Saitama Railway Corporation
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A Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series EMU
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| Locale | Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture |
| Termini |
Akabane-Iwabuchi Urawa-Misono |
| Stations | 8 |
| Website | s-rail |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 28 March 2001 |
| Owner | Saitama Railway Corporation |
| Depot(s) | Urawa-Misono |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 14.6 km (9.1 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Minimum radius | 248 m |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead line |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
The Saitama Railway Line (埼玉高速鉄道線 Saitama Kōsoku Tetsudō sen?) is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-Iwabuchi Station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa-Misono Station in Saitama. It was completed on March 28, 2001, ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which held several matches at the Saitama Stadium close to Urawa-Misono Station. Except for the Urawa-Misono Station, the rest of the line is underground.
Services inter-run over the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.
As of 2013, the main shareholders in Saitama Railway Corporation are as follows.
Ridership figures for the line are as follows.
The third sector company, Saitama Railway Corporation, was established on 25 March 1992. The entire line from Akabane-Iwabuchi to Urawa-Misono opened on 28 March 2001. Through services to and from Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Meguro Line commenced on 22 June 2008.
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