Sendai Airport Line
{{Short description|Airport rail link in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan}}{{More citations needed|date=July 2022}}
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{{Infobox rail line
| name = Sendai Airport Line
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| native_name = 仙台空港線
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| locale = Miyagi Prefecture
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| end = {{STN|Sendai Airport|x}}
| stations = 4
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| gauge = {{Track gauge|1067mm}}
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The {{nihongo|Sendai Airport Line, or Sendai Airport Access Line|仙台空港アクセス線|Sendai Kūkō akusesu sen}} is an airport rail link service connecting Sendai Airport to Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Rail service began on March 18, 2007.
Data
The third-sector Sendai Airport Transit Co., Ltd. (SAT) started construction of the line in 2002. The construction cost is expected to reach 34.9 billion yen, and it may take as long as thirty years before the railway turns a profit.Kahoku Shimpō (河北新報); December 5, 2006
- Route: Natori Station – Sendai Airport Station
- Length: 7.1 km
- Gauge: {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
- Number of stations: 4, including terminals
- Multiple-track sections: Single-track except for passing loop at Mitazono Station
- Electrification: 20,000 V AC
- Block system: Special automatic blocking (planned)
- Rolling stock: JR E721-500 and SAT721 series 2-car EMUs
Station list
All stations are in Natori, Miyagi.
| class="wikitable" |
| Station
! Japanese ! Distance ! Rapid ! Transfers |
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| {{STN|Natori|x}}
|名取 |style="text-align:right;"|0.0 |● |{{Plainlist|
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| {{STN|Morisekinoshita|x}}
|杜せきのした |style="text-align:right;"|1.8 | | |
| {{STN|Mitazono|x}}
|美田園 |style="text-align:right;"|3.8 | | |
| {{STN|Sendai Airport|x}}
|仙台空港 |style="text-align:right;"|7.1 |● | |
Rolling stock
SAT has ordered six 2-car SAT721 trainsets which are used in conjunction with similar design JR E721-500 series sets. The stainless-steel bodied trains feature barrier-free design and have a top speed of {{Convert|120|km/h|abbr=on}}. LED indicators show the stations and destination. Train interior and exterior announcements are given in Japanese and English.
File:SAT-721.JPG|SAT721 series
File:JRE E721 500.JPG|JR E721-500 series
Connections
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From Natori Station, service extends via the Tōhoku Main Line tracks to Sendai Station, a stop for the Tōhoku Shinkansen express trains located in central Sendai. From Sendai Station, it takes 17 minutes (rapid service) or 25 minutes (local service) to get to the airport. The railway also has advertised that Sendai Airport can be reached from neighboring cities such as Fukushima and Ichinoseki in under one hour.
Trains can be up to six cars in length. Besides being faster than existing bus services from the city, with a fare of 400 yen from Natori Station, or 650 yen from Sendai Station, the rail service is also less expensive.
Sendai Airport Transit
File:Sendai-Airport-Transit-SAT721-1.jpg
{{nihongo|Sendai Airport Transit Co., Ltd.|仙台空港鉄道 株式会社|Sendai Kūkō Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha|or, SAT}} is a third-sector company in charge of constructing and running the Sendai Airport Line train service between Sendai Airport Station and Natori Station in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
=History=
The company was founded on April 7, 2000, and {{as of|2015|lc=y}} has capital of over seven billion yen.{{cite web|url=http://www.senat.co.jp/company/index.html|title=会社情報 ｜ 仙台空港鉄道株式会社・仙台空港アクセス線|publisher=Senat.co.jp|accessdate=2015-10-16|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202065102/http://www.senat.co.jp/company/index.html|archivedate=2015-12-02}} The Sendai Airport Line opened on March 18, 2007,{{Cite web |last=Kusamichi |first=Yoshikazu |date=16 March 2017 |title=仙台空港鉄道、開業10周年で記念切符など発売…輸送密度は倍増 |url=https://response.jp/article/2017/03/16/292206.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415190125/http://response.jp/article/2017/03/16/292206.html |archive-date=15 April 2017 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Response.jp |language=ja}} electrified at 20 kV AC. The line was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and service was suspended indefinitely from March 11, 2011, and reopened on October 1 of that year.{{cite web |title=Asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：仙台空港アクセス線再開「本当に良かった」 ２０分短縮 - 鉄道 - トラベル |url=http://www.asahi.com/travel/rail/news/TKY201110010497.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005042141/http://www.asahi.com/travel/rail/news/TKY201110010497.html |archive-date=2011-10-05 |website=www.asahi.com}}
= Rolling stock =
The company owns three two-car SAT721 series EMU trains (identical in design to the JR East E721-500 series sets).
References
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External links
{{commons category|Sendai Airport Transit}}
- [http://www.senat.co.jp/en/top Sendai Airport Transit website] {{in lang|en}}
- {{Official website|http://www.senat.co.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114523/http://cat-vnet.tv/movie/tohoku/006_01.html SAT from Sendai airport to Sendai Stn.] (how-to movies on transportation in Sendai)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160410082226/http://cat-vnet.tv/movie/tohoku/006_08.html SAT from Sendai Stn. to Sendai airport] (how-to movies on transportation in Sendai)
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Category:Railway lines in Japan
Category:Rail transport in Miyagi Prefecture
Category:Airport rail links in Japan
Category:Railway lines opened in 2007
Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Category:Japanese third-sector railway lines
Category:2007 establishments in Japan