Saikyō Line 2.95

The is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is an abbreviation of the two areas the line connects: and.At the northern end of the line, some trains continue beyond Ōmiya as far as on the Kawagoe Line; at the southern end of the line, many Saikyō Line trains continue onward beyond Ōsaki to on the Rinkai Line (operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit). Beside the link that connects the Saikyō and Rinkai lines is the JR East Tokyo General Rolling Stock Centre that stores the rolling stock for the Yamanote Line and other types of rolling stock.Basic dataOperator: East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Services and tracks)Ōsaki - Ikebukuro - Akabane - Musashi-Urawa - Ōmiya: 36.9kmŌsaki - Ikebukuro: 13.4km (Yamanote Line freight line)Ikebukuro - Akabane: 5.5km (Akabane Line)Akabane - Musashi-Urawa - Ōmiya: 18.0km (Tōhoku Main Line branch)Railway signalling:Ōsaki - Ikebukuro: Automatic Block SystemIkebukuro - Ōmiya: Automatic Train ControlAkabane - Ōmiya: 100km/hItabashi - Akabane: 90km/hAll other sections: 95km/h