Kitayama Rail Pages
Saikyō Line


Lines on this page
Railway Line
JR East Saikyō

Akabane

Tōhoku hon (via Musashi-Urawa)

JR East 東日本旅客鉄道 [JR東日本]  Higashi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudō [JR East]     East Japan Railway

Saikyō 埼京線 [Virtual line]      1067 mm     1500V DC
Read more about the line in English Wikipedia: Saikyō Line
Saikyō Line is the name used for a train service running between Ōsaki and Ōmiya. The name is an abbreviation of Saitama 埼玉- Tōkyō 東京.
As Saikyō Line uses tracks of other lines all the way, it's not considered as an official railway line. At this site the term "virtual line" is used for such lines.
The service runs parallel to Yamanote Line between Ōsaki and Ikebukuro, using the Yamanote Freight Line tracks, and is the only service using Akabane Line and the Tōhoku hon Line section Akabane - Musashi-Urawa - Ōmiya.

MapsKmStation name Official name Furigana nameConnecting linesCityPrefecture
0.0 Ōsaki大崎おおさき JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna >Ōmiya
JR East: Sōtetsu JR Link >Ebina
JR East: Yamanote >Shinagawa - Ueno >Ikebukuro - Ueno
TWR: Rinkai >Shin-Kiba
Tōkyō : Shinagawa-ku Tōkyō
3.6 Ebisu恵比寿えびす JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna >Ōmiya
JR East: Yamanote >Ōsaki >Ueno - Ōsaki
Tōkyō Metro: Hibiya >Kita-Senju >Naka-Meguro
Tōkyō : Shibuya-ku
5.2 Shibuya渋谷しぶや JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna >Ōmiya
JR East: Yamanote >Ōsaki >Ueno - Ōsaki
Keiō: Inokashira >Kichijōji
Tōkyō Metro: Fukutoshin >Wakōshi
Tōkyō Metro: Ginza >Asakusa
Tōkyō Metro: Hanzōmon >Oshiage
Tōkyū: Den-en-toshi >Chūō-Rinkan
Tōkyū: Tōyoko >Yokohama
8.6 Shinjuku新宿しんじゅく JR East: Chūō hon >Tōkyō >Shiojiri
JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna >Ōmiya
JR East: Yamanote >Shibuya - Ōsaki >Ueno - Ōsaki
Keiō: Keiō >Keiō-Hachiōji
Keiō: Keiō Shin >Sasazuka (- Chōfu)
Odakyū: Odawara >Odawara
Seibu: Shinjuku [Seibu-Shinjuku] >Hon-Kawagoe
TOEI: Ōedo >Daimon - Tochōmae >Tochōmae - Hikarigaoka
TOEI: Ōedo [Shinjuku-nishiguchi] >Tochōmae >Kiyosumi-Shirakawa
TOEI: Shinjuku >Motoyawata
Tōkyō Metro: Fukutoshin [Shinjuku 3-chōme] >Wakōshi >Shibuya
Tōkyō Metro: Marunouchi >Ogikubo >Ikebukuro
Tōkyō : Shinjuku-ku
13.4 Ikebukuro池袋いけぶくろ JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna >Ōmiya
JR East: Yamanote >Shinjuku - Ōsaki >Ueno - Ōsaki
Seibu: Ikebukuro >Hannō
Tōbu: Tōjō hon >Yorii
Tōkyō Metro: Fukutoshin >Wakōshi >Shibuya
Tōkyō Metro: Marunouchi >Ogikubo
Tōkyō Metro: Yūrakuchō >Wakōshi >Shin-Kiba
Tōkyō : Toshima-ku
15.2 Itabashi板橋いたばし Tōbu: Tōjō hon [Shimo-Itabashi] >Ikebukuro >Yorii
TOEI: Mita [Shin-Itabashi] >Meguro >Nishi-Takashimadaira
Tōkyō : Itabashi-ku
16.9 Jūjō十条じゅうじょう
Tōkyō : Kita-ku
18.9 Akabane赤羽あかばね JR East: Keihin-Tōhoku >Ōmiya >Yokohama
JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna >Ōmiya
JR East: Tōhoku hon >"Utsunomiya line" Kuroiso
JR East: Tōhoku hon (via Oku) "Utsunomiya line" >Ueno
20.4 Kita-Akabane北赤羽きたあかばね
22.0 Ukimafunado浮間舟渡うきまふなど
24.4 Todakōen戸田公園とだこうえん
Toda-shi Saitama
25.7 Toda戸田とだ
27.1 Kita-Toda北戸田きたとだ
29.5 Musashi-Urawa武蔵浦和むさしうらわ JR East: Musashino >Fuchū-Hommachi >Nishi-Funabashi
Saitama-shi
30.7 Naka-Urawa中浦和なかうらわ
32.4 Minami-Yono南与野みなみよの
34.0 Yonohommachi与野本町よのほんまち
35.1 Kita-Yono北与野きたよの
36.9 Ōmiya大宮おおみや JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen >Niigata
JR East: Kawagoe >Kawagoe
JR East: Keihin-Tōhoku >Yokohama
JR East: Shōnan-Shinjuku Line >Ōfuna
JR East: Takasaki >Takasaki
JR East: Tōhoku hon "Utsunomiya line" >Ueno >Kuroiso
JR East: Tōhoku Shinkansen >Tōkyō >Shin-Aomori
Saitama Shintoshi: Ina "New Shuttle line" >Uchijuku
Tōbu: Noda "Tobu Urban Park line" >Funabashi

Lines used by this service
Akabane 赤羽線 JR railway      1067 mm     1500V DC

Opened1885TracksDouble track
Akabane Line is usually referred to as Saikyō line as the line is used only by that service. Details about connecting lines etc. can be found in the Saikyō line section.
MapsKm
Station name Official name Furigana nameCityPrefecture
0.0§ Ikebukuro池袋いけぶくろ Tōkyō : Toshima-ku Tōkyō
1.8 Itabashi板橋いたばし Tōkyō : Itabashi-ku
3.5 Jūjō十条じゅうじょう Tōkyō : Kita-ku
5.5 Akabane赤羽あかばね

This line is used:
Tōhoku hon (via Musashi-Urawa) 東北本線 JR railway      1067 mm     1500V DC

Opened1985TracksDouble track
This section of the Tōhoku Hon Line is usually referred to as Saikyō line as the section is used only by that service. Details about traffic pattern, connecting lines etc. can be found in the Saikyō line section.
MapsKm
Station name Official name Furigana nameCityPrefecture
0.0§ Akabane赤羽あかばね Tōkyō : Kita-ku Tōkyō
1.5 Kita-Akabane北赤羽きたあかばね
3.1 Ukimafunado浮間舟渡うきまふなど
5.5 Todakōen戸田公園とだこうえん Toda-shi Saitama
6.8 Toda戸田とだ
8.2 Kita-Toda北戸田きたとだ
10.6 Musashi-Urawa武蔵浦和むさしうらわ Saitama-shi
11.8 Naka-Urawa中浦和なかうらわ
13.5 Minami-Yono南与野みなみよの
15.1 Yonohommachi与野本町よのほんまち
16.2 Kita-Yono北与野きたよの
18.0 Ōmiya大宮おおみや

This line is used:

This page is updated Mar 29, 2023