Senseki-Tōhoku Line Explained

Senseki-Tōhoku Line
Native Name:仙石東北ライン
Native Name Lang:ja
Color:3cb371
Color2:00aaee
Type:Commuter rail
System:JR East
Locale:Miyagi Prefecture
Stations:22
Open:30 May 2015
Owner:JR East
Stock:HB-E210 series hybrid DMUs
Linelength:64km (40miles)

The is a 642NaN2 railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, opened by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on 30 May 2015.[1] [2] It connects Sendai Station in Sendai with Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, using existing Tōhoku Main Line tracks between Sendai and and Senseki Line tracks between and Ishinomaki, linked by a new 0.3km (00.2miles) connection between Shiogama and Takagimachi stations. One return service a day goes to and from Onagawa.[3]

Service outline

In addition to all-stations "Local" services, semi-fast "Rapid" services and one limited-stop "Special Rapid" service operate on the line between Sendai and Ishinomaki.

Stations

O - all trains stop
◇ - some trains stop
△ - Sendai bound trains only stop
| - trains do not stop

Line nameNameJapaneseDistance (km)RapidSpecial RapidTransfersLocation
GreenRed
Tohoku Main Line仙台0.0OOOAkita Shinkansen, Tohoku Shinkansen, Senzan Line, Senseki Line, Jōban Line
Sendai Subway Namboku Line, Sendai Subway Tōzai Line
Sendai Airport Line
Aoba-ku, Sendai
東仙台4.0O|| align="center" | |||rowspan=2|Miyagino-ku, Sendai|-| | 岩切| align=right| 8.1| align="center" | O| align="center" | ||||-| | 陸前山王| align=right| 10.4| align="center" | O| align="center" | ||||rowspan=2|Tagajo|-| | 国府多賀城| align=right| 11.7| align="center" | O| align="center" | || align="center" | |||-| | 塩釜| align=right| 13.4| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | O|| Shiogama|-| rowspan=8| Senseki Line| | 高城町| align=right| 23.7| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| approx. 1 km from Tohoku Main Line Matsushima Station.| rowspan="1" | Matsushima|-| | 野蒜| align=right| 31.6| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | || | rowspan="4" | Higashimatsushima|-| | 陸前小野| align=right| 34.2| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | || |-| | 矢本| align=right| 38.4| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| |-| | 陸前赤井| align=right| 41.3| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | |
石巻あゆみ野43.4|| | rowspan="8" | Ishinomaki|-| | 蛇田| align=right| 44.8| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | |
陸前山下45.8OO|| |-| rowspan=7| Ishinomaki Line| | 石巻| align=right|47.2| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| align="center" | O| Ishinomaki Line|-| | 陸前稲井| align=right|50.2| | align="center" | ◇| | |-| | 渡波| align=right|55.2| | | align="center" | ◇| |-| | 万石浦| align=right|56.3| | | align="center" | ◇| |-| | 沢田| align=right|57.6| | | align="center" | ◇| |-| | 浦宿| align=right|61.7| | | align="center" | ◇| |rowspan="2"|Onagawa|-| | 女川| align=right|64.0| | | align="center" | ◇| |-|}

Rolling stock

Senseki-Tohoku Line services use a fleet of new HB-E210 series 2-car hybrid diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains, mostly operated as four-car formations.[4]

History

Government approval to build the new 0.3km (00.2miles) connecting line between the existing Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line was granted in March 2013.[5] In July 2013, JR East announced its plans to build a fleet of new two-car HB-E210 series hybrid DMUs to be used on through services between Sendai and Ishinomaki via the new line.[6] The Senseki-Tohoku Line name for the new through services was formally announced in July 2014.[7] The official opening date of 30 May 2015 was announced by JR East in January 2015.[8] The opening of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line and the resumption of the entire Senseki Line were celebrated in the ceremony held at Nobiru Station on 30 May 2015 with Yoshihiro Murai, the Governor of Miyagi Prefecture.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201502/20150227_13026.html. ja: <JR東>仙台-石巻間上下66本、最速は52分. JR East to run 66 trains between Sendai and Ishinomaki – fastest service taking 52 minutes. 27 February 2015. Kahoku Shimpo Online News. Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150227002011/http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201502/20150227_13026.html. 27 February 2015. 27 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201505/20150531_13016.html. ja:<仙石線全線再開>復興をつなげる鉄路. Entire Senseki Line resumes to lead reconstruction. 31 May 2015. Kahoku Shimpo Online News. Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150531165155/http://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201505/20150531_13016.html. 2015-05-31. dead. 31 May 2015.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704101903/https://jr-sendai.com/upload-images/2016/06/sensekitohokuline.pdf 仙石東北ライン一部列車の女川駅直通運転の開始について
  4. ja: JR東日本 通勤型ハイブリッド車両HB-E210系を公開. JR East HB-E210 series hybrid commuter train unveiled. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 44. 371 . 71–72 . Kotsu Shimbun . Japan . Japanese . March 2015.
  5. Web site: http://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tetsudo03_hh_000051.html. ja: 東日本旅客鉄道株式会社申請の鉄道事業の許可について . Approval of railway project requested by East Japan Railway Company. 25 March 2013. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism . Japan. Japanese. 26 February 2015.
  6. Web site: JR東日本に新型車両2形式 – E129系とディーゼルハイブリッド車両HB-E210系. Two new train types for JR East: E129 series and diesel hybrid HB-210 series. 2 July 2013. Mynavi News. Mynavi Corporation. Japan. Japanese. 26 February 2015.
  7. Web site: http://www.jr-sendai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sensekisen.pdf. ja: 仙石線の運転再開等について. Resumption of Senseki Line services. 30 July 2014. News release. East Japan Railway Company Sendai Division. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040957/http://www.jr-sendai.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sensekisen.pdf. 2014-08-08. dead. 26 February 2015.
  8. Web site: http://www.jr-sendai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/senseki.pdf. ja: 仙石線全線運転再開ならびに仙石東北ライン運転開始日の決定について. Date for resumption of Senseki Line services and start of Senseki-Tohoku Line services. 29 January 2014. News release. East Japan Railway Company Sendai Division. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20150209030947/http://www.jr-sendai.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/senseki.pdf. 9 February 2015. 26 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.