The is one of the two lines of the

Sendai Subway The is a rapid transit system in Sendai, Japan. It is operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau. 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 ...

system 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 ...

in the city of

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 opened on 6 December 2015. The Tozai Line uses

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propulsion.

Stations

From the start of operations on the line, nine out of the line's 13 stations are staffed and operated by sub-contracted employees from the security company Alsok. Operations at Omachi Nishi-koen Station will also be sub-contracted to Alsok from fiscal 2018, leaving only the two termini and Sendai Station staffed by Sendai City Transportation Bureau employees.

Rolling stock

Services are operated by a fleet of 15 four-car

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 EMU ...

electric trains 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 r ...

Passenger statistics

According to forecasts published by Sendai City Transportation Bureau in August 2012, the line is expected initially to be used by an average of approximately 80,000 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

History

The line opened on 6 December 2015, with a departure ceremony for the first train at Arai Station. File:Sendaishi Chikatetsu Tozai-Sen Hirosegawa Kyoryo Kensetsu Koji 2009.jpg, Construction work on the Hirosegawa Bridge in March 2009

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tozai Line (Sendai) Transport in Sendai Linear motor metros Railway lines opened in 2015 Standard gauge railways in Japan 2015 establishments in Japan