The is a railway line in
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the n ...
, Japan, opened by the
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters ar ...
(JR East) on 30 May 2015.
It connects
Sendai Station 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 ...
with
Ishinomaki Station
is a junction railway station located in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ishinomaki Station is served by both the Ishinomaki Line and the Senseki Line / Senseki-Tōhoku Line, for ...
in
Ishinomaki
is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 138,538, and a population density of 250 persons per km2 in 61,919 households. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Ishinomaki is in northeastern Miy ...
, using existing
Tōhoku Main Line
The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...
tracks between Sendai and 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 ...
tracks between and Ishinomaki, linked by a new 0.3 km connection between Shiogama and Takagimachi stations. One return service a day goes to and from Onagawa.
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Service outline
In addition to all-stations "Local" services, semi-fast "Rapid" services and one limited-stop "Special Rapid" service operate on the line between Sendai and Ishinomaki.
Stations
O - all trains stop
◇ - some trains stop
△ - Sendai bound trains only stop
, - trains do not stop
Rolling stock
Senseki-Tohoku Line services use a fleet of new
HB-E210 series 2-car hybrid
diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are als ...
(DMU) trains, mostly operated as four-car formations.
History
Government approval to build the new 0.3 km connecting line between the existing Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line was granted in March 2013.
In July 2013, JR East announced its plans to build a fleet of new two-car HB-E210 series hybrid DMUs to be used on through services between Sendai and Ishinomaki via the new line.
The Senseki-Tohoku Line name for the new through services was formally announced in July 2014.
The official opening date of 30 May 2015 was announced by JR East in January 2015.
The opening of the Senseki-Tōhoku Line and the resumption of the entire Senseki Line were celebrated in the ceremony held at
Nobiru Station on 30 May 2015 with
Yoshihiro Murai, the Governor of Miyagi Prefecture.
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References
External links
26 February 2015 JR East press release
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Lines of East Japan Railway Company
Railway lines opened in 2015
1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
2015 establishments in Japan