Sendai Subway
{{Short description|Metro system in Sendai, Japan}}
{{coord|38.26822|140.86942|display=title}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox Public transit
|name = Sendai Subway
|image = Sendai City Subway Logo.svg
|imagesize = 100px
|image2 =
|imagesize2 =
|caption2 =
|native_name = 仙台市地下鉄
Sendai-shi Chikatetsu
|locale = Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
|transit_type = Rapid transit
|lines = 2
|stations = 30
|ridership =
|annual_ridership =
|began_operation = 1987
|operator = Sendai City Transportation Bureau
|system_length = {{convert|28.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|track_gauge = {{Plainlist|
{{RailGauge|1067mm}} (Namboku Line)
{{RailGauge|1435mm}} (Tozai Line)
}}
|map = File:SendaiSubwayRouteMap.svg
|map_state = show
}}
{{SendaiSubway route}}
The {{Nihongo|Sendai Subway|仙台市地下鉄|Sendai-shi Chikatetsu}} is a rapid transit system in Sendai, Japan. It is operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau. The subway consists of two lines, the north-south Namboku Line, which opened in July 1987, and the east-west Tozai Line, which opened in December 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/06/national/new-subway-line-opens-disaster-hit-sendai/#.VmQd1vmyOkp|title=New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai}}
The subway was damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.{{cite news |title=Sendai subway to fully resume operation April 29, earlier than planned |newspaper=Kyodo News |date=6 April 2011}}
Lines
| class="wikitable"
! Symbol ! Name ! Opened ! Completed ! Length ! Stations !Train Length |
| style="background:SeaGreen; color:white;"|N
| July 1987 | July 1992 | {{convert|14.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;"|4 cars |
| style="background:DeepSkyBlue; color:white;"|T
| 6 December 2015 | 6 December 2015 | {{convert|13.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:center;"|4 cars |
Rolling stock
- Sendai Subway 1000 series 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since July 1987)
- Sendai Subway 2000 series 4-car EMUs (Tozai Line, since December 2015)
- Sendai Subway 3000 series 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since 24 October 2024){{cite web |title=初めての世代交代! 仙台市地下鉄「新型車両」運行スタート 旧型はいつまで残る? |trans-title=The first generation change! Sendai City Subway "new train cars" begin operation. How long will the old model remain? |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/135757 |website=Traffic News |publisher=Mediavague Co., Ltd. |access-date=25 October 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=25 October 2024}}
Network Map
{{Rapid transit OSM map
| system_qid = Q685945
| frame-lat = 38.27
| frame-long = 140.88
| frame-width = 600
| frame-height = 470
| zoom = 12
| length = yes
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/english/subway/norikata.html Official website (in English)]
- [https://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/index.html Official website (in Japanese)]
- [http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/english/index.html Sendai City Transportation Bureau] {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/ Sendai Subway – official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/sendai_map.htm Network map]
- [https://www.metrolinemap.com/metro/sendai/ Sendai Subway Map] {{in lang|en}}
- [https://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/touzaisen/ Tōzai Line – official website] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Metro systems in Japan}}
{{Sendai transit}}
{{Rapid transit in Asia}}
{{Authority control}}