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Sendai Subway Tōzai Line

{{short description|Metro line in Sendai, Japan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox rail line

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| name = Sendai Subway Tozai Line

| other_name =

| native_name = 仙台市地下鉄東西線

| native_name_lang = ja

| color = {{rcr|Sendai Subway|t}}

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| image = Sendai-City-Subway Tozai-Line-Series2504.jpg

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| type = Rapid transit

| system = {{ric|Sendai Subway|name=y}}

| status = Operational

| locale = Sendai, Miyagi

| start = {{STN|Yagiyama Zoological Park|x}}

| end = {{STN|Arai|x|Miyagi}}

| stations = 13

| routes =

| daily_ridership = Approx. 80,000 daily (forecast)

| open = {{Start date|2015|12|06|df=y}}

| close =

| owner = 16px Sendai City Transportation Bureau

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| depot = {{STN|Arai|x|Miyagi}}

| stock = 2000 series

| linelength = {{Cvt|13.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| tracklength =

| tracks = 2

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}

| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} from overhead catenary

| speed = {{Cvt|70|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}

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{{Sendai Subway Tōzai Line}}

The {{nihongo|Sendai Subway Tozai Line|仙台市地下鉄東西線|Sendai Shi Chikatetsu Tōzai-sen}} is one of the two lines of the Sendai Subway system operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau in the city of Sendai, Japan. It opened on 6 December 2015.{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/post_31.html |script-title=ja:仙台市地下鉄東西線　来年12月6日開業へ |trans-title=Sendai Subway Tozai Line to open on 6 December 2015|date= 18 November 2014|work= Tetsudo Hobidas|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. |location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 19 November 2014}} The Tozai Line uses linear motor propulsion.

Stations

All stations are located in Sendai.

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!No.

! Station name

! Japanese

! Distance
(km)

! Transfers

! Location

{{SSSN|T|01|size=30}}

| {{STN|Yagiyama Zoological Park|x}}

|{{lang|ja|八木山動物公園}}

| align="right" | 0.0

|

| Taihaku-ku

{{SSSN|T|02|size=30}}

| {{STN|Aobayama|x}}

|{{lang|ja|青葉山}}

| align="right" | 2.1

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| rowspan="6" | Aoba-ku

{{SSSN|T|03|size=30}}

| {{STN|Kawauchi|x|Miyagi}}

|{{lang|ja|川内}}

| align="right" | 3.7

|

{{SSSN|T|04|size=30}}

| {{STN|International Center|x}}

|{{lang|ja|国際センター}}

| align="right" | 4.3

|

{{SSSN|T|05|size=30}}

| {{STN|Omachi Nishi-koen|x}}

|{{lang|ja|大町西公園}}

| align="right" | 5.0

|

{{SSSN|T|06|size=30}}

| {{STN|Aoba-dori Ichibancho|x}}

|{{lang|ja|青葉通一番町}}

| align="right" | 5.7

|

{{SSSN|T|07|size=30}}

| {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}}

|{{lang|ja|仙台}}

| align="right" | 6.5

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}}

{{SSSN|T|08|size=30}}

| {{STN|Miyagino-dori|x}}

|{{lang|ja|宮城野通}}

| align="right" | 7.2

|

| Miyagino-ku

{{SSSN|T|09|size=30}}

| {{STN|Rembo|x}}

|{{lang|ja|連坊}}

| align="right" | 8.4

|

| rowspan="5" | Wakabayashi-ku

{{SSSN|T|10|size=30}}

| {{STN|Yakushido|x|Miyagi}}

|{{lang|ja|薬師堂}}

| align="right" | 9.5

|

{{SSSN|T|11|size=30}}

| {{STN|Oroshimachi|x|Miyagi}}

|{{lang|ja|卸町}}

| align="right" | 11.0

|

{{SSSN|T|12|size=30}}

| {{STN|Rokuchonome|x}}

|{{lang|ja|六丁の目}}

| align="right" | 12.3

|

{{SSSN|T|13|size=30}}

| {{STN|Arai|x|Miyagi}}

|{{lang|ja|荒井}}

| align="right" | 13.9

|

From the start of operations on the line, nine out of the line's 13 stations are staffed and operated by sub-contracted employees from the security company Alsok.{{cite web|url= http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201512/20151202_13064.html|script-title= ja: ＜仙台東西線＞駅サービス　ＡＬＳＯＫ委託|trans-title= Sendai Tozai Line station services to be sub-contracted to Alsok|date= 2 December 2015|work= Kahoku Shimpo Online News|publisher= Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151207092556/http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201512/20151202_13064.html|archivedate= 7 December 2015|accessdate= 7 December 2015|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}} Operations at Omachi Nishi-koen Station will also be sub-contracted to Alsok from fiscal 2018, leaving only the two termini and Sendai Station staffed by Sendai City Transportation Bureau employees.

Rolling stock

File:Sendai-Tozai-Line Series2000-2513.jpg

Services are operated by a fleet of 15 four-car Sendai Subway 2000 series electric trains manufactured by Kinki Sharyo.{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2012/11/14/170000.html|script-title=ja:仙台市営地下鉄東西線の車両デザインが決定|trans-title=Train design finalized for Sendai Subway Tozai Line|date= 14 November 2012|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 16 November 2012}}{{cite web |url= http://www.kinkisharyo.co.jp/ja/news/news120502.htm|script-title=ja:仙台市交通局殿から東西線用新型車両２０００系を受注しました|trans-title=Order from Sendai City Transportation Bureau received for new 2000 series trains for Tozai Line|date= 2 May 2012|work= News release|publisher= The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese |accessdate= 16 November 2012}}

Passenger statistics

According to forecasts published by Sendai City Transportation Bureau in August 2012, the line is expected initially to be used by an average of approximately 80,000 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/touzaisen/saihyouka/pdf/kanshi_3.pdf|script-title=ja: 地下鉄東西線建設事業の再評価における需要予測の事例（その２） |trans-title=Demand forecast case studies in reevaluation of Tozai Line construction project (Part 2)|date= August 2012 |publisher= Sendai City Transportation Bureau|location= Japan|page= 8|language= Japanese|accessdate= 7 December 2015}}

History

The line opened on 6 December 2015, with a departure ceremony for the first train at Arai Station.{{cite web |url= http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/06/national/new-subway-line-opens-disaster-hit-sendai|title= New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai|date= 6 December 2015|work= The Japan Times|publisher= The Japan Times Ltd.|location= Japan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206120502/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/06/national/new-subway-line-opens-disaster-hit-sendai/|archivedate=2015-12-06|url-status= dead|accessdate= 7 December 2015}}

File:Sendaishi Chikatetsu Tozai-Sen Hirosegawa Kyoryo Kensetsu Koji 2009.jpg|Construction work on the Hirosegawa Bridge in March 2009

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Sendai Subway Tozai Line}}

  • {{Official website|http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/touzaisen}} {{in lang|ja}}

{{Sendai transit}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tozai Line (Sendai)}}

Category:Transport in Sendai

Category:Linear motor metros

Category:Railway lines opened in 2015

Category:Standard-gauge railways in Japan

Category:2015 establishments in Japan

Category:1500 V DC railway electrification