The is a rapid transit line of Sendai Subway in Sendai, Japan. It connects Izumi-Chūō Station in Izumi-ku, Sendai, with Tomizawa Station in Taihaku-ku, Sendai. The line is long and has 17 stations. Like many mainline trains and metros in Japan, it uses the 1067 mm track gauge and runs on 1,500 V overhead line. The name "Namboku" means south–north, which is the general direction that the track runs.
The Namboku Line was the world's first public railway to use fuzzy logic to control its speed. This system (developed by Hitachi) accounts for the relative smoothness of the starts and stops when compared to other trains, and is 10% more energy efficient than human-controlled acceleration.
Stations
All stations are in Sendai.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"|No.
! rowspan="2"|Station name
! rowspan="2"|Japanese
! colspan="2"|Distance (km)
! rowspan="2"|Transfers
! rowspan="2"|Location
|- style="border-bottom:3px solid #;"
!Between stations
!Total
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| 泉中央
| align="right" | -
| align="right" |0.0
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| rowspan="3" |Izumi-ku
|-
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| 八乙女
| align="right" |1.2
| align="right" |1.2
|
|-
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| 黒松
| align="right" |1.3
| align="right" |2.5
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|-
|
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| 旭ヶ丘
| align="right" |0.8
| align="right" |3.3
|
| rowspan="8" |Aoba-ku
|-
|
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| 台原
| align="right" |1.0
| align="right" |4.3
|
|-
|
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| 北仙台
| align="right" |1.1
| align="right" |5.4
|
|-
|
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| 北四番丁
| align="right" |1.2
| align="right" |6.6
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|-
|
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| 勾当台公園
| align="right" |0.7
| align="right" |7.3
|
|-
|
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| 広瀬通
| align="right" |0.6
| align="right" |7.9
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|-
|
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| 仙台
| align="right" |0.6
| align="right" |8.5
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|-
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| 五橋
| align="right" |0.9
| align="right" |9.4
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|-
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| 愛宕橋
| align="right" |0.6
| align="right" |10.0
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| rowspan="2" |Wakabayashi-ku
|-
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| 河原町
| align="right" |0.9
| align="right" |10.9
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|-
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| 長町一丁目
| align="right" |0.8
| align="right" |11.7
|
| rowspan="4" |Taihaku-ku
|-
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| 長町
| align="right" |0.7
| align="right" |12.4
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|-
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|長町南
| align="right" |0.9
| align="right" |13.3
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|-
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| 富沢
| align="right" |1.5
| align="right" |14.8
|
|}
History
thumb|An entrance leading down to Dainohara Station
right|thumb|Tracks between Yaotome and Izumi-Chūō stations
- 1981 – Construction started.
- July 15, 1987 – Line opened from Yaotome to Tomizawa.
- July 15, 1992 – Line extended from Yaotome to Izumi-Chūō.
- March 11, 2011 – Damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequently shut down for repairs.
- April 29, 2011 – Line reopens after repair works were finished.
- 20 February 2024 – Newly delivered 3000 series begins testing.
- 25 October 2024 - 3000 series begins operations.
Rolling stock
- 1000 series 4-car EMUs
- 3000 series 4-car EMUs
See also
- List of rapid transit systems
References
External links
- Sendai City Transportation Bureau Home Page
- Urban Rail article on Sendai Subway