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Sendai Airport Line

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Sendai Airport Line
The Sendai Airport terminus with JR E721-500 series (left) and SAT721 (right) trains at the platforms
Overview
Native name仙台せんだい空港線くうこうせん
Owner Sendai Airport Transit
LocaleMiyagi Prefecture
Termini
Stations4
Technical
Line length7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20,000 V AC
Route map

Legend
km
JR East Tōhoku Main Line
10.4
 Sendai
JR East Tōhoku Main Line
0.0
 Natori
JR East Tōhoku Main Line
1.8
 Morisekinoshita
3.8
 Mitazono
7.1
 Sendai Airport Sendai Airport
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The Sendai Airport Line, or Sendai Airport Access Line (仙台せんだい空港くうこうアクセス線せん, Sendai Kūkō akusesu sen) is an airport rail link service connecting Sendai Airport to Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Rail service began on March 18, 2007.[1]

Data

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The third-sector Sendai Airport Transit Co., Ltd. (SAT) started construction of the line in 2002. The construction cost is expected to reach 34.9 billion yen, and it may take as long as thirty years before the railway turns a profit.[2]

  • Route: Natori Station – Sendai Airport Station
  • Length: 7.1 km
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Number of stations: 4, including terminals
  • Multiple-track sections: Single-track except for passing loop at Mitazono Station
  • Electrification: 20,000 V AC
  • Block system: Special automatic blocking (planned)
  • Rolling stock: JR E721-500 and SAT721 series 2-car EMUs

Station list

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Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Transfers Location
Natori 名取なとり 0.0
Natori, Miyagi
Morisekinoshita 杜もりせきのした 1.8
Mitazono 美田びでん園えん 3.8
Sendai Airport 仙台せんだい空港くうこう 7.1

Rolling stock

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SAT has ordered six 2-car SAT721 trainsets which are used in conjunction with similar design JR E721-500 series sets. The stainless-steel bodied trains feature barrier-free design and have a top speed of 120 km/h. LED indicators show the stations and destination. Train interior and exterior announcements are given in Japanese and English.

  • SAT721 series
    SAT721 series
  • JR E721-500 series
    JR E721-500 series

Connections

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From Natori Station, service extends via the Tōhoku Main Line tracks to Sendai Station, a stop for the Tōhoku Shinkansen express trains located in central Sendai. From Sendai Station, it takes 17 minutes (rapid service) or 25 minutes (local service) to get to the airport. The railway also has advertised that Sendai Airport can be reached from neighboring cities such as Fukushima and Ichinoseki in under one hour.

Trains can be up to six cars in length. Besides being faster than existing bus services from the city, with a fare of 400 yen from Natori Station, or 650 yen from Sendai Station, the rail service is also less expensive.

Sendai Airport Transit

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Logo of Sendai Airport Transit
A SAT721 series train owned by SAT

Sendai Airport Transit Co., Ltd. (仙台せんだい空港くうこう鉄道てつどう 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃ, Sendai Kūkō Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha, or, SAT) is a third-sector company in charge of constructing and running the Sendai Airport Line train service between Sendai Airport Station and Natori Station in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

History

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The company was founded on April 7, 2000, and as of 2015 has capital of over seven billion yen.[3] The Sendai Airport Line opened on March 18, 2007,[1] electrified at 20 kV AC. The line was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and service was suspended indefinitely from March 11, 2011, and reopened on October 1 of that year.[4]

Rolling stock

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The company owns three two-car SAT721 series EMU trains (identical in design to the JR East E721-500 series sets)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (March 16, 2017). "仙台せんだい空港くうこう鉄道てつどう、開業かいぎょう10周年しゅうねんで記念きねん切符きっぷなど発売はつばい…輸送ゆそう密度みつどは倍増ばいぞう". Response.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Kahoku Shimpō (河北かほく新報しんぽう); December 5, 2006
  3. ^ "会社かいしゃ情報じょうほう ｜ 仙台せんだい空港くうこう鉄道てつどう株式会社かぶしきがいしゃ・仙台せんだい空港くうこうアクセス線せん". Senat.co.jp. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Asahi.com（朝日新聞社あさひしんぶんしゃ）：仙台せんだい空港くうこうアクセス線せん再開さいかい「本当ほんとうに良よかった」 ２０分ふん短縮たんしゅく - 鉄道てつどう - トラベル". www.asahi.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011.
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