Sendai City Subway Line
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The Sendai City Subway Line (or Sendai City Underground Nanboku Line (仙台市営地下鉄南北線 Sendai shiei chikatetsu nanbokusen?) as it is officially known) is a subway line in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It connects Izumi-chūō Station in Izumi-ku, Sendai, with Tomizawa Station in Taihaku-ku, Sendai. This 1067 mm gauge line is 14.8 km long has 17 stations and runs on 1500 volt underground overhead electric system. The name Nanboku means north-south, which is the general direction that the track runs.
An east-west line called the Tōzai Line (東西線 Tōzai sen?) began construction in 2004 and is planned to open in 2016. It will be 13.9 km long, have 13 stations, and intersect the Nanboku Line at Sendai Station.
Fares depend on distance travelled and currently range from 200 yen to 350 yen.
The Nanboku Line was the world's first public train to use fuzzy logic to control its speed, and is often used as an example in university courses on the subject of neural networks. This system (developed by Hitachi) accounts for the relative smoothness of the starts and stops when compared to other trains. The Tōzai Line is expected to use a linear motor, another technological advance.
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[edit] Lines
| Color | Name | Label / letter | First section opened |
Last ex- tension |
Length km/miles |
Stations served | Journeys per annum (000's) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | - | Namboku Line | - | 1987 | 1992 | 14.8/9.2 | 17 | 58,400 |
| N/A | Tōzai Line | 2015 | - | 13.9/8.6 | 13 | N/A | ||
[edit] History
- 1981 - Construction Started
- July 15, 1987 - From Yaotome Station to Tomizawa Station opened.
- July 15, 1992 - Line extended from Yaotome Station to Izumi-Chūō Station
[edit] Nanboku Line Station List
| Station Name | Japanese | Distance from previous station | Distance from Tomizawa | Transfers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomizawa | 富沢 | N/A | 0.0 km | Taihaku-ku, Sendai | |
| Nagamachi-Minami | 長町南 | 1.5 km | 1.5 km | ||
| Nagamachi | 長町 | 0.9 km | 2.4 km | Tōhoku Main Line, Jōban Line | |
| Nagamachi-Itchōme | 長町一丁 | 0.7 km | 3.1 km | ||
| Kawaramachi | 河原町 | 0.8 km | 3.9 km | Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai | |
| Atagobashi | 愛宕橋 | 0.9 km | 4.8 km | ||
| Itsutsubashi | 五橋 | 0.6 km | 5.4 km | Aoba-ku, Sendai | |
| Sendai | 仙台 | 0.9 km | 6.3 km | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Senzan Line, Senseki Line (at Aoba-dōri Station), Jōban Line | |
| Hirose-dōri | 広瀬通 | 0.6 km | 6.9 km | ||
| Kōtōdai-Kōen | 勾当台公園 | 0.6 km | 7.5 km | ||
| Kita-Yobanchō | 北四番丁 | 0.7 km | 8.2 km | ||
| Kita-Sendai | 北仙台 | 1.2 km | 9.4 km | Senzan Line | |
| Dainohara | 台原 | 1.1 km | 10.5 km | ||
| Asahigaoka | 旭ヶ丘 | 1.0 km | 11.5 km | ||
| Kuromatsu | 黒松 | 0.8 km | 12.3 km | Izumi-ku, Sendai | |
| Yaotome | 八乙女 | 1.3 km | 13.6 km | ||
| Izumi-Chūō | 泉中央 | 1.2 km | 14.8 km |
[edit] Proposed Tōzai Line Station List
| Planned Station Name | Japanese | Planned Location |
|---|---|---|
| Dōbutsu Kōen | 動物公園 | Taihaku-ku, Sendai |
| Aobayama | 青葉山 | Aoba-ku, Sendai |
| Kawauchi | 川内 | |
| International Center (Kokusai Center) | 国際センター | |
| Nishi Kōen | 西公園 | |
| Ichibanchō | 一番町 | |
| Sendai | 仙台 | |
| Shindera | 新寺 | Wakayabashi-ku, Sendai |
| Renbō | 連坊 | |
| Yakushidō | 薬師堂 | |
| Oroshimachi | 卸町 | |
| Rokuchōnome | 六丁の目 | |
| Arai | 荒井 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (English) Sendai City Transportation Bureau Home Page
- (English) Urban Rail article on Sendai Subway
