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

| Namboku Line

| 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

| Tozai Line

| 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

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