Kawagoe Line
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The Kawagoe Line (川越線 Kawagoe-sen?) is a 30.6-kilometre railway line which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawagoe, and Hidaka in Saitama Prefecture in Japan. The main transfer stations on the line are Ōmiya, Kawagoe and Komagawa. It was opened in 1940, and electrified (1,500 V DC) in 1985. It is currently owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East.)
The single-track Kawagoe to Omiya section operates as an extension of the Saikyo Line from central Tokyo, with most services running to Osaki and on to Shin-Kiba via the Tokyo Waterfront Railway.
On the Kawagoe to Komagawa section, about a half of services continue to and from Hachioji via the Hachiko Line.
There are no through trains operating between the west and east sections, and so passengers wishing to travel beyond Kawagoe from either side must change trains there.
[edit] Stations
| Name | Distance | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōmiya Station | 0 km | Tōhoku Shinkansen (Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen), Joetsu Shinkansen (Nagano Shinkansen) Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line), Shonan Shinjuku Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Saikyo Line, Takasaki Line Tobu Noda Line, Saitama New Urban Transit | Saitama Prefecture | Omiya-ku, Saitama |
| Nisshin Station | 3.7 km | Kita-ku, Saitama | ||
| Nishi-Omiya Station (opens 2007) | - | Nishi-ku, Saitama | ||
| Sashiogi Station | 7.7 km | |||
| Minami-Furuya Station | 12.4 km | Kawagoe | ||
| Kawagoe Station | 16.1 km | Tōbu Tōjō Main Line, (Seibu Shinjuku Line from Hon-Kawagoe Station, approx. 15 mins' walk from Kawagoe Station) | ||
| Nishi-Kawagoe Station | 18.7 km | |||
| Matoba Station | 20.9 km | |||
| Kasahata Station | 23.8 km | |||
| Musashi-Takahagi Station | 27.0 km | Hidaka | ||
| Komagawa Station | 30.6 km | Hachiko Line | ||
[edit] Rolling stock
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/Saikyo Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)
- TWR 70 series 10-car EMUs (Kawagoe Line/Saikyo Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)
- 205-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services)
- 209-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 4 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services)
- 209-3100 series 4-car EMUs x 2 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services)
[edit] Rolling stock previously used
- 9600 class steam locomotives (until September 1969)
- KiHa35 DMUs (until September 1985)
- 103-3000 series EMUs (until October 2005)
- 103-3500 series EMU (until March 2005)ja:川越線
