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 Cities of Japan, 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 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...

, 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 t ...

. 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 Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''El ...

and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.

Lines

Rolling stock

Sendai Subway 1000 series The is a rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated on the Sendai Subway Namboku Line in Sendai, Japan. The 1000 series was the world's first train type to use fuzzy logic to control its speed, and this system developed by ...

4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since July 1987) *

Sendai Subway 2000 series The is a Japanese rapid transit electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Sendai City Transportation Bureau on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line, which opened in December 2015. Overview The fleet of 15 four-car linear motor-powered EMUs ...

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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