Stations 8 | Opened 28 March 2001 Line length 14.6 km (9.1 mi) | |
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Website s-rail.co.jp/index.html Owner Saitama Railway Corporation Terminis Akabane-iwabuchi Station, Urawa-Misono Station | ||
The Saitama Railway Line (埼玉高速鉄道線, Saitama Kōsoku Tetsudō sen) is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-Iwabuchi Station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa-Misono Station in Saitama. It was completed on March 28, 2001, ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which held several matches at the Saitama Stadium close to Urawa-Misono Station. Except for the Urawa-Misono Station, the rest of the line is underground.
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Operations
Services inter-run over the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to Meguro and the Tokyu Meguro Line to Hiyoshi in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Rolling stock
Shareholders
As of 2013, the main shareholders in Saitama Railway Corporation are as follows.
Ridership
Ridership figures for the line are as follows.
History
The third sector company, Saitama Railway Corporation, was established on 25 March 1992. The entire line from Akabane-Iwabuchi to Urawa-Misono opened on 28 March 2001. Through services to and from Hiyoshi on the Tokyu Meguro Line commenced on 22 June 2008.
Future developments
In the future, the line may be extended north from Urawa-Misono through Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama to Hasuda Station (in Hasuda, Saitama) on the JR East Utsunomiya Line, but financial problems have prevented construction of the extension.