The is a
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
system in
Sendai
is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date M ...
, Japan. It is operated by the
Sendai City Transportation Bureau
is a public transport organization in Sendai, Japan. The organization operates subways and buses within the city. It was founded in 1926.
Transport
* Sendai City Bus
**Sendai Airport bus (Discontinued in 2007)
**Loople Sendai (A circle line for ...
. 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
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* 11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
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Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
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and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.
Lines
Rolling stock
*
Sendai Subway 1000 series 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since July 1987)
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Sendai Subway 2000 series 4-car EMUs (Tozai Line, since December 2015)
References
External links
Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Sendai Subway – official website
Sendai Subway Map
Tōzai Line – official website
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Underground rapid transit in Japan
Transport in Sendai
1987 establishments in Japan