Sendai Station (Miyagi)
N10 T07 Sendai Station 仙台駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | 1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken Japan |
Operated by |
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Line(s) | |
Connections | Bus terminal |
Construction | |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | N10 (Namboku Line) T07 (Tozai Line) |
History | |
Opened | 15 December 1887 |
Passengers | |
FY2018 | 91,278 daily (JR East) 55,614 daily (Sendai Subway) |
Services | |
Location | |
Sendai Station (仙台駅, Sendai-eki) is a major junction
Lines
Sendai Station is served by services operated by
JR East
- Tōhoku Shinkansen
- Akita Shinkansen
- Tohoku Main Line
- Senzan Line
- Senseki Line
- Joban Line
Sendai Airport Transit
Sendai Subway
Station layout
JR East
Although the main JR train station and the subway station are physically separate, there are underground passageways connecting the two. The main Sendai Station is above-ground, and is a hub for
Platforms
On the ground level, there are 4 platforms serving 8 tracks. On the 2nd basement, there is an island platform with 2 tracks for the Senseki Line. On the 3rd floor, there is 2 platforms serving 4 tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen line.
Platform No | Line Name | Direction | Notes | |
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Conventional Line - Ground Level Platforms | ||||
1・2 | ■ Tohoku Main Line
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for Iwakiri・Rifu・Shiogama・Kogota | ||
■■ Senseki Tohoku Line | for Ishinomaki | |||
3 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | Iwanuma・Shiroishi・Fukushima | First train from this station departs from here | |
■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai Airport | |||
4 | ■■ Senseki Tohoku Line | for Ishinomaki | ||
■ Tohoku Main Line | for Iwakiri・Rifu・Shiogama・Kogota | |||
for Iwanuma・Shiroishi・Fukushima | ||||
■ Joban Line
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for Watari・Soma・Haranomachi | |||
■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai Airport | |||
5 | ■■ Senseki Tohoku Line | for Ishinomaki | ||
■ Tohoku Main Line | for Iwanuma・Shiroishi・Fukushima | |||
■ Joban Line | for Watari・Soma・Haranomachi | |||
6 | ■ Tohoku Main Line | for Iwanuma・Shiroishi・Fukushima | ||
■ Joban Line | for Watari・Soma・Haranomachi | |||
7・8 | ■ Senzan Line | for Ayashi・Sakunami・Yamagata | ||
Senseki Line Underground Platform | ||||
9 | ■ Senseki Line | for Aoba-dōri | ||
10 | for Matsushima Kaigan・Ishinomaki | |||
Shinkansen Elevated Platform | ||||
11・12 | Tōhoku Shinkansen・ Hokkaido Shinkansen | for Ichinoseki・Morioka・Shin Aomori・Shin Hakodate Hokuto | ||
Akita Shinkansen | for Omagari Station・Akita
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Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Fukushima・ Omiya・Tokyo
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First train from this station departs from here | ||
13・14 |
Sendai Subway
The Sendai Subway lies to the west, and can be accessed from the main station via underground passageways at both ends of the station. The platform for the subway at Sendai Station is actually closer to Aoba-dōri Station than the other JR lines in Sendai Station. In fact, there is a transfer-only gate between the subway and Senseki Line platform at Aoba-dōri Station.
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Tozai line ticket hall
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Tozai line platform
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Namboku line platform
Platforms
The Namboku Line platforms are located on the third basement ("B3F") level, and the Tozai Line platforms are located on the fourth basement ("B4F") level.
B3F
1 | ■ Namboku Line (Sendai) | ■ for Tomizawa |
2 | ■ Namboku Line | ■ for Izumi-Chūō |
B4F
3 | ■ Tozai Line
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■ for Arai |
4 | ■ Tozai Line | ■ for Yagiyama Zoological Park |
History
The station first opened on 15 December 1887.[1]
On October 9, 2023, an accidental chemical spill on a Tohoku Shinkansen train was reported to have stopped at the station.[2] The incident was investigated by firefighters from the Sendai City Fire Department.[2]
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Underground platform in the 1920s
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the JR East station was used by an average of 91,278 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest JR East station outside the Greater Tokyo Area. It is also the busiest JR East station in Miyagi Prefecture and the 50th-busiest on the JR East network as a whole.[3] In fiscal 2018, the Sendai Subway portion of the station was used by an average of 55,614 passengers daily.[4]
The JR East passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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1913 | 1,628[5] |
1960 | 43,089[5] |
1971 | 58,799[5] |
1984 | 64,634[5] |
2000 | 78,195[6] |
2005 | 76,723[7] |
2010 | 74,672[8] |
2015 | 84,964[9] |
Surrounding area
West (main) exit
The area outside the west exit of Sendai Station is the traditional center of activity around the station. This is because the area is closer to the central business district of Sendai, which initially developed around Sendai Castle.
The area is home to some of the largest department stores in Sendai. The S-Pal department store and the Station are directly connected to each other. A large elevated walkway outside the exit provides access to other department stores, such as the Loft Department Store, Sakurano Department Store, the Jujiya Co. Sendai Store, and EBeanS. EbeanS is home to Junkudo Sendai, the largest bookstore in the Tohoku Region. The AER Building, a large office building built through recent redevelopment, is also located in the area and is home to various offices and stores, such as Maruzen, another large bookstore.
The area around the Asaichi-dori street, next to EBeanS, is known as the Sendai Asaichi (Sendai morning
The Sendai Metropolitan Hotel can be directly accessed via the elevated walkway and is extremely convenient for visitors unfamiliar with the area. The entrance to Sendai's largest shopping malls, such as the Clis Road Shopping District and the Ichibancho Shopping District, are located close to the exit of the elevated walkway, and a bus exchange area and taxi pool can be found under the walkway.
East exit
The area outside the east exit of Sendai Station is the "new" side of the station. It traditionally had a smaller concentration of businesses compared to the west side. That the area was not damaged by World War II bombing also delayed development in the area.
The municipal government decided to conduct redevelopment in the area in 1960. The redevelopment project is still in progress, but the area has already been largely renovated with a new bus exchange area and taxi pool. The
References
- ^ Sendai Station information. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)
- ^ a b https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20231009/k10014219851000.html
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ 仙台市地下鉄 駅別乗車人員の推移 [Sendai city underground station passenger statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai city. 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
Media related to Sendai Station (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website (Sendai Subway) (in Japanese)