Sendai Subway Namboku Line

The Sendai Subway Namboku Line (仙台市地下鉄南北線, Sendai shi 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. The line is 14.8 km (9.2 mi) 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.

Sendai Subway Namboku Line
Overview
StatusIn operation
Owner Sendai City Transportation Bureau
LocaleSendai, Miyagi
Termini
Stations17
Service
TypeRapid transit
Rolling stock1000 series
Technical
Line length14.8 km (9.2 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Operating speed75 km/h (45 mph)
Namboku Line
N01
0.0
Izumi-Chūō
Nanakita River
N02
1.2
Yaotome
Mamizawa Bridge
N03
2.5
Kuromatsu
N04
3.3
Asahigaoka
N05
4.3
Dainohara
Umeda River
N06
5.4
Kita-Sendai
N07
6.6
Kita-Yobanchō
N08
7.3
Kōtōdai-Kōen
N09
7.9
Hirose-dōri
Aoba-dōri/Sendai
N10
8.5
Sendai
N11
9.4
Itsutsubashi
N12
10.0
Atagobashi
N13
10.9
Kawaramachi
Hirose River
N14
11.7
Nagamachi-Itchōme
N15
12.4
Nagamachi
N16
13.3
Nagamachi-Minami
N17
14.8
Tomizawa
Zaru River
Tomizawa Depot
km
Sendai Subway
JR East lines

The Namboku Line was the world's first public railway to use fuzzy logic to control its speed. This system (developed by Hitachi)[1] 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.[2]

Stations

All stations are in Sendai.

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) from Transfers Location
previous
station
Tomizawa
N17 Tomizawa 富沢 - 0.0 Taihaku-ku
N16 Nagamachi-Minami 長町南 1.5 1.5
N15 Nagamachi 長町 0.9 2.4
N14 Nagamachi-Itchōme 長町一丁目 0.7 3.1
N13 Kawaramachi 河原町 0.8 3.9 Wakabayashi-ku
N12 Atagobashi 愛宕橋 0.9 4.8
N11 Itsutsubashi 五橋 0.6 5.4 Aoba-ku
N10 Sendai 仙台 0.9 6.3
N09 Hirose-dōri 広瀬通 0.6 6.9
N08 Kōtōdai-Kōen 勾当台公園 0.6 7.5
N07 Kita-Yobanchō 北四番丁 0.7 8.2
N06 Kita-Sendai 北仙台 1.2 9.4  Senzan Line
N05 Dainohara 台原 1.1 10.5
N04 Asahigaoka 旭ヶ丘 1.0 11.5
N03 Kuromatsu 黒松 0.8 12.3 Izumi-ku
N02 Yaotome 八乙女 1.3 13.6
N01 Izumi-Chūō 泉中央 1.2 14.8

History

An entrance leading down to Dainohara Station
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.[3]

Rolling stock

See also

References

  1. Andrew Pollack (April 2, 1989). "Fuzzy Computer Theory: How to Mimic the Mind?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  2. Philip Elmer-DeWitt (September 25, 1989). "Time For Some Fuzzy Thinking". Time. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  3. Kyodo News, "Sendai subway to fully resume operation April 29, earlier than planned", 6 April 2011.
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