Keihin–Tōhoku Line

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Keihin-Tōhoku Line
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Series-E233-1000-113.jpg
JR East E233 series EMU at Saitama-Shintoshin Station
Overview
Native name京浜東北線
Locale Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa prefectures
Termini
Stations36
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s) JR logo (east).svg JR East
Depot(s)Saitama
Rolling stock E233 series
Daily ridership2,974,504 (daily 2015) [1]
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1914;110 years ago (1914-12-20)
Technical
Line length59.1 km (36.7 mi)
Number of tracks Double-track
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)
Operating speed90 km/h (55 mph)
Route map
JR Keihin-Tohoku Line linemap.svg

The Keihin–Tōhoku Line (Japanese: 京浜東北線, Hepburn: Keihin-tōhoku-sen) is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) network. The line's name is derived from the characters for Tokyo (Japanese: ), Yokohama (Japanese: ) and the Tōhoku Main Line (Japanese: 東北本線). The line runs parallel with the Tōkaidō Main Line between Yokohama and Tokyo and the Utsunomiya Line (part of the Tōhoku Main Line) except between Ueno and Akabane stations where the two lines are physically separate and thus alternate routes.

Contents

Most Keihin–Tōhoku Line trains have a through service onto the Negishi Line between Yokohama and Ōfuna stations. As a result, the entire service between Ōmiya and Ōfuna is typically referred to as the Keihin-Tōhoku–Negishi Line (Japanese: 京浜東北・根岸線) on system maps and in-train station guides. Keihin–Tōhoku–Negishi Line trains are recognizable by their light blue stripe (the line's color on maps is also light blue).

Service outline

Trains run every 2–3 minutes at peak hours, every 5-6 minutes during the daytime, and less frequently the rest of the time. In general, these trains are classified as "Local" (各駅停車, Kakueki-Teisha), stopping at all stations en route. However, all trains in the daytime (10:30-15:30) are classified as "Rapid" (快速, kaisoku). These rapid trains skip some stations in central Tokyo, where the Keihin-Tōhoku Line runs parallel to the Yamanote Line.

Station list

Keihin–Tōhoku Line

Line nameNo.StationJapaneseDistance (km)RapidTransfersLocation
Between
stations
Total
from
Ōmiya
from
Tokyo
Tōhoku Main Line
OMYJK47
Ōmiya 大宮-0.030.3 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Saitama
JK46 Saitama-Shintoshin さいたま新都心1.61.628.7
  • JU Utsunomiya Line
  • JU Takasaki Line
JK45 Yono 与野1.12.727.6  Urawa-ku, Saitama
JK44 Kita-Urawa 北浦和1.64.326.0 
URWJK43
Urawa 浦和1.86.124.2
  • JU Utsunomiya Line
  • JU Takasaki Line
  • JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
JK42 Minami-Urawa 南浦和1.77.822.5JM Musashino Line Minami-ku, Saitama
JK41 Warabi 2.810.619.7  Warabi
JK40 Nishi-Kawaguchi 西川口1.912.517.8  Kawaguchi
JK39 Kawaguchi 川口2.014.515.8 
ABNJK38
Akabane 赤羽2.617.113.2
  • JU Utsunomiya Line
  • JU Takasaki Line
  • JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
  • JA Saikyō Line
Kita Tokyo
JK37 Higashi-Jūjō 東十条1.818.911.4 
JK36 Ōji 王子1.520.49.9
JK35 Kami-Nakazato 上中里1.121.58.8 
JK34 Tabata 田端1.723.27.1JY Yamanote Line
JK33 Nishi-Nippori 西日暮里0.824.06.3 Arakawa
NPRJK32
Nippori 日暮里0.524.55.8
JK31 Uguisudani 鶯谷1.125.64.7JY Yamanote Line Taitō
UENJK30
Ueno 上野1.126.73.6
JK29 Okachimachi 御徒町0.627.33.0
AKBJK28
Akihabara 秋葉原1.028.32.0
Chiyoda
KNDJK27
Kanda 神田0.729.01.3
TYOJK26
Tokyo 東京1.330.30.0
Tōkaidō Main Line
JK25 Yūrakuchō 有楽町0.831.10.8
SMBJK24
Shimbashi 新橋1.132.21.9
Minato
HMCJK23
Hamamatsuchō 浜松町1.233.43.1
JK22 Tamachi 田町1.534.94.6
TGWJK21
Takanawa Gateway [2] 高輪ゲートウェイ1.336.25.9 [3]
SGWJK20
Shinagawa 品川0.937.16.8
JK19 Ōimachi 大井町2.439.59.2 Shinagawa
JK18 Ōmori 大森2.241.711.4  Ōta
JK17 Kamata 蒲田3.044.714.4
KWSJK16
Kawasaki 川崎3.848.518.2
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
JK15 Tsurumi 鶴見3.552.021.7
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
JK14 Shin-Koyasu 新子安3.155.124.8KK Keikyu Main Line (Keikyū Shinkoyasu) Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
JK13 Higashi-Kanagawa 東神奈川2.257.327.0
YHMJK12
Yokohama 橫浜1.859.128.8 Nishi-ku, Yokohama
Through service via the JK Negishi Line to Sakuragichō, Isogo, and Ōfuna

Rolling stock

A Keihin-Tohoku Line E233-1000 series EMU, March 2021 Series-E233-1000-113.jpg
A Keihin-Tohoku Line E233-1000 series EMU, March 2021

As of January 2010, all Keihin-Tohoku Line services are formed of E233-1000 series 10-car electrical multiple unit (EMU) trains. These were phased in from December 2007, and replaced the previous 209 series 10-car EMUs by 24 January 2010. All Keihin-Tohoku Line rolling stock is based at Urawa Depot. Yokohama Line E233-6000 series 8-car EMUs also operate on through services over the Keihin-Tohoku Line between Higashi-Kanagawa and Ofuna stations.

Keihin–Tohoku Line & Negishi Line services

Yokohama Line through services

Rolling stock used in the past

Timeline

72 series
101 series
103 series
205 series
209-900 series
209-0 series
209-500 series
E233-1000 series
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Rolling stock transitions since the 1950s

History

A test train on the Keihin Line at Yurakucho Station around 1914 JGR-Yurakucho Station.jpg
A test train on the Keihin Line at Yurakucho Station around 1914

The line opened on 20 December 1914 as an electrified passenger line connecting Shinagawa Station in Tokyo with Takashimacho Station in Yokohama. [8] (The latter station was renamed Yokohama Station in August 1915, when the former Yokohama Station was renamed Sakuragicho Station). [8] It was originally called the Tokaido Electric Line (Japanese: 東海道電車線) and was subsequently renamed to the Keihin Line (Japanese: 京浜線). [8] From 30 December 1915, services were extended south to the new Sakuragicho Station. [8]

The Keihin Line service was extended north via the Tohoku Main Line to Akabane Station in February 1928, and to Ōmiya Station in September 1932. [8]

The Keihin Line initially had third-class and second-class cars, analogous to today's ordinary cars and Green Cars respectively. Second-class service ended in 1938 in order to accommodate special military cars during the World War II. The military seating was converted to seating for women and children after the war, and back to ordinary seating in 1973 amid overcrowding concerns: second-class service was briefly restored in the 1950s but abandoned shortly thereafter.[ citation needed ]

Morning peak on the Keihin-Tohoku and Yamanote Lines at Ueno Station Rush hour at Ueno 01.JPG
Morning peak on the Keihin-Tohoku and Yamanote Lines at Ueno Station

From November 1956, the Keihin-Tohoku Line was physically separated from the Yamanote Line between Tamachi and Tabata, allowing more frequent service. [8] Through service with the Negishi Line began on 19 May 1964. [8] 10-car trains (103 series) began operating from 1 April 1966. [8]

Limited-stop "Rapid" services were introduced in 1988 to further ease congestion along the Yamanote Line corridor.[ citation needed ] From 14 March 2015, all rapid services began serving Kanda Station. Additionally, rapid services began serving Okachimachi Station on weekends and national holidays only. [9]

On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations being assigned station numbers between JK12 and JK47. [10] [11] Numbers increase towards in the northbound direction towards Omiya.

A new station, the Takanawa Gateway Station, [12] opened on 14 March 2020, in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. [13] The station is located on the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations. [14] The distance between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations was 2.2 km (1.4 mi). [14] Takanawa Gateway was constructed on top of the 20-hectare former railyard, which is undergoing rationalization and redevelopment by JR East. The Yamanote Line and the Keihin Tohoku Line tracks were moved slightly to the east to be aligned closer to the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks. The area on the west side of the yard made available will be redeveloped with high-rise office buildings, creating an international business center with connections to the Shinkansen and Haneda Airport. [14]

Accidents

At around 01:11 in the morning of 23 February 2014, an empty stock train operating from Sakuragicho to Kamata hit a track maintenance vehicle on the track close to Kawasaki Station. [15] The first two cars of the 10-car E233 series train derailed, with the first car ending up on its side. [16] The train was carrying no passengers, and the driver and conductor escaped with minor injuries. [17]

See also

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