Private company

Saitama Railway

Logo: ASDFGHJ, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Railway line in Tokyo & Saitama, Japan

The Saitama Rapid Railway Line (Japanese: 埼玉高速鉄道線, Hepburn: Saitama Kōsoku Tetsudō-sen) is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third-sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-iwabuchi Station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa-Misono Station in Saitama.2 It is headquartered in Urawa Misono Station.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 25, 1992Founded1
浦和美園駅東口2015
Photo: ブツチチ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Saitama Rapid Railway Line (Japanese: 埼玉高速鉄道線, Hepburn: Saitama Kōsoku Tetsudō-sen) is a mostly underground rapid transit line in Japan operated by the third-sector operating company Saitama Railway Corporation. Funded by Saitama Prefecture, local municipal governments, and Tokyo Metro, it forms a continuation of the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, starting at Akabane-iwabuchi Station in Tokyo and ending at Urawa-Misono Station in Saitama.2

Timeline

  1. Mar 25, 1992Founded Founded1

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