Senseki Line
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The Senseki Line (仙石線 Senseki sen?) is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area. It connects with the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line at Aoba-dōri Station; the Tōhoku Shinkansen, the Tōhoku Main Line and the Senzan Line at Sendai Station; and the Ishinomaki Line in Ishinomaki.
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[edit] Name
The name Senseki (仙石) comes from the combination of the first kanji of Sendai (仙台) and Ishinomaki (石巻), the two cities that the Senseki Line connects.
[edit] Service
There are three types of services on the Senseki Line: one local train and two types of rapid trains.
[edit] Local
Local trains originating from Aoba-dōri may have any of the following destinations:
- Kozurushinden
- Tagajō
- Higashi-Shiogama
- Takagimachi
- Ishinomaki
Any train originating from any of the previous destinations will head to Aoba-dōri.
[edit] Rapid
All rapid trains will stop at the following stations:
- Aoba-dōri
- Sendai
- Tagajō
- Hon-Shiogama
- Matsushima-Kaigan
- Takagimachi
- Nobiru
- Rikuzen-Ono
- Yamoto
- Higashi-Yamoto
- Rikuzen-Akai
- Hebita
- Rikuzen-Yamashita
- Ishinomaki
The first kind of rapid train will only stop at the previous stations, while a second type, in addition to the previous stations, will also stop at all stations between Tagajō and Sendai Stations.
[edit] Timeline
- June 5, 1925: Miyagi Electric Railway (later Senseki Line): Sendai – Nishi-Shiogama
- January 1, 1926: Miyaginohara station opens
- April 14, 1926: Nishi-Shiogama – Hon-Shiogama
- April 18, 1927: Hon-Shiogama – Matsushima-Kōen (later Matsushima-Kaigan station)
- April 10, 1928: Matsushima-Kōen – Rikuzen-Ono
- May 15, 1928: Nigatake station opens
- November 22, 1928: Rikuzen-Ono – Ishinomaki station, connecting Sendai to Ishinomaki
- June 1, 1929: Kazuma station opens
- October 23, 1931: Nobiru station becomes Tōhoku-Suma station
- December 1, 1931: Tōna station opens
- January 8, 1932: Ishinomaki station becomes Miyaden-Ishinomaki station
- August 1, 1932: Geba station opens
- February 1, 1939: Miyaden-Yamashita station (later Rikuzen-Yamashita station) opens
- November 7, 1939: Miyaden-Yamashita – Kama (later Ishinomaki Port station) freight connection opens
- May 1, 1944: Miyagi Electric Railway is nationalized, becomes the Senseki Line; Higashi-Nanabanchō; station becomes Sendai Higashi-Guchi station, Hamada becomes Rikuzen-Hamada, Matsushima-Kōen becomes Matsushima-Kaigan, Tomiyama becomes Rikuzen-Tomiyama, Ōtsuka becomes Rikuzen-Ōtsuka, Tōhoku-Suma becomes Nobiru, and Miyaden-Ishinomaki becomes Ishinomaki.
- June 1, 1952: Sendai – Sendai Higashi-Guchi stops
- September 26, 1952: Sendai – Sendai Higashi-Gushi abolished
- 1957: Rapid trains begin operation
- February 23, 1968: Two tracks open from Fukudamachi – Tagajō
- March 19, 1968: Two tracks open from Rikuzen-Haranomachi – Fukudamachi
- October 11, 1968: Kama – Ishinomaki-Futō freight connection opens
- September 26, 1969: Two tracks open from Tagajō to Nishi-Shiogama
- April 1, 1971: Kama – Ishinomaki-Minato freight connection abolished
- March 15, 1972: Kama station becomes Ishinomaki-Minato Station
- 1974: Type 72 and 79 trains begin operation
- October 1, 1979: 103 series trains begin operation
- April 1, 1981: Nakanosakae station opens
- November 1, 1981: Nishi-Shiogama – Higashi-Shiogama become elevated, double tracks; Hon-Shiogama and Higashi-Shiogama stations moved
- October 2, 1983: Weekend schedule different from regular schedule is implemented
- March 31, 1987: Higashi-Yamoto station opens
- April 1, 1987: Senseki Line becomes part of the East Japan Railway Co.
- March 13, 1988: Rapid trains take the name "Umikaze" along with scheduling changes
- July 21, 1990: Ishinomaki and Senseki Lines' Ishinomaki stations are merged
- March 15, 1991:
- November 1, 1999: Ishinomaki-Minato – Ishinomaki-Futō; freight connection abolished
- March 11, 2000: Sendai – Rikuzen-Haranomachi placed underground; Aoba-dōri – Sendai added
- November 5, 2002: 205 series trains begin operation
- March 13, 2004: Kozurushinden station opens
- October 16, 2004: "Umikaze" name is discontinued, weekday and Saturday schedules are merged
- March 16, 2005: Nishi-Shiogama becomes automated
[edit] Station List
| Station Name | Japanese | Distance from previous station | Distance from Aoba-dōri | Rapid | Rapid (Tagajō-Sendai local) | Transfers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoba-dōri | あおば通 | N/A | 0.0 km | ● | ● | Sendai Subway Nanboku Line | Aoba-ku, Sendai |
| Sendai | 仙台 | 0.5 km | 0.5 km | ● | ● | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Senzan Line, Jōban Line, Sendai Subway Nanboku Line | Miyagino-ku, Sendai |
| Tsutsujigaoka | 榴ヶ岡 | 0.8 km | 1.3 km | | | ● | ||
| Miyaginohara | 宮城野原 | 1.1 km | 2.4 km | | | ● | ||
| Rikuzen-Haranomachi | 陸前原ノ町 | 0.8 km | 3.2 km | | | ● | ||
| Nigatake | 苦竹 | 0.8 km | 4.0 km | | | ● | ||
| Kozurushinden | 小鶴新田 | 1.6 km | 5.6 km | | | ● | ||
| Fukudamachi | 福田町 | 2.1 km | 7.7 km | | | ● | ||
| Rikuzen-Takasago | 陸前高砂 | 0.9 km | 8.6 km | | | ● | ||
| Nakanosakae | 中野栄 | 1.7 km | 10.3 km | | | ● | ||
| Tagajō | 多賀城 | 2.3 km | 12.6 km | ● | ● | Tagajo, Miyagi | |
| Geba | 下馬 | 1.8 km | 14.4 km | | | | | ||
| Nishi-Shiogama | 西塩釜 | 0.8 km | 15.2 km | | | | | ≈1 km from Tōhoku Main Line Shiogama Station. | Shiogama, Miyagi |
| Hon-Shiogama | 本塩釜 | 0.8 km | 16.0 km | ● | ● | ||
| Higashi-Shiogama | 東塩釜 | 1.2 km | 17.2 km | | | | | ||
| Rikuzen-Hamada | 陸前浜田 | 3.1 km | 20.3 km | | | | | Rifu, Miyagi | |
| Matsushima-Kaigan | 松島海岸 | 2.9 km | 23.2 km | ● | ● | ≈2 km from Tōhoku Main Line Matsushima Station. | Matsushima, Miyagi |
| Takagimachi | 高城町 | 2.3 km | 25.5 km | ● | ● | ≈1 km from Tōhoku Main Line Matsushima Station. | |
| Tetaru | 手樽 | 1.8 km | 27.3 km | | | | | ||
| Rikuzen-Tomiyama | 陸前富山 | 1.3 km | 28.6 km | | | | | ||
| Rikuzen-Ōtsuka | 陸前大塚 | 2.2 km | 30.8 km | | | | | Higashimatsushima, Miyagi | |
| Tōna | 東名 | 1.6 km | 32.4 km | | | | | ||
| Nobiru | 野蒜 | 1.6 km | 34.0 km | ● | ● | ||
| Rikuzen-Ono | 陸前小野 | 3.2 km | 37.2 km | ● | ● | ||
| Kazuma | 鹿妻 | 1.6 km | 38.8 km | | | | | ||
| Yamoto | 矢本 | 2.6 km | 41.4 km | ● | ● | ||
| Higashi-Yamoto | 東矢本 | 1.4 km | 42.8 km | ● | ● | ||
| Rikuzen-Akai | 陸前赤井 | 1.5 km | 44.3 km | ● | ● | ||
| Hebita | 蛇田 | 3.5 km | 47.8 km | ● | ● | Ishinomaki, Miyagi | |
| Rikuzen-Yamashita | 陸前山下 | 1.0 km | 48.8 km | ● | ● | ||
| Ishinomaki | 石巻 | 1.4 km | 50.2 km | ● | ● | Ishinomaki Line |
