Sendai Subway

Sendai Subway

Overview
Native name	仙台市地下鉄 Sendai-shi Chikatetsu
Locale	Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	17
Operation
Began operation	1987
Operator(s)	Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Technical
System length	14.8 km (9.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
System map Schematic diagram of Sendai Subway network

The Sendai Subway (仙台市地下鉄, Sendai-shi Chikatetsu) is a subway system in Sendai, Japan. It is operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau. The Subway consists of a single line, the Nanboku Line, which opened in 1987. Construction of a second line, the Tōzai Line, began in 2004 with a planned opening date of 2015.

The subway was damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.^[1]

Lines

Rolling stock

• Sendai Subway 1000 series 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since 1987)
• Sendai Subway 2000 series 4-car EMUs (Tōzai Line, from 2015)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sendai Subway.

• Sendai City Transportation Bureau (English)
• Sendai Subway – official website (Japanese)
• Network map
• Tōzai Line – official website (Japanese)