Takasaki Line

Takasaki Line
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E231 series EMU on the Takasaki Line
Overview
Locale	Tokyo, Saitama, Gunma prefectures
Termini	Ōmiya Takasaki
Stations	19
Service
Operator(s)	JR East
History
Opened	1883
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

The Takasaki Line (Japanese: 高崎線, romanized: 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).

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.