The is a Japanese rapid transit

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(EMU) train type operated by

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 ...

on the

Sendai Subway Tozai Line 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 ...

, which opened in December 2015.

Overview

The fleet of 15 four-car

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-powered EMUs was manufactured by

Kinki Sharyo is a Japanese manufacturer of railroad vehicles based in Osaka. It is an affiliate company of Kintetsu Corporation. In business since 1920 (as Tanaka Rolling Stock Works) and renamed The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd in 1945. They have produced light ...

. Construction started in April 2013, with the first set delivered to Arai Depot during fiscal 2014 for testing. The entire fleet of 15 sets (60 vehicles) was delivered before the line opened on 6 December 2015.

Formations

The four-car trainsets are formed as shown below with all cars motored and car 1 at the Arai end. The end cars are each fitted with one KP83C single-arm

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Interior

Passenger accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating, with a wheelchair space in each car. The seats are wide per person. 17-inch LCD passenger information screens are provided above each doorway, with information in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean. File:Sendai-Series2000 Inside.jpg, Interior view in September 2021 File:Sendai-Series2000 Inside Priority-Seats.jpg, Priority seating and wheelchair space in September 2021 File:Sendai-Series2000 Inside Monitor.jpg, An LCD passenger information display above a doorway in September 2021

History

In May 2012, Kinki Sharyo announced that it had received an order to build 15 new four-car 2000 series EMUs for the Sendai Subway Tozai Line. The design of the new trains on order was officially unveiled by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau in November 2012. The first train was shown off to the media at Arai Depot in October 2014.

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