Saikyo Line
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Saikyō Line E233 series EMU set 101 approaching Yonohommachi Station in July 2013
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 埼京線 | ||
| Type | Commuter rail | ||
| Locale | Tokyo, Saitama prefectures | ||
| Termini |
Ōsaki Ōmiya |
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| Stations | 19 | ||
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| Opened | 1985 | ||
| Owner |
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| Depot(s) | Kawagoe (Minami-Furuya) | ||
| Rolling stock | 205 series, E233-7000 series, TWR 70-000 series EMUs | ||
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| Line length | 36.9 km (22.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) | ||
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The Saikyō Line (埼京線 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 (埼玉?) and Tōkyō (東京?).
At the northern end of the line, some trains continue beyond Ōmiya as far as Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line; at the southern end of the line, many Saikyō Line trains continue onward beyond Ōsaki to Shin-Kiba on the Rinkai Line (operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit). Beside the link that connects the Saikyō and Rinkai lines is the JR East Tokyo General Rolling Stock Centre that stores the rolling stock for the Yamanote Line and other types of rolling stock.
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