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37-746: 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 either Shin-Kiba on the Rinkai Line (operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit ) or Ebina on the Sotetsu Main Line (via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line ). Moreover, despite the line’s name, some trains only go between Kanagawa and Shinjuku, without continuing to Saitama. Beside

74-517: A fleet of 38 10-car E233-7000 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains owned by JR East and based at Kawagoe Depot, 10-car TWR 70-000 series EMU trains owned by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit and based at Yashio Depot; and 5 sets of Sotetsu 12000 series owned by Sagami Railway and based at Kashiwadai Vehicle Center. The first E233-7000 series trains were delivered in March 2013, entering revenue service from 1 June 2013, gradually displacing

111-451: A further 7.3 km (4.5 mi) south to Hibiya on 30 June 1972, and 3.3 km (2.1 mi) further south to Mita on 27 November 1973. The northern 1.3 km (0.81 mi) extension (originally licensed to Tobu and later transferred to Toei Subway ) was completed on 6 May 1976. For the next 24 years, the line operated between Mita and Nishi-Takashimadaira; the authorized Mita and Sengakuji section had been left uncompleted. In 1985

148-526: A higher incidence of groping, as well as delays in train schedule caused by longer time taken at each station to pick up and drop off passengers. The Saikyō Line was notorious for having the highest reported number of groping-related incidents (known as chikan incidents) in the Greater Tokyo area. This problem was directly addressed by introducing women-only passenger cars during rush hours, and indirectly addressed by reducing overcrowding problems as

185-535: A result, the construction standards of Line 6 were based on those of Tobu and Tokyu (such as 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) gauge track and 20-meter-long cars - today, the Mita Line is the only Toei line to use this gauge). A depot was planned at Shimura, independent of the Nishi-Magome depot on Line 1. However, both Tokyu and Tobu decided the following year to operate their thorough services with

222-727: A segment of the Nippon Railway Shinagawa Line. The company was nationalized in 1906. Electric services on the line began in 1909. From 1972 to 1985, the line was the known as the Akabane Line after being a branch of Yamanote Line . Before the Saikyo Line, there were several attempts to improve commuter rail service between Saitama and Tokyo. One of the earliest, the Tokyo-Ōmiya Electric Railway ( 東京大宮電気鉄道 , Tōkyō-Ōmiya Denki Tetsudō ) ,

259-572: A whole. On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations being assigned station numbers between JA08 and JA26. Numbers increase towards in the northbound direction towards Omiya. Beginning 30 November 2019, some Saikyo Line trains travel through to Ebina via the Shonan-Shinjuku Line and the Sotetsu JR-Link Line. In the westbound direction (Omiya to Shinjuku, Osaki, and Ebina), Saikyo Line trains enter

296-666: Is 30.5 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. The JR East station is located on the Kawagoe Line with services eastward to Ōmiya , Ōsaki via the Saikyō Line , and Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line , and westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line . The Tōbu and JR East stations are arranged side-by-side, with the Tōbu platforms on the east side and the JR East platforms on

333-775: Is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo , Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa . Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line of Tokyu Corporation for Hiyoshi . The portion between Shirokane-Takanawa and Meguro is shared with the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line . The line

370-550: The 205 series sets used since 1 July 1989. As of October 2016, all Saikyo Line 205 series sets have been removed from service. With the opening of the Sotetsu-JR Link Line, Sotetsu 12000 series trains begin traveling through to Saikyo Line (via Shonan-Shinjuku Line). Before the establishment of the Saikyo Line, rolling stock used on the Akabane Line included: The Akabane Line opened on 1 March 1885 as

407-559: The Saikyō Line , while the inner platforms, 4 and 5, serving the same track, are generally used for Kawagoe Line services westward to Komagawa and Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line . In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 124,534 passengers daily. and the JR East station was used by an average of 38,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below. (JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.) The station first opened as Kawagoe-nishimachi Station ( 川越西町駅 ) on

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444-629: The Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA, now Tokyo Metro ) lines instead. With no thorough service opportunities available the Tokyo Metropolitan Government began construction on the central portion of the line, leaving the plans for the Itabashi and Mita ends open for future development. This required an extension somewhere south of Seishōkō-mae ( 清正公前 ) (present Shirokane-Takanawa ), probably to

481-777: The Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line commenced on 16 March 2013. Chest-high platform edge doors were installed on the Tobu Tojo Line platforms in February 2018, and brought into use from 17 March 2018. Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line , Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line , Sōtetsu Main Line , and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023. From November 2012, work commenced on remodelling

518-600: The Tōbu Tōjō Line via a branch to be built by Tobu between Yamatomachi ( 大和町 ) (now Wakōshi ), and Shimura, the northern end of Line 6. At the southern end, the junction with the Tokyu network would be via a connecting line, which would be constructed by Tokyu from Sengakuji to Kirigaya ( 桐ヶ谷 ) on the Tōkyū Ikegami Line ; the route would continue to the then- Den-en-toshi Line and finally west, down to Nagatsuta . As

555-954: The Tōhoku Main Line between Akabane and Ōmiya , where it is unofficially called the Tōhoku Honsen Secondary Line (Japanese: 東北本線支線 ). The portion between Ikebukuro and Akabane is officially known as the Akabane Line (Japanese: 赤羽線 ). For most purposes, JR refers to all of these as part of the "Saikyō Line" when being used for Saikyō Line services. There are three types of trains on the Saikyō Line: "Local" ( 各駅停車 , Kakueki-Teisha ) , "Rapid" ( 快速 , kaisoku ) , and "Commuter Rapid" ( 通勤快速 , tsūkin kaisoku ) . Between Akabane and Musashi-Urawa, Rapid trains stop only at Toda-Kōen, while Commuter Rapid trains, which run during rush hours, stop only at Musashi-Urawa between Akabane and Ōmiya. Between Akabane and Ikebukuro, as well as on

592-546: The Yamanote Line through central Tokyo, with its northern extensions via Yamatochō ( 大和町 ) in Itabashi (near present Itabashi-honchō ), diverting to Kami-Itabashi and Shimura ( 志村 ) (present Takashimadaira ). The southernmost portion, from Sengakuji to Nishi-Magome and Nishi-Magome depot, was to be shared with Line 1 ( Asakusa Line ); therefore, Line 6 would be 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) gauge. Due to political considerations,

629-681: The private railway operator Tōbu Railway and East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Tōbu station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo to Ogawamachi and Yorii , with some services inter-running via the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya and onward via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minato Mirai Line to Motomachi-Chukagai . Located between Shingashi and Kawagoeshi , it

666-535: The Hinkaku Line after Osaki, stopping at Nishi-Oi and Musashi-Kosugi. After Musashi-Kosugi, trains enter the Tokaido Freight Line track. Near Hazawa Yokohama-Kokudai , the train enters the Sotetsu-JR Link Line. Kawagoe Station Kawagoe Station ( 川越駅 , Kawagoe-eki ) is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Kawagoe, Saitama , Japan, operated by

703-670: The Kawagoe and Rinkai lines, all trains stop at all stations. Between Ikebukuro and Osaki on the Yamanote Freight Line, all trains run limited-stop in both directions, with the Yamanote Line providing all-stations service. Through service to Ebina via the [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line and JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Per 30 November 2019 schedule change, services on the Saikyo Line, Kawagoe Line , Rinkai Line , and Sōtetsu Main Line are operated by

740-926: The Mita Line past Shirokane-Takanawa, using the Tokyo Metro system for those travelling on the Namboku Line past Shirokane-Takanawa, and on the system "most beneficial to the passenger" (presently the Tokyo Metro schedule) for travel solely on the shared section. According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation , as of June 2009, the Mita Line is the ninth most crowded subway line in Tokyo, running at 164% capacity between Nishi-Sugamo and Sugamo stations. All stations are located in Tokyo . MG Tōkyū Meguro Line for Hiyoshi SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin Yokohama [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Main Line for Ebina [REDACTED] Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai (via Futamata-gawa on

777-604: The Rinkai Line began on 1 December 2002. The Saikyo Line has had a particularly severe problem of overcrowding during peak periods, especially during weekday mornings. The opening of the Shonan-Shinjuku Line in 2004 and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line in 2008, both of which parallel the Saikyō Line for part of its route, alleviated some of the worst crowding. Problems resulting from overcrowding have included

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814-487: The Sōtetsu Main Line) The Mita Line was first envisioned in 1957 as a northern branch of Line 5 (the present Tōzai Line ), serving the section between Ōtemachi and Itabashi. Under a revised proposal in 1962, the line was made independent and its construction was undertaken by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The new line (Line 6) was planned to run from Gotanda Station on the southwestern side of

851-567: The Tobu Railway from Ikebukuro on 1 April 1915. This was renamed Kawagoe Station on 22 July 1940 coinciding with the opening of the JNR (now JR East) station. The current elevated station building and concourse was opened in 1989. The west side of the station was enlarged in 2004 with the construction of additional sets of stairs to the JR platforms and a new Lumine building over the platforms. In 2007,

888-648: The building of the new high-speed lines north of Tokyo. JNR reached a settlement with the activists under which it would build a commuter line to serve these local communities, while being allowed to continue extending the Shinkansen. The new line, tentatively called the "New Commuter Line" ( 通勤新線 , Tsūkin Shinsen ) , was built between Ōmiya and Akabane. Through service to Ikebukuro via the existing Akabane Line began on 30 September 1985. The Akabane Line name disappeared from daily use from this time. The Saikyo Line

925-414: The design of the Mita Line changed several times during the early 1960s. There were plans for it to run to Toda, Saitama , to serve a boat-racing venue for the 1964 Summer Olympics . The government of Saitama also proposed the construction of a new subway line which would allow through service on the Mita Line as far as Ōmiya Station . In 1964, these plans were changed to allow the Mita Line to connect with

962-672: The end of 2020, all platform screen doors on the Mita Line were extended to accommodate 8 cars in preparation of the Sōtetsu Tōkyū Link Line through service from the Sotetsu Line . Mita Line through services to and from the Sotetsu Line began operation on 18 March 2023. Effective that date, the Mita Line began providing through services as far south as Ebina on the Sotetsu Main Line and Shonandai on

999-625: The former "Fine" shopping and restaurant area within the Tobu side of the station was refurbished and reopened as "Equia Kawagoe". An additional "Equia" zone was opened above the Tobu ticket machine area in September 2008. Through-running to and from Shibuya via the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line commenced on 14 June 2008. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kawagoe Station becoming "TJ-21". Through-running to and from Yokohama and Motomachi-Chukagai via

1036-698: 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; and the Hinkaku Line which links Saikyo Line to the Tokaido Freight Line and Sotetsu-JR Link Line. The line runs parallel to the Yamanote Line between Ōsaki and Ikebukuro , where it is formally called the Yamanote Freight Line (Japanese: 山手貨物線 ), and as an alternate route to

1073-658: The next due to their identical construction. As a result, JNR, in an unusual move, assigned colors to those stations so that they could be told apart from one another. On 3 March 1986, the Saikyo Line began through service to Shinjuku via the Yamanote Freight Line, which had seen less use by freight services since the opening of the Musashino Line in 1973. Freight services on the former Akabane Line ended in 1999. Services southward to Shibuya and Ebisu did not begin until 16 March 1996, when new platforms were completed to accommodate passenger service. Through services to Ōsaki and

1110-460: The platform doors have been fully replaced for 8 car operations. The right-of-way and stations between Shirokane-Takanawa and Meguro are shared with the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line - a unique situation on the Tokyo subway where both operators share common infrastructure. Under an agreement of both parties, the fare for this section is calculated on the Toei system for passengers travelling to stations on

1147-497: The then- Ministry of Transport finally settled the plan regarding the southern extension of the line and shelved all plans for further extension to the north due to the development of the Saikyō Line . On 26 September 2000, the final 4 km (2.5 mi) segment from Mita to Meguro opened, and through service to the Meguro Line of Tokyu began at the same time, at which point the line switched to driver-only operation . By

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1184-461: The then-Mekama Line of Tokyu (on the commencement of inter running to Mita and Namboku lines, the Mekama Line was divided into the Meguro Line and Tōkyū Tamagawa Line ) which competed with TRTA Line 7, later called the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line . The first segment of the line opened on 27 December 1968, between Sugamo and Takashimadaira (10.4 hm (0.65 mi)). The line was extended

1221-528: The west side of the station, with redesigned segregated access and parking for private cars, buses, and taxis, and an elevated pedestrian walkway leading directly from the station building. The walkway and new upper-level west entrance opened on 26 March 2014. The following long-distance express bus services operate from the south side of the station. [REDACTED] Media related to Kawagoe Station at Wikimedia Commons Toei Mita Line The Toei Mita Line ( 都営地下鉄三田線 , Toei Chikatetsu Mita-sen )

1258-550: The west side. The elevated station building and concourse has exits on the east and west sides. The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. This station has a season ticket sales office. Chest-high platform edge doors were installed in February 2018, and brought into use from March 2018. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi " staffed ticket office. The JR East station consists of two island platforms serving three tracks. The outer platforms, 3 and 6, are generally used for services to and from Ōmiya and

1295-683: Was founded in 1928 but went bankrupt shortly thereafter due to rising land values in the area. Later, in 1968, the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Transportation proposed to run the new Toei Mita Line to central Ōmiya . Development of the Saikyo Line began as a Japanese National Railways effort to quell unrest in Saitama regarding the expansion of the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen . During the mid-1970s, local protesters staged sit-ins, demonstrations, and administrative actions to impede

1332-573: Was initially troubled by inadequate train control systems which could not keep pace with its frequency of service; however, these issues were worked out during the first month of service. When the Tōhoku Main Line portion of the Saikyō Line was being built, the stations from Kita-Akabane to Kita-Yono were designated with numbers from 1 to 10; Kita-Akabane Station was known as "New Commuter Line Station No. 1". However, even after names were assigned, passengers complained that each station looked just like

1369-605: Was named after the Mita district in Minato, Tokyo , under which it passes. On maps and signboards, the line is shown in blue. Stations carry the letter "I" followed by a two-digit number. Platforms on the Mita Line are equipped with chest-height automatic platform gates that open in sync with the train doors. The line was the first in the Tokyo subway system to have low barriers. The Tokyo Metro Namboku Line has used full-height platform screen doors since its opening. As of April 2022,

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