Saikyo Line
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Image:Saikyo.jpg The Template:Nihongo connects the city of Saitama to western Tokyo. It runs parallel to the Tohoku Shinkansen before branching off at Akabane to access Ikebukuro and Shinjuku on the west side Tokyo.
At the northern end of the line, some trains continue beyond Omiya as far as the city of Kawagoe on the Kawagoe Line. At Osaki, some Saikyo Line trains continue onward to Shinkiba on the Tokyo Waterfront Railway (Rinkai Line).
This line is infamous for chikan (痴漢), men who take advantage of the line's severe overcrowding and long distances between stations to molest women.
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Service
There are three types of trains on the Saikyo Line: Local trains (普通), Rapid trains (快速) and Commuter Rapid trains (通勤快速). Between Omiya and Akabane, Rapid trains only stop at Toda-Koen, Musashi-Urawa and Yono-Hommachi, while Commuter Rapid trains, which run during rush hours, stop only at Musashi-Urawa. South of Akabane, as well as on the Kawagoe and Rinkai lines, all trains make all scheduled station stops.
The equipment used on the Saikyo line consists of series 205 EMU trains owned by JR East, and series 70-000 EMU trains owned by Tokyo Waterfront Railway (only used on Rinkai Line through services).
Stations
- Omiya Station
- Kita-Yono Station
- Yono-Hommachi Station
- Minami-Yono Station
- Naka-Urawa Station
- Musashi-Urawa Station
- Kita-Toda Station
- Toda Station
- Toda-Koen Station
- Ukima-Funado Station
- Kita-Akabane Station
- Akabane Station
- Jujo Station
- Itabashi Station
- Ikebukuro Station
- Shinjuku Station
- Shibuya Station
- Ebisu Station
- Osaki Station
Rolling stock
- 205 series 10-car EMUs x 32 (based at JR Kawagoe Depot)
- TWR 70 series 10-car EMUs (owned by TWR)