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{{Short description|Metro system in Sendai, Japan}}
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{{more citations needed|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox Public transit
|name = Sendai Subway
|image = Sendai City Subway Logo.svg
|imagesize = 100px
|image2 = 
|imagesize2 = 
|caption2 = 
|native_name = 仙台市地下鉄<br/>''Sendai-shi Chikatetsu''
|locale = [[Sendai]], [[Miyagi Prefecture]], Japan
|transit_type = [[Rapid transit]]
|lines = 2
|stations = 30
|ridership = 
|annual_ridership = 
|began_operation = 1987
|operator = [[Sendai City Transportation Bureau]]
|system_length = {{convert|28.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|track_gauge = {{Plainlist|
{{RailGauge|1067mm}} (Namboku Line)
{{RailGauge|1435mm}} (Tozai Line)
}}
|map = [[File:SendaiSubwayRouteMap.svg|thumb|center|250px|Sendai Subway network]]
|map_state = show
}}
{{SendaiSubway route}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Sendai Subway'''|仙台市地下鉄|Sendai-shi Chikatetsu}} is a [[rapid transit]] system in [[Sendai]], Japan. It is operated by the [[Sendai City Transportation Bureau]]. The subway consists of two lines, the north-south [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line|Namboku Line]], which opened in July 1987, and the east-west [[Sendai Subway Tōzai Line|Tozai Line]], which opened in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/06/national/new-subway-line-opens-disaster-hit-sendai/#.VmQd1vmyOkp|title=New subway line opens in disaster-hit Sendai}}</ref>

The subway was damaged in the 11 March [[2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami]] and shut down. It reopened on 29 April 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sendai subway to fully resume operation April 29, earlier than planned |newspaper=[[Kyodo News]] |date=6 April 2011}}</ref>

==Lines==
{| class="wikitable" 
! Symbol
! Name
! Opened
! Completed
! Length
! Stations
!Train
Length
|-
| style="background:SeaGreen; color:white;"|N
| [[Sendai Subway Namboku Line|Namboku Line]]
| July 1987
| July 1992
| {{convert|14.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:center;"|4 cars
|-
| style="background:DeepSkyBlue; color:white;"|T
| [[Sendai Subway Tōzai Line|Tozai Line]]
| 6 December 2015 
| 6 December 2015
| {{convert|13.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;"|4 cars
|}

==Rolling stock==
* [[Sendai Subway 1000 series]] 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since July 1987)
* [[Sendai Subway 2000 series]] 4-car EMUs (Tozai Line, since December 2015)
* [[Sendai Subway 3000 series]] 4-car EMUs (Namboku Line, since 24 October 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=初めての世代交代! 仙台市地下鉄「新型車両」運行スタート 旧型はいつまで残る? |trans-title=The first generation change! Sendai City Subway "new train cars" begin operation. How long will the old model remain? |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/135757 |website=Traffic News |publisher=Mediavague Co., Ltd. |access-date=25 October 2024 |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

== Network Map ==
{{Rapid transit OSM map
| system_qid   = Q685945
| frame-lat    = 38.27
| frame-long   = 140.88
| frame-width  = 600
| frame-height = 470
| zoom         = 12
| length       = yes
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/english/subway/norikata.html Official website (in English)]
* [https://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/index.html Official website (in Japanese)]
* [http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/english/index.html Sendai City Transportation Bureau] {{in lang|en}}
* [http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/ Sendai Subway – official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.cityrailtransit.com/maps/sendai_map.htm Network map]
* [https://www.metrolinemap.com/metro/sendai/ Sendai Subway Map] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/touzaisen/ Tōzai Line – official website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Metro systems in Japan}}
{{Sendai transit}}
{{Rapid transit in Asia}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Underground rapid transit in Japan]]
[[Category:Transport in Sendai]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Japan]]