 The Saitama Railway Station is served by the 14.6 km Saitama Rapid Railway Line, which extends from in Kita, Tokyo to in Midori-ku, Saitama, and lies 12.2 km from the starting point of the line at Akabane-iwabuchi.The majority of services on the line continue southward onto the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line to and on the Tokyu Meguro Line to in Kanagawa Prefecture.The JR East part of the station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building located underneath.