per hour. Unlike regular Ueno bound or originating trains, they bypass Saitama-Shontoshin station as it has no platform for the tracks used by the Shonan-Shinjuku Line. Previously bypassed Urawa station now has a newly constructed platform that entered service in March 2013. All trains are 10- or 15-car E231 or E233 series EMUs. Special rapid Special rapid trains operate once hourly to Takasaki, making limited stops. They skip Ebisu station. Rapid Rapid trains operate once hourly to Kagohara, stopping at all stations while within the Takasaki line; this increases 2-3 times an hour during the mornings and evenings, when Takasaki-, Odawara-, and Kozu-bound trains also operate. North of Kagohara, all services are operated with 10-car trainsets. Past services Commuter rapid Commuter rapid services operated on weekday evenings only. They operated between Ueno and Maebashi/Takasaki. This service ended on 12 March 2021. Limited express Akebono (night train between Ueno and Aomori) Hokuriku, Noto (night trains between Ueno and Kanazawa) Home Liner Kōnosu Four trains bound for Kōnosu depart Ueno every weekday evening. Passengers can board only at Ueno; all other stations are for disembarking only. Service is provided by 7-car 185 series and 9-car 489 series EMU trainsets. Station list Local trains, excluding Shōnan-Shinjuku Line through trains, stop at all stations (except Nippori). For limited express, express, and seasonal rapid Moonlight Echigo services, please see their respective articles. Legends: ● : All trains stop ｜: All trains pass ■: Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains stop, but use dedicated platforms on the Tohoku Freight Line ∥ : Shōnan–Shinjuku Line trains do not travel within this section Rolling stock E231 series EMUs E233-3000 series EMUs (since 1 September 2012) History The Nippon Railway Co., the first private railway company in Japan, opened the Ueno - Omiya - Shinmachi section in 1883, and extended the line to Takasaki (and Shinmaebashi) the following year. The company was nationalised in 1906. The line was double-tracked between 1927 and 1930, and electrified in 1952. Former connecting lines Honjo Station: The Honjo Electric Railway operated a 7 km line to Kodama, electrified at 600 V DC, between 1915 and 1930. Kumagaya Station: The 10 km Tobu Kumagaya Line to Menuma operated from 1943 to 1983. The planned extension to the Tobu Koizumi Line was never constructed. Kuragano Station: The Iwahana Light Railway operated a 3 km line to Joshu Iwahana between 1917 and 1945. In 1967, an approximately 1 km