Sendai Subway | |
Native Name: | 仙台市地下鉄 Sendai-shi Chikatetsu |
Locale: | Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
Transit Type: | Rapid transit |
Lines: | 2 |
Stations: | 30 |
Began Operation: | 1987 |
Operator: | Sendai City Transportation Bureau |
System Length: | 28.7km (17.8miles) |
Map State: | show |
The 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]
Symbol | Name | Opened | Completed | Length | Stations | TrainLength | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Namboku Line | July 1987 | July 1992 | 14.8km (09.2miles) | 17 | 4 cars | |
T | Tozai Line | 6 December 2015 | 6 December 2015 | 13.9km (08.6miles) | 13 | 4 cars |