Sendai Station (Miyagi)
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is a major junction
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in Aoba-ku,
Sendai, Miyagi is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the twelfth most populated city in Japan. The modern city was founded in 1600 by th ...
, Japan. It is a stop for all Akita,
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, and Tohoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the
Senzan Line The is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Sendai Station (Miyagi), Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture to Uzen-Chitose Station in Yamagata, Yamagata, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefec ...
, and major stop on both the Tohoku Main Line and
Senseki Line The is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of ...
. It is located on the border between Miyagino and Aoba Wards in
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,
Miyagi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akit ...
.


Lines

Sendai Station is served by services operated by
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(JR East), Sendai Airport Transit, and Sendai Subway. The station is served by the following lines.


JR East

* * * Tohoku Main Line *
Senzan Line The is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Sendai Station (Miyagi), Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture to Uzen-Chitose Station in Yamagata, Yamagata, Yamagata, Yamagata Prefec ...
*
Senseki Line The is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of ...
* Joban Line


Sendai Airport Transit

* Sendai Airport Line


Sendai Subway


Station layout


JR East

Although the main JR train station and the subway station are physically separate, there are underground passageways connecting the two. The main Sendai Station is above-ground, and is a hub for
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containing both the Tohoku and
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lines and several other local lines. The above-ground portion of Sendai Station lies in Aoba-ku, and is situated so that tracks run roughly north–south. In the station's easternmost section, underground and across the ward border in Miyagino-ku, is the platform for the east–west
Senseki Line The is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of ...
. Originally, this platform was also above ground; but in 2000, the line was extended to Aoba-dōri to the west, and the line was re-routed underground beneath the rest of the station.


Platforms

On the ground level, there are 4 platforms serving 8 tracks. On the 2nd basement, there is an island platform with 2 tracks for the Senseki Line. On the 3rd floor, there is 2 platforms serving 4 tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen line.


Sendai Subway

The Sendai Subway lies to the west, and can be accessed from the main station via underground passageways at both ends of the station. The platform for the subway at Sendai Station is actually closer to
Aoba-dōri Station is a JR East railway station located in Aoba-ku in Sendai, Miyagi. Its official English name is Aobadori Avenue. There is a direct transfer gate between the platform of this station to the platform of the Sendai Subway Namboku Line in Sendai ...
than the other JR lines in Sendai Station. In fact, there is a transfer-only gate between the subway and Senseki Line platform at Aoba-dōri Station. File:Sendai Station 2016-10-09 subway station (30635649386).jpg, Tozai line ticket hall File:Sendai-subway-T07-Sendai-station-platform-20160727-144238.jpg, Tozai line platform File:仙台市地下鐵仙台駅月台(1).jpg, Namboku line platform


Platforms

The Namboku Line platforms are located on the third basement ("B3F") level, and the Tozai Line platforms are located on the fourth basement ("B4F") level.
B3F B4F


History

The station first opened on 15 December 1887.Sendai Station information
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. Retrieved on 13 August 2008.
On October 9, 2023, an accidental chemical spill on a Tohoku Shinkansen train was reported to have stopped at the station. The incident was investigated by firefighters from the Sendai City Fire Department. File:Underground Platform Sendai Station 1920s.jpg, Underground platform in the 1920s


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR East station was used by an average of 91,278 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest JR East station outside the
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. It is also the busiest JR East station in Miyagi Prefecture and the 50th-busiest on the JR East network as a whole. In fiscal 2018, the Sendai Subway portion of the station was used by an average of 55,614 passengers daily. The JR East passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.


Surrounding area


West (main) exit

The area outside the west exit of Sendai Station is the traditional center of activity around the station. This is because the area is closer to the central business district of Sendai, which initially developed around Sendai Castle. The area is home to some of the largest
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s in Sendai. The S-Pal department store and the Station are directly connected to each other. A large elevated
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outside the exit provides access to other department stores, such as the Loft Department Store, Sakurano Department Store, the Jujiya Co. Sendai Store, and EBeanS. EbeanS is home to Junkudo Sendai, the largest bookstore in the Tohoku Region. The AER Building, a large office building built through recent
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, is also located in the area and is home to various offices and stores, such as Maruzen, another large bookstore. The area around the Asaichi-dori street, next to EBeanS, is known as the Sendai Asaichi (Sendai morning
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), although stores are open all day long. The Asaichi is home to a wide variety of small stores that mainly sell Japanese foods. The Sendai Metropolitan Hotel can be directly accessed via the elevated walkway and is extremely convenient for visitors unfamiliar with the area. The entrance to Sendai's largest shopping malls, such as the Clis Road Shopping District and the Ichibancho Shopping District, are located close to the exit of the elevated walkway, and a bus exchange area and taxi pool can be found under the walkway.


East exit

The area outside the east exit of Sendai Station is the "new" side of the station. It traditionally had a smaller concentration of businesses compared to the west side. That the area was not damaged by
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bombing also delayed development in the area. The municipal government decided to conduct redevelopment in the area in 1960. The redevelopment project is still in progress, but the area has already been largely renovated with a new bus exchange area and taxi pool. The
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Sendai Store, one of the largest electronics retailers in Sendai, is located right outside the east exit and BiVi Sendai, a department store, is located close by. The east side of the station is close to many entertainment venues, such as Beeb Sendai and Sendai Sunplaza.
Miyagi Baseball Stadium , officially Miyagi Baseball Stadium, is a baseball stadium in Miyaginohara Sports Park in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The 30,508-seat park is owned by the prefecture and operated by Rakuten, which has used it as the home field for the Tohok ...
is within walking distance.


In popular culture

In the film Bullet Train Explosion, Sendai Station has been featured.


References


External links


Sendai Station map
: : (Sendai Subway) Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1887 Jōban Line Railway stations in Sendai Sendai Subway Namboku Line Senseki Line Senzan Line Tōhoku Main Line Tōhoku Shinkansen