious financial problems have prevented Saitama Prefecture from the construction of new railway.

Route data

• Double Track Sections: All
• Block system: Cab signal

Stations

Color	Station Name	in Japanese	Distance (km)	Connecting Line	Location
	Akabane-Iwabuchi	赤羽岩淵	0.0	○Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-19, Direct) Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line), Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Saikyō Line (Akabane Station)	Kita, Tokyo
	Kawaguchi Motogō	川口元郷	2.4		Kawaguchi	Saitama Prefecture
	Minami Hatogaya	南鳩ヶ谷	4.3
	Hatogaya	鳩ヶ谷	5.9
	Araijuku	新井宿	7.5
	Tozuka Angyō	戸塚安行	10.0
	Higashi Kawaguchi	東川口	12.2	Musashino Line
	Urawa Misono	浦和美園	14.6		Midori-ku, Saitama

Rolling stock

• Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series 6-car EMUs
• Tokyo Metro 9000 series 6-car EMUs
• Tōkyū 3000 series 6-car EMUs
• Tōkyū 5080 series 6-car EMUs

See also

• List of rapid transit systems

External links

• Official website (Japanese)