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	2
Number of stations	30
Operation
Began operation	1987
Operator(s)	Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Technical
System length	28.7 km (17.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Namboku Line) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Tozai Line)
System map Sendai Subway network

The Sendai Subway (仙台市地下鉄, Sendai-shi Chikatetsu) 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.

The subway was damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.

Lines

Symbol	Name	Opened	Completed	Length	Stations	Train Length
N	Namboku Line	July 1987	July 1992	14.8 km (9.2 mi)	17	4 cars
T	Tozai Line	6 December 2015	6 December 2015	13.9 km (8.6 mi)	13	4 cars

Rolling stock

• Sendai Subway 1000 series 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since July 1987)
• Sendai Subway 2000 series 4-car EMUs (Tozai Line, since December 2015)

External links

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