Saitama Rapid Railway Line

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The Saitama Railway Line (埼玉高速鉄道線, Saitama Kōsoku Tetsudō^?, "Saitama Rapid Railway Line") 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 problem has prevented Saitama Prefecture to decide the construction of new railway.

Contents 1 Route Data 2 Station Summary 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Route Data

• Route Distance: 14.6 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Number of Stations: 8
• Double Track Sections: All
• Eletcric Track: All (1500 V DC via overhead lines)
• Block system: Cab signal

[edit] Station Summary

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

[edit] See also

• List of rapid transit systems

[edit] External links

• (Japanese) Official website

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