Sendai Subway Tōzai Line

Sendai Subway Tozai Line
Sendai Subway Tozai Line
Overview
Native name	仙台市営地下鉄東西線
Status	Operational
Owner	■ Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Locale	Sendai, Miyagi
Termini	Yagiyama Zoological Park; Miyagi;
Stations	13
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Depot(s)	Miyagi
Rolling stock	Sendai Subway 2000 series
History
Opened	6 December 2015
Technical
Line length	13.9 km (8.6 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map
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The Sendai Subway Tozai Line (仙台市営地下鉄東西線, Sendai Shiei Chikatetsu Tōzai-sen) is one of the two lines of the Sendai Subway system operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau in the city of Sendai, Japan. It opened on 6 December 2015.^[1] The Tozai Line uses linear motor propulsion.^[2]

Daily ridership of around 80,000 people is expected.^[3]

Stations

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
T01	Yagiyama Zoological Park	八木山動物公園	0.0		Taihaku-ku, Sendai
T02	Aobayama	青葉山	2.1		Aoba-ku, Sendai
T03	Miyagi	川内	3.7
T04	International Center	国際センター	4.3
T05	Omachi Nishi-koen	大町西公園	5.0
T06	Aoba-dori Ichibancho	青葉通一番町	5.7
T07	Miyagi	仙台	6.5	■ Sendai Subway Namboku Line (N10) ■ Tohoku Shinkansen ■ Tohoku Main Line ■ Senzan Line ■ Joban Line ■ Senseki Line
T08	Miyagino-dori	宮城野通	7.2		Miyagino-ku, Sendai
T09	Rembo	連坊	8.4		Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai
T10	Miyagi	薬師堂	9.5
T11	Miyagi	卸町	11.0
T12	Rokuchonome	六丁の目	12.3
T13	Miyagi	荒井	13.9

Rolling stock

Services are operated by a fleet of 15 four-car Sendai Subway 2000 series electric trains manufactured by Kinki Sharyo.^[2]^[4]

References

^ 仙台市地下鉄東西線　来年12月6日開業へ. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b 仙台市営地下鉄東西線の車両デザインが決定. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai".
^ 仙台市交通局殿から東西線用新型車両２０００系を受注しました. News release (in Japanese). Japan: The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Official website Template:Ja icon

[hobidas20141118-1] 仙台市地下鉄東西線　来年12月6日開業へ. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[railfan20121114-2] 仙台市営地下鉄東西線の車両デザインが決定. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[3] "New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai".

[kinkisharyo20120502-4] 仙台市交通局殿から東西線用新型車両２０００系を受注しました. News release (in Japanese). Japan: The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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