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Senseki Line
Senseki Line 205-3100 series train at Tagajō Station
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerJR East
LocaleMiyagi Prefecture
Termini
Stations31
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemJR East
Operator(s)JR East, JR Freight
Rolling stock205 series
History
OpenedJune 5, 1925
Technical
Track length50.2 km (31.2 mi)
Track gauge1067
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map
File:JR Senseki Line Map.svg

The Senseki Line (仙石線, Senseki-sen) is a rail line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area. It connects with the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line at Aoba-dōri Station; the Tōhoku Shinkansen, the Tōhoku Main Line and the Senzan Line at Sendai Station; and the Ishinomaki Line in Ishinomaki. The name Senseki (仙石) comes from the combination of the first kanji of Sendai (仙台) and Ishinomaki (石巻), the two cities that the Senseki Line connects.

Basic data

  • Operators, distances:
  • Stations:
    • Passenger stations: 31
    • Freight terminals: 1 (Ishinomaki-Minato)
  • Tracks:
    • Double-track: Aoba-dōri — Higashi-Shiogama
    • Single-track: Higashi-Shiogama — Ishinomaki
  • Electrification: Whole line (1500 V DC)
  • Railway signalling:
    • Aoba-dōri — Ishinomaki: ATS-Ps
  • CTC center: Miyagino Operation Control Center

Service

"Mangattan Liner" 205 series train, July 2006
"Mangattan Liner II" 205 series train, January 2009

All trains originate from Aoba-dōri Station, with most running to Tagajō or Higashi-Shiogama. Local trains and rapid service trains that run the entire length of the line operate at 30-minute intervals.

The segment from Aoba-dōri to Higashi-Shiogama is a key part of Sendai's transportation system, and becomes very crowded during peak periods, and headways are as short as 4 minutes. During non-peak times 3-5 trains run per hour. Between Higashi-Shiogama and Ishinomaki two trains run per hour (generally one local and one rapid train).

In addition to local trains, there are two types of rapid services on the Senseki Line. Both rapid services make only intermittent stops between Tagajō and Yamoto, but the first type (known as "green" rapids) stops at every station between Aoba-dōri and Tagajō, while the second type (known as "red" rapids) makes intermittent stops between Aoba-dōri and Tagajō. Local and rapid trains make all stops from Yamoto to Ishinomaki.

Green rapid trains serve Aoba-dōri, Sendai, Tagajō, Hon-Shiogama, Higashi-Shiogama, Matsushima-Kaigan, Takagimachi, Nobiru, Rikuzen-Ono, Yamoto, and all stations until Ishinomaki. Red rapid trains stop at the stations above as well as at all stations between Sendai and Tagajō.

A "Mangattan Train" operates on the Senseki Line, with a livery featuring Ishinomori Manga characters.

Service was halted since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, as several trains, stations, and sections of the line were destroyed, heavily damaged, or flooded. Service for the first 16 miles of the line from Sendai was expected to be restored by the end of May 2011.[1] By mid-July, the Sendai – Matsushima-Kaigan and Yamoto – Ishinomaki sections had service restored, although the latter segment was with diesel trains due to the loss of the power substation.[2] As the remainder of the line between Matsushima-Kaigan and Yamoto was virtually obliterated by the tsunami, no timeline has been set for its restoration; complicating matters are plans to move the surrounding communities to higher ground, which would require a track realignment and new stations to serve the relocated settlements.[2]

As of the December 2011 edition of the Kotsushinbunsha timetable data, service has been extended to Takagimachi.

Timeline

Senseki Line 205 series EMU damaged by tsunami, March 2011

Stations

[Stations in parentheses () are currently not in service due to damage from the March 11, 2011 earthquake. Trains run on both sides of these stations, but as two unconnected lines.]

Station Name Japanese Station
distance
(km) 		Distance
(km) 		Red Rapid Green Rapid Transfers Location
Aoba-dōri あおば通 0.0 ● ● Sendai Subway Nanboku Line Aoba-ku, Sendai
Sendai 仙台 0.5 0.5 ● ● Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line, Senzan Line, Jōban Line, Sendai Subway Nanboku Line Miyagino-ku, Sendai
Tsutsujigaoka 榴ヶ岡 0.8 1.3 | ●
Miyaginohara 宮城野原 1.1 2.4 | ●
Rikuzen-Haranomachi 陸前原ノ町 0.8 3.2 | ●
Nigatake 苦竹 0.8 4.0 | ●
Kozurushinden 小鶴新田 1.6 5.6 | ●
Fukudamachi 福田町 2.1 7.7 | ●
Rikuzen-Takasago 陸前高砂 0.9 8.6 | ●
Nakanosakae 中野栄 1.7 10.3 | ●
Tagajō 多賀城 2.3 12.6 ● ● Tagajo, Miyagi
Geba 下馬 1.8 14.4 | |
Nishi-Shiogama 西塩釜 0.8 15.2 | | ≈1 km from Tōhoku Main Line Shiogama Station. Shiogama, Miyagi
Hon-Shiogama 本塩釜 0.8 16.0 ● ●
Higashi-Shiogama 東塩釜 1.2 17.2 | |
Rikuzen-Hamada 陸前浜田 3.1 20.3 | | Rifu, Miyagi
Matsushima-Kaigan 松島海岸 2.9 23.2 ● ● ≈2 km from Tōhoku Main Line Matsushima Station. Matsushima, Miyagi
Takagimachi 高城町 2.3 25.5 ● ● ≈1 km from Tōhoku Main Line Matsushima Station.
(Tetaru) 手樽 1.8 27.3 | |
(Rikuzen-Tomiyama) 陸前富山 1.3 28.6 | |
(Rikuzen-Ōtsuka) 陸前大塚 2.2 30.8 | | Higashimatsushima, Miyagi
(Tōna) 東名 1.6 32.4 | |
(Nobiru) 野蒜 1.6 34.0 ● ●
Rikuzen-Ono 陸前小野 3.2 37.2 ● ●
Kazuma 鹿妻 1.6 38.8 | |
Yamoto 矢本 2.6 41.4 ● ●
Higashi-Yamoto 東矢本 1.4 42.8 ● ●
Rikuzen-Akai 陸前赤井 1.5 44.3 ● ●
Hebita 蛇田 3.5 47.8 ● ● Ishinomaki, Miyagi
Rikuzen-Yamashita 陸前山下 1.0 48.8 ● ●
Ishinomaki 石巻 1.4 50.2 ● ● Ishinomaki Line

References

  1. ^ Slavin, Erik, "U.S. troops restore a train station, one dirt pile at a time", Stars and Stripes, 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "津波被害のＪＲ仙石線が部分開通　全線は見通し立たず". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "JR East news release" (PDF) (in Template:Ja icon). Tokyo. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2011-03-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ^ "Japanese Passenger Train Unaccounted for After Powerful Earthquake". Nobiru, Japan: Fox News. 2011-03-11.
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