Sendai Subway
Metro system in Sendai, Japan
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Namboku Line)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Tozai Line)
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The 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.[1]
The subway was damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.[2]
Lines
Symbol | Name | Opened | Completed | Length | Stations | Train Length |
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N | Namboku Line | July 1987 | July 1992 | 14.8 km (9.2 mi) | 17 | 4 cars |
T | Tozai Line | 6 December 2015 | 6 December 2015 | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) | 13 | 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)
Network Map
References
- ^ "New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai".
- ^ "Sendai subway to fully resume operation April 29, earlier than planned". Kyodo News. 6 April 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sendai Subway.
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sendai City Transportation Bureau (in English)
- Sendai Subway – official website (in Japanese)
- Network map
- Sendai Subway Map (in English)
- Tōzai Line – official website (in Japanese)