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Sendai Subway Namboku Line

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Type
  
Rapid transit

Line length
  
14.8 km (9.2 mi)

Track gauge
  
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Stations
  
17

Status
  
In operation

Number of tracks
  
2

Locale
  
Sendai

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Rolling stock
  
Sendai Subway 1000 series

Owner
  
Sendai City Transportation Bureau

Terminis
  
Tomizawa Station, Izumi-Chūō Station

The Sendai Subway Namboku Line (仙台市営地下鉄南北線, Sendai shiei chikatetsu nanbokusen) 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. This 1,067 mm gauge line is 14.8 km long has 17 stations and runs on 1,500 volt overhead line. The name "Namboku" means north-south, which is the general direction that the track runs.

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The Namboku Line was the world's first public train 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.

History

  • 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.

    • Rolling stock

  • 1000 series 4-car EMUs

    • References

    Sendai Subway Namboku Line Wikipedia
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