# Keihin–Tōhoku Line

The Keihin–Tōhoku Line (Japanese: 京浜東北線, Hepburn: Keihin-tōhoku-sen) 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 (Japanese: 東京), Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜) and the Tōhoku Main Line (Japanese: 東北本線). 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 have a through service 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 (Japanese: 京浜東北・根岸線) 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 "Local" (各駅停車, Kakueki-Teisha), stopping at all stations en route. However, all trains in the daytime (10:30-15:30) are classified as "Rapid" (快速, kaisoku). 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

| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Rapid | Transfers | Location | Location | Location |
| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Between stations | Total | Total | | Rapid | Transfers | Location | Location | Location |
| Line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Between stations | from Ōmiya | from Tokyo | Rapid | Transfers | Location | Location | Location |
| Tōhoku Main Line | OMYJK47 | Ōmiya | 大宮 | - | 0.0 | 30.3 | ● | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen JU Utsunomiya Line JU Takasaki Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JA Saikyō Line ■ Kawagoe Line TD Tobu Urban Park Line Ina Line (New Shuttle) | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK46 | Saitama-Shintoshin | さいたま新都心 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 28.7 | ● | JU Utsunomiya Line JU Takasaki Line | Ōmiya-ku, Saitama | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK45 | Yono | 与野 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 27.6 | ● | | Urawa-ku, Saitama | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK44 | Kita-Urawa | 北浦和 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 26.0 | ● | | Urawa-ku, Saitama | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | URWJK43 | Urawa | 浦和 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 24.2 | ● | JU Utsunomiya Line JU Takasaki Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | Urawa-ku, Saitama | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK42 | Minami-Urawa | 南浦和 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 22.5 | ● | JM Musashino Line | Minami-ku, Saitama | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK41 | Warabi | 蕨 | 2.8 | 10.6 | 19.7 | ● | | Warabi | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK40 | Nishi-Kawaguchi | 西川口 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 17.8 | ● | | Kawaguchi | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK39 | Kawaguchi | 川口 | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.8 | ● | | Kawaguchi | Saitama |
| Tōhoku Main Line | ABNJK38 | Akabane | 赤羽 | 2.6 | 17.1 | 13.2 | ● | JU Utsunomiya Line JU Takasaki Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JA Saikyō Line | Kita | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK37 | Higashi-Jūjō | 東十条 | 1.8 | 18.9 | 11.4 | ● | | Kita | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK36 | Ōji | 王子 | 1.5 | 20.4 | 9.9 | ● | N Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-16) SA Tokyo Sakura Tram (Oji-ekimae) | Kita | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK35 | Kami-Nakazato | 上中里 | 1.1 | 21.5 | 8.8 | ● | | Kita | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK34 | Tabata | 田端 | 1.7 | 23.2 | 7.1 | ■ | JY Yamanote Line | Kita | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK33 | Nishi-Nippori | 西日暮里 | 0.8 | 24.0 | 6.3 | ｜ | JY Yamanote Line C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C-16) NT Nippori-Toneri Liner (02) | Arakawa | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | NPRJK32 | Nippori | 日暮里 | 0.5 | 24.5 | 5.8 | ｜ | JY Yamanote Line JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) KS Keisei Main Line NT Nippori-Toneri Liner (01) | Arakawa | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK31 | Uguisudani | 鶯谷 | 1.1 | 25.6 | 4.7 | ｜ | JY Yamanote Line | Taitō | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | UENJK30 | Ueno | 上野 | 1.1 | 26.7 | 3.6 | ■ | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen JY Yamanote Line JU Utsunomiya Line JU Takasaki Line JJ Jōban Line JU Ueno–Tokyo Line G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-16) H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-18) KS Keisei Main Line (Keisei Ueno).. | Taitō | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | JK29 | Okachimachi | 御徒町 | 0.6 | 27.3 | 3.0 | ▲ | JY Yamanote Line E Toei Oedo Line (Ueno-okachimachi, E-09) G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (Ueno-hirokoji, G-15) H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (Naka-okachimachi, H-17) | Taitō | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | AKBJK28 | Akihabara | 秋葉原 | 1.0 | 28.3 | 2.0 | ■ | JY Yamanote Line JB Chūō-Sōbu Line H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-16) Tsukuba Express (01) | Chiyoda | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | KNDJK27 | Kanda | 神田 | 0.7 | 29.0 | 1.3 | ■ | JY Yamanote Line JC Chūō Line G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-13) | Chiyoda | Tokyo |
| Tōhoku Main Line | TYOJK26 | Tokyo | 東京 | 1.3 | 30.3 | 0.0 | ■ | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen JY Yamanote Line JC Chūō Line JT Tōkaidō Line JU Ueno–Tokyo Line JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) JO Yokosuka Line JE Keiyō Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-17) | Chiyoda | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | TYOJK26 | Tokyo | 東京 | 1.3 | 30.3 | 0.0 | ■ | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen Akita Shinkansen Jōetsu Shinkansen Hokuriku Shinkansen JY Yamanote Line JC Chūō Line JT Tōkaidō Line JU Ueno–Tokyo Line JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) JO Yokosuka Line JE Keiyō Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen M Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-17) | Chiyoda | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK25 | Yūrakuchō | 有楽町 | 0.8 | 31.1 | 0.8 | ｜ | JY Yamanote Line Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line (Y-18) H Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (Hibiya, H-08) C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (Hibiya, C-09) I Toei Mita Line (Hibiya, I-08) | Chiyoda | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | SMBJK24 | Shimbashi | 新橋 | 1.1 | 32.2 | 1.9 | ｜ | JY Yamanote Line JT Tōkaidō Line JO Yokosuka Line G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-08) A Toei Asakusa Line (A-10) U Yurikamome (U-01) | Minato | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | HMCJK23 | Hamamatsuchō | 浜松町 | 1.2 | 33.4 | 3.1 | ■ | JY Yamanote Line MO Tokyo Monorail A Toei Asakusa Line (Daimon, A-09) E Toei Oedo Line (Daimon, E-20) | Minato | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK22 | Tamachi | 田町 | 1.5 | 34.9 | 4.6 | ■ | JY Yamanote Line A Toei Asakusa Line (Mita, A-08) I Toei Mita Line (Mita, I-04) | Minato | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | TGWJK21 | Takanawa Gateway | 高輪ゲートウェイ | 1.3 | 36.2 | 5.9 | ● | JY Yamanote Line A Toei Asakusa Line (Sengakuji: A-07) KK Keikyu Main Line (Sengakuji) | Minato | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | SGWJK20 | Shinagawa | 品川 | 0.9 | 37.1 | 6.8 | ● | JY Yamanote Line JO Yokosuka Line JT Tōkaidō Line Tōkaidō Shinkansen KK Keikyu Main Line | Minato | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK19 | Ōimachi | 大井町 | 2.4 | 39.5 | 9.2 | ● | OM Tōkyū Ōimachi Line R Rinkai Line | Shinagawa | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK18 | Ōmori | 大森 | 2.2 | 41.7 | 11.4 | ● | | Ōta | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK17 | Kamata | 蒲田 | 3.0 | 44.7 | 14.4 | ● | IK Tokyu Ikegami Line TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line | Ōta | Tokyo |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | KWSJK16 | Kawasaki | 川崎 | 3.8 | 48.5 | 18.2 | ● | JT Tōkaidō Line JN Nambu Line KK Keikyu Main Line (Keikyū Kawasaki) KK Keikyu Daishi Line (Keikyū Kawasaki) | Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK15 | Tsurumi | 鶴見 | 3.5 | 52.0 | 21.7 | ● | JI Tsurumi Line KK Keikyu Main Line (Keikyū Tsurumi) | Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama | Kanagawa |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK14 | Shin-Koyasu | 新子安 | 3.1 | 55.1 | 24.8 | ● | KK Keikyu Main Line (Keikyū Shinkoyasu) | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama | Kanagawa |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | JK13 | Higashi-Kanagawa | 東神奈川 | 2.2 | 57.3 | 27.0 | ● | JH Yokohama Line (through service via the JK Negishi Line to Sakuragichō) KK Keikyu Main Line (Keikyū Higashi-kanagawa) | Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama | Kanagawa |
| Tōkaidō Main Line | YHMJK12 | Yokohama | 橫浜 | 1.8 | 59.1 | 28.8 | ● | JK Negishi Line (through service) JH Yokohama Line JO Yokosuka Line JS Shōnan-Shinjuku Line JT Tōkaidō Line TY Tokyu Toyoko Line KK Keikyu Main Line Sotetsu Main Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue Line (B20) Minatomirai Line | Nishi-ku, Yokohama | Kanagawa |
| Through service via the JK Negishi Line to Sakuragichō, Isogo, and Ōfuna |||||||||||

## Rolling stock

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)
* A Yokohama Line E233-6000 series EMU

### 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)
* 103 series 10-car EMUs (sky blue livery) (from October 1965 until March 1998)
* 205 series 10-car EMU (sky blue stripe) (from October 1989 until February 1996)
* 205 series 8-car EMUs (light/dark green stripe, on Yokohama Line through services until August 2014)
* 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)
* A Keihin-Tohoku Line 103 series EMU in March 1998
* A Keihin-Tohoku Line 205 series EMU in February 1992
* A Yokohama Line 205 series EMU
* A Keihin-Tohoku Line 901 series (later 209-900 series) EMU in March 1993
* A Keihin-Tohoku Line 209 series EMU, March 2009
* A Keihin-Tohoku Line 209-500 series EMU in November 2008

### Timeline
## History

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). It was originally called the Tokaido Electric Line (Japanese: 東海道電車線) and was subsequently renamed to the Keihin Line (Japanese: 京浜線). From 30 December 1915, services were extended south to the new Sakuragicho Station.
The Keihin Line service was extended north via the Tohoku Main Line to Akabane Station in February 1928, and to Ōmiya Station in September 1932.
The Keihin Line initially had third-class and second-class cars, analogous to today's ordinary cars and Green Cars respectively. Second-class service ended in 1938 in order to accommodate special military cars during the World War II. The military seating was converted to seating for women and children after the war, and back to ordinary seating in 1973 amid overcrowding concerns: second-class service was briefly restored in the 1950s but abandoned shortly thereafter.
From November 1956, the Keihin-Tohoku Line was physically separated from the Yamanote Line between Tamachi and Tabata, allowing more frequent service. Through service with the Negishi Line began on 19 May 1964. 10-car trains (103 series) began operating from 1 April 1966.
Limited-stop "Rapid" services were introduced in 1988 to further ease congestion along the Yamanote Line corridor. From 14 March 2015, all rapid services began serving Kanda Station. Additionally, rapid services began serving Okachimachi Station on weekends and national holidays only.
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 Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations. The distance between Shinagawa and Tamachi stations was 2.2 km (1.4 mi). Takanawa Gateway was constructed on top of the 20-hectare former railyard, which is undergoing rationalization and redevelopment by JR East. The Yamanote Line and the Keihin Tohoku Line tracks were moved slightly to the east to be aligned closer to the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks. The area on the west side of the yard made available will be redeveloped with high-rise office buildings, creating an international business center with connections to the Shinkansen and Haneda Airport.

## Accidents

At around 01:11 in the morning of 23 February 2014, an empty stock train operating from Sakuragicho to Kamata hit a track maintenance vehicle on the track close to Kawasaki Station. 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.