Kawagoe Line
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| Kawagoe Line | |
 Kawagoe Line 209-3000 series EMU at Komagawa Station | |
| Info | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Saitama Prefecture |
| Termini | Ōmiya Komagawa Station |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 30.6 km |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Electrification | Overhead catenary 1,500 V DC |
The Kawagoe Line (川越線 Kawagoe-sen) is a 30.6 km 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. The 3.7 km section between Ōmiya and Nisshin Stations is double-tracked and the rest of the line is single-tracked. It is currently owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The section between Kawagoe and Ōmiya operates as an extension of the Saikyō Line from central Tokyo, with most trains running to Ōsaki and on to Shin-Kiba via the Rinkai Line.
On the section between Kawagoe and Komagawa, about a half of the trains continue to and from Hachiōji via the Hachikō Line.
Except for a few rush-hour trains that start and terminate at Minami-Furuya, 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.
Stations
| Name | Distance | Connections | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōmiya Station | 0 km | Tōhoku Shinkansen (Yamagata Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen), Jōetsu Shinkansen (Nagano Shinkansen) Utsunomiya Line (Tōhoku Main Line), Shōnan Shinjuku Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Saikyō Line, Takasaki Line Tōbu Noda Line, Saitama New Urban Transit | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | Saitama Prefecture |
| Nisshin Station | 3.7 km | Kita-ku, Saitama | ||
| Nishi-Ōmiya Station | - | Nishi-ku, Saitama | ||
| Sashiōgi Station | 7.7 km | |||
| Minami-Furuya Station | 12.4 km | Kawagoe | ||
| Kawagoe Station | 16.1 km | Tōbu Tōjō 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 | Hachikō Line | ||
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/Saikyō Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)
- TWR 70-000 series 10-car EMUs (Kawagoe Line/Saikyō Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)
- 205-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
- 209-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 4 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
- 209-3100 series 4-car EMUs x 2 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services)
Rolling stock previously used
- 9600 class steam locomotives (until September 1969)
- KiHa 35 DMUs (until September 1985)
- 103-3000 series EMUs (until October 2005)
- 103-3500 series EMUs (until March 2005)
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