The 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 (), Yokohama () and the Tōhoku Main Line (). 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.
Most Keihin–Tōhoku Line trains run through 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 () 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 , stopping at all stations en route. However, all trains in the daytime (10:30–15:30) are classified as . These rapid trains skip some stations in central Tokyo, where the Keihin–Tōhoku Line runs parallel to the Yamanote Line.
Station list
- Local trains stop at all stations. Rapid trains stop at stations marked "●" and "■". (Stations marked "■" allow cross-platform transfers to the Yamanote Line). Additionally, stations marked "▲" are served by rapid trains on weekends and national holidays only.
Keihin–Tōhoku Line
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!rowspan="3"|Line name
!rowspan="3"|No.
!rowspan="3"|Station
!rowspan="3"|Japanese
!colspan="3"|Distance (km)
!rowspan="3"|Rapid
!rowspan="3"|Transfers
!rowspan="3" colspan="3"|Location
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!rowspan="2"|Between<br/>stations
!colspan="2"|Total
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!from<br/>Ōmiya
!from<br/>Tokyo
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|rowspan="22"|Tōhoku Main Line
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|大宮
|style="text-align:right;"| -
|style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|style="text-align:right;"|30.3
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|rowspan="2"|Ōmiya-ku, Saitama
|rowspan="9"|Saitama
|-
|align="center"|
|
|さいたま新都心
|style="text-align:right;"|1.6
|style="text-align:right;"|1.6
|style="text-align:right;"|28.7
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|与野
|style="text-align:right;"|1.1
|style="text-align:right;"|2.7
|style="text-align:right;"|27.6
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|rowspan="3"|Urawa-ku, Saitama
|-
|align="center"|
|
|北浦和
|style="text-align:right;"|1.6
|style="text-align:right;"|4.3
|style="text-align:right;"|26.0
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|
|
|浦和
|style="text-align:right;"|1.8
|style="text-align:right;"|6.1
|style="text-align:right;"|24.2
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|南浦和
|style="text-align:right;"|1.7
|style="text-align:right;"|7.8
|style="text-align:right;"|22.5
|style="text-align:center;"|●
| (JM25)
|Minami-ku, Saitama
|-
|align="center"|
|
|蕨
|style="text-align:right;"|2.8
|style="text-align:right;"|10.6
|style="text-align:right;"|19.7
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|Warabi
|-
|align="center"|
|
|西川口
|style="text-align:right;"|1.9
|style="text-align:right;"|12.5
|style="text-align:right;"|17.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|rowspan="2"|Kawaguchi
|-
|align="center"|
|
|川口
|style="text-align:right;"|2.0
|style="text-align:right;"|14.5
|style="text-align:right;"|15.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|
|
|赤羽
|style="text-align:right;"|2.6
|style="text-align:right;"|17.1
|style="text-align:right;"|13.2
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|rowspan="5"|Kita
|rowspan="23"|Tokyo
|-
|align="center"|
|
|東十条
|style="text-align:right;"|1.8
|style="text-align:right;"|18.9
|style="text-align:right;"|11.4
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|王子
|style="text-align:right;"|1.5
|style="text-align:right;"|20.4
|style="text-align:right;"|9.9
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|上中里
|style="text-align:right;"|1.1
|style="text-align:right;"|21.5
|style="text-align:right;"|8.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|田端
|style="text-align:right;"|1.7
|style="text-align:right;"|23.2
|style="text-align:right;"|7.1
|style="text-align:center;"|■
| (JY09)
|-
|align="center"|
|
|西日暮里
|style="text-align:right;"|0.8
|style="text-align:right;"|24.0
|style="text-align:right;"|6.3
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|
|rowspan="2"|Arakawa
|-
|
|
|日暮里
|style="text-align:right;"|0.5
|style="text-align:right;"|24.5
|style="text-align:right;"|5.8
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|鶯谷
|style="text-align:right;"|1.1
|style="text-align:right;"|25.6
|style="text-align:right;"|4.7
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
| (JY06)
|rowspan="3"|Taitō
|-
|
|
|上野
|style="text-align:right;"|1.1
|style="text-align:right;"|26.7
|style="text-align:right;"|3.6
|style="text-align:center;"|■
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|御徒町
|style="text-align:right;"|0.6
|style="text-align:right;"|27.3
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:center;"|▲
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|
|-
|
|
|秋葉原
|style="text-align:right;"|1.0
|style="text-align:right;"|28.3
|style="text-align:right;"|2.0
|style="text-align:center;"|■
|
|rowspan="5"|Chiyoda
|-
|
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|神田
|style="text-align:right;"|0.7
|style="text-align:right;"|29.0
|style="text-align:right;"|1.3
|style="text-align:center;"|■
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|東京
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|1.3
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|30.3
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;"|0.0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|■
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|rowspan="15" style="width:1em; text-align:center;"|Tōkaidō Main Line
|-
|align="center"|
|
|有楽町
|style="text-align:right;"|0.8
|style="text-align:right;"|31.1
|style="text-align:right;"|0.8
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|
|-
|
|
|新橋
|style="text-align:right;"|1.1
|style="text-align:right;"|32.2
|style="text-align:right;"|1.9
|style="text-align:center;"|｜
|
|rowspan="5"|Minato
|-
|
|
|浜松町
|style="text-align:right;"|1.2
|style="text-align:right;"|33.4
|style="text-align:right;"|3.1
|style="text-align:center;"|■
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|田町
|style="text-align:right;"|1.5
|style="text-align:right;"|34.9
|style="text-align:right;"|4.6
|style="text-align:center;"|■
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
| 高輪ゲートウェイ
|align="right"| 1.3
|align="right"| 36.2
|align="right"| 5.9
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|
|
|品川
|style="text-align:right;"|0.9
|style="text-align:right;"|37.1
|style="text-align:right;"|6.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|align="center"|
|
|大井町
|style="text-align:right;"|2.4
|style="text-align:right;"|39.5
|style="text-align:right;"|9.2
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|Shinagawa
|-
|align="center"|
|
|大森
|style="text-align:right;"|2.2
|style="text-align:right;"|41.7
|style="text-align:right;"|11.4
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|rowspan="2"|Ōta
|-
|align="center"|
|
|蒲田
|style="text-align:right;"|3.0
|style="text-align:right;"|44.7
|style="text-align:right;"|14.4
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|
|
|川崎
|style="text-align:right;"|3.8
|style="text-align:right;"|48.5
|style="text-align:right;"|18.2
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
|rowspan="5"|Kanagawa
|-
|align="center"|
|
|鶴見
|style="text-align:right;"|3.5
|style="text-align:right;"|52.0
|style="text-align:right;"|21.7
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
|-
|align="center"|
|
|新子安
|style="text-align:right;"|3.1
|style="text-align:right;"|55.1
|style="text-align:right;"|24.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
| (: KK32)
|rowspan="2"|Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama
|-
|align="center"|
|
|東神奈川
|style="text-align:right;"|2.2
|style="text-align:right;"|57.3
|style="text-align:right;"|27.0
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|-
|
|
|橫浜
|style="text-align:right;"|1.8
|style="text-align:right;"|59.1
|style="text-align:right;"|28.8
|style="text-align:center;"|●
|
|Nishi-ku, Yokohama
|-
|colspan="11"|Through service via the to Sakuragichō, , and
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Rolling stock
thumb|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
- E233-1000 series 10-car EMUs (sky blue stripe) (from December 2007)
Yokohama Line through services
- E233-6000 series 8-car EMUs (light/dark green stripe) (from February 2014)
<gallery widths=180>
File:Series-E233-6000-H002.jpg|A Yokohama Line E233-6000 series EMU
</gallery>
Rolling stock used in the past
- 72 series 8-car EMUs (brown livery) (until October 1970)
- 101 series 10-car EMUs (sky blue livery) (from December 1970 until March 1978)
- 209-900 series 10-car EMUs (sky blue stripe) (from May 1992 until August 2007)
- 209-0 series 10-car EMUs (sky blue stripe) (from March 1993 until January 2010)
- 209-500 series 10-car EMUs (sky blue stripe) (from January 2001 until 2009)
<gallery class="center">
File:Type103-sayonara.jpg|A Keihin-Tohoku Line 103 series EMU in March 1998
File:Keihin-Tohoku 205 Nishi-Nippori 199202.jpg|A Keihin-Tohoku Line 205 series EMU in February 1992
File:JR205-yokohama-line.JPG|A Yokohama Line 205 series EMU
File:JR East 901 Tc 900-3.jpg|A Keihin-Tohoku Line 901 series (later 209-900 series) EMU in March 1993
File:JR East 209 series EMU 021.JPG|A Keihin-Tohoku Line 209 series EMU, March 2009
File:JRE 209-500 Ura80.jpg|A Keihin-Tohoku Line 209-500 series EMU in November 2008
</gallery>
Timeline
History
thumb|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. (The latter station was renamed Yokohama Station in August 1915, when the former Yokohama Station was renamed Sakuragicho Station).
On 20 August 2016, station numbering was introduced with stations being assigned station numbers between JK12 and JK47. Numbers increase towards in the northbound direction towards Omiya.
A new station, the Takanawa Gateway Station, opened on 14 March 2020, in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo. The station is located on the and Keihin–Tohoku Line between and stations. The distance between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations was . The first two cars of the 10-car E233 series train derailed, with the first car ending up on its side. The train was carrying no passengers, and the driver and conductor escaped with minor injuries.
See also
- List of railway lines in Japan
References
External links
- Stations of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line (JR East)
- japan-guide.com: JR Keihin-Tōhoku Line