Takasaki Line

Introducing

The Takasaki Line is a 74.7 km long line connecting Omiya Station in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture to Takasaki Station in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. This DLC includes the Tohoku Main Line section between Ueno and Omiya stations, for a total length of 101.4 km.

The line has a relatively long history among Japanese railroads, with its predecessor, Nippon Railway Company, starting operations between Ueno Station and Kumagaya Station in 1883. The following year, in 1884, the line was extended to Takasaki Station and opened to full service. It was not until later, in 1909, that the line was officially named the "Takasaki Line".

Until the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen in 1982, the Takasaki Line was the main transportation link between the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Niigata and Hokuriku regions, with many limited express and sleeper trains operating on the line. Currently, most of the long-distance transportation role has been handed over to the parallel Joetsu Shinkansen, and as of 2024, only "Akagi Limited Express" and "Kusatsu-Shima Limited Express" trains regularly operate on the Takasaki Line as limited express trains.

The Takasaki Line has been used as a key interregional transportation line for commuting to work and school, etc. In 2001, the Shonan-Shinjuku Line started service directly to the Tokaido Line via Ikebukuro and Shinjuku Stations, and in 2015, the Ueno-Tokyo Line started service directly to the Tokaido Line via Tokyo and Shinagawa Stations, allowing passengers to travel between the northern Kanto region and Kanagawa Prefecture without changing trains. The new line allows passengers to travel between northern Kanto and Kanagawa Prefecture without having to change trains.

On the way from Ueno Station to Omiya Station, the line runs parallel to the Keihin-Tohoku Line and the Shonan-Shinjuku Line, and continues through the Tokyo bedroom community. After leaving Omiya Station, fields along the line become conspicuous near Konosu Station, and near Fukaya Station, you can see the fields of "Fukaya Negi" green onions, which are famous throughout Japan. We hope you will enjoy this DLC as you ride along the Takasaki Line at speeds of up to 110 km/h while gazing at the ever-changing scenery.

Key data

• Total length : 101.4 km
• Number of stations : 24
  
• Safety system : ATP-P
  
• Train model : E233-3000 series (10/15 cars)
• Max speed: 110 km/h
• Max speed after signals :
  • Reduced speed (green/yellow): 75 km/h
  • Caution (yellow): 55 km/h
  • Speed restriction (yellow/yellow): 25 km/h
• Routes:
  • Ueno ~ Kagohara (829M) : Local train - 10 cars - 17 stations - 67.9 km
  • Ueno ~ Takasaki (831M) : Local train - 10 cars - 24 stations - 101.4 km
  • Ueno ~ Kagohara (833M) : Local train - 15 cars - 17 gares - 67.9 km
  • Ueno ~ Takasaki (3922E) : Rapid Urban train - 10 cars - 16 stations - 101.4 km
• Automatic announcements: No
• Conductor announcements: Yes
• Driver announcement (pointing-and-calling): YesNo
  

Stations list

Station name	Japanese name	Distance from Ueno (km)	Services		JRETS connections
			Local	Rapid Urban
Ueno	上野	0	●	●	JJ Jōban JK Keihin-Tōhoku JU Utsunomiya JY Yamanote
Oku	尾久	4,8	●	｜	JU Utsunomiya
Akabane	赤羽	9,8	●	●	JK Keihin-Tōhoku JA Saikyō / Kawagoe JU Utsunomiya
Urawa	浦和	20,8	●	●	JK Keihin-Tōhoku JU Utsunomiya
Saitama-Shintoshin	さいたま新都心	25,3	●	｜	JK Keihin-Tōhoku JU Utsunomiya
Ōmiya	大宮	26.9	●	●	JK Keihin-Tōhoku JA Saikyō / Kawagoe JU Utsunomiya
Miyahara	宮原	30,9	●	｜
Ageo	上尾	35,1	●	●
Kita-Ageo	北上尾	36,8	●	｜
Okegawa	桶川	38,7	●	●
Kitamoto	北本	43,3	●	｜
Kōnosu	鴻巣	46,9	●	●
Kita-Kōnosu	北鴻巣	51,2	●	｜
Fukiage	吹上	54,2	●	｜
Gyōda	行田	56,5	●	｜
Kumayaga	熊谷	61,3	●	●
Kagohara	籠原	67,9	●	●
Fukaya	深谷	72,7	●	●
Okabe	岡部	77,0	●	●
Honjō	本庄	84,4	●	●
Jimbohara	神保原	86,6	●	●
Shinmachi	新町	91,1	●	●
Kuragano	倉賀野	97,2	●	●
Takasaki	高崎	101,6	●	●

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Useful links

Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takasaki_Line 

Driver's guide and timetables: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W_fwI9TCSBDaODz087IjQDqcmRBpxKWKpl2GivNPtfA/edit#gid=72330075