Sendai Subway Explained

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]

Lines

SymbolNameOpenedCompletedLengthStationsTrainLength
NNamboku LineJuly 1987July 199214.8km (09.2miles)174 cars
TTozai Line6 December 2015 6 December 201513.9km (08.6miles)134 cars

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai.
  2. News: Sendai subway to fully resume operation April 29, earlier than planned . . 6 April 2011.