Kawagoe Line
The Kawagoe LineE233-7000 series EMU
Overview
Native name	川越線
Owner	East Japan Railway Company (JR East)
Locale	Saitama Prefecture
Termini	Ōmiya Komagawa
Stations	11
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Depot(s)	Kawagoe
History
Opened	1940
Technical
Line length	30.6 km (19.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DCoverhead catenary
Route map

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Legend
km   Keihin–Tōhoku Line Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) Saikyō Line Tōhoku &Jōetsu Shinkansen New Shuttle 0.0 Ōmiya Tōbu Noda Line Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line) Tōhoku &Jōetsu Shinkansen New Shuttle Takasaki Line Kawagoe Line (until 1985) 3.7 Nisshin 6.3 Nishi-Ōmiya 7.7 Sashiōgi Arakawa River Kawagoe Depot 12.4 Minami-Furuya Tōbu Tōjō Line 16.1 Kawagoe Hon-Kawagoe Seibu Shinjuku Line Kawagoeshi 18.7 Nishi-Kawagoe Irumagawa River 20.9 Matoba Kan-etsu Expressway 23.8 Kasahata  Ken-Ō Expressway 27.0 Musashi-Takahagi 30.6 Komagawa Hachikō Line

TheKawagoe Line (Japanese:川越線,romanized: Kawagoe-sen) is a railway line in Japan operated by theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East), which connects the cities ofSaitama,Kawagoe, andHidaka inSaitama Prefecture. The main transfer stations on the line areŌmiya,Kawagoe, andKomagawa.

The eastern section between Kawagoe and Ōmiya operates as an extension of theSaikyō Line from centralTokyo, with most trains traveling through to/fromŌsaki and on to/fromShin-Kiba via theRinkai Line. On the western section between Kawagoe and Komagawa, about half of all trains travel through to/fromHachiōji via theHachikō Line.

Except for a few rush-hour trains that start and terminate at Minami-Furuya, all eastbound trains from Komagawa and westbound trains from Ōmiya terminate at Kawagoe. Passengers wishing to travel beyond Kawagoe must change trains there.

• All stations are located inSaitama Prefecture.
• Passengers bound for Ōmiya or Komagawa must change trains at Kawagoe. However, during early mornings and evenings, some trains leaving Kawagoe depot provide service from Minami-Furuya to Komagawa.
• All rapid or commuter rapid trains to/from theSaikyo Line stop at every station on the Kawagoe Line.
• Trains can pass each other at stations marked "∥", "∨", and "◇"; they cannot pass at stations marked "｜".

• E233-7000 series 10-car EMUs x 38 (Kawagoe Line/Saikyo Line/TWR Rinkai Line services since 30 June 2013)
• 209-3500 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services since 7 May 2018)
• E231-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 6 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services since 19 February 2018)
• TWR 70-000 series 10-car EMUs x 8 (Kawagoe Line/Saikyo Line/TWR Rinkai Line services)

Theelectric multiple unit (EMU) fleet used on Kawagoe Line services is based at Kawagoe Depot (close toMinami-Furuya Station).^[1] The first of a fleet of 31 new 10-carE233-7000 series sets were introduced onSaikyo Line, Kawagoe Line, andRinkai Line services betweenKawagoe andShin-Kiba from 30 June 2013, displacing all but one of the fleet of 205 series EMUs.^[2][3] The sole 205 series set was withdrawn from service in October 2016, then in 2019 seven more E233-7000 series sets entered service, bringing the total number of E233-7000's to 38.

From 2017, former E231-0 series ten-car sets based at Mitaka Depot for use on Chuo-Sobu Line services were reformed and converted to become four-carE231-3000 series sets based at Kawagoe for use on Kawagoe Line and Hachiko Line services.^[4] The first set entered revenue service on the line on 19 February 2018.^[5]

From 2018, former 209-500 series ten-car sets based at Mitaka Depot for use on Chuo-Sobu Line services were reformed and converted to become four-car209-3500 series sets based at Kawagoe for use on Kawagoe Line and Hachiko Line services.^[6]

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  An E233-7000 series EMU January 2022
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  A 209-3500 series in June 2018
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  E231-3000 series in March 2018
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  A TWR 70-000 series EMU in June 2018

• 9600 class steam locomotives (until September 1969)
• KiHa 07 diesel cars (from 1955)
• KiHa 15 DMUs
• KiHa 20 DMUs
• KiHa 35 DMUs (1964 – September 1985)
• 103-3000 series EMUs (from March 1985 until October 2005)^[7]
• 103-3500 series EMU (from March 1996 until March 2005)^[7]
• 205 series 10-car EMUs x 32 (Kawagoe Line/Saikyo Line/TWR Rinkai Line services until October 2016)
• 205-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 5 (Kawagoe Line/Hachikō Line services until July 2018)
• 209-3000 series 4-car EMUs x 4 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services from March 1996 until February 2019)
• 209-3100 series 4-car EMUs x 2 (Kawagoe Line/Hachiko Line services from 17 April 2005^[7] until January 2022)

As of October 2016^[update], all Saikyo Line 205 series sets have been removed from service.^[8]

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  A Hachiko Line KiHa 35 series DMU
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  A Kawagoe Line 103-3000 series EMU, June 2004
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  A Kawagoe Line 103-3500 series EMU, June 2004
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  A Saikyo Line 205 series EMU in September 2016
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  A 205-3000 series EMU in April 2017
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  A 209-3000 series EMU in April 2017
• 
  A 209-3100 series EMU in April 2017

A line linking Ōmiya with Kawagoe and continuing to the Hachikō Line at Komagawa was first proposed in March 1920. Construction work started in September 1935, with the line opening on 22 July 1940.^[9]

Services were initially steam hauled, butdiesel multiple unit trains were introduced from 1 June 1950. The final steam-hauled passenger train ran on 30 September 1969.^[9]

The line was electrified (1,500 V DC) from 30 September 1985, and through running commenced to and from theSaikyō Line, which opened at the same time. The tracks were doubled between Ōmiya to Nisshin, and a new EMU depot was opened close to Minami-Furuya Station. A special "Kawagoe Line Diesel Sayonara" train ran on the line on 3 November 1985.^[9]

Through services between Kawagoe and Hachiōji on theHachikō Line began on 16 March 1996 following the electrification of the southern section of the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Hachiōji.^[9]

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