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Takasaki line

Takasaki Line
JR JU line symbol.svg
JREast-E231-1000-U526.jpg
E231 series EMU on the Takasaki Line
Overview
Locale Tokyo, Saitama, Gunma prefectures
Termini Ōmiya
Takasaki
Operation
Opened 1883
Operator(s) JR logo (east).svg JR East
Technical
Line length 74.7 km (46.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map
JR Takasaki Line linemap.svg

The Takasaki Line (高崎線 Takasaki-sen?) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture and Takasaki Station in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Ueno - Omiya - Takasaki - Shinmaebashi line was the first privately built railway in Japan.

All services on the line (excluding through Shonan-Shinjuku Line trains) run to/from Ueno Station in Tokyo via the Tōhoku Main Line. The line was extended to Tokyo Station via the Ueno-Tokyo Line that opened in March 2015.

As the Takasaki Line serves many major cities within Saitama Prefecture, it is a vital means of transport within the prefecture. National Route 17 and its historical predecessor, the Nakasendō, run parallel to the line.

Services on the Takasaki Line are typically divided into those starting and terminating at Ueno and Shōnan-Shinjuku Line through services from Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and points south. Between Ueno and Ōmiya, trains share the track with the Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), both of which serve as de facto express services compared to the parallel Keihin-Tōhoku Line. Service on the line is provided by 15-car E231 series and E233-3000 series four-door suburban commuter EMUs with two Green cars; north of Kagohara, this is reduced to 10-cars.


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