Sendai Subway Namboku Line
The Sendai Subway Namboku Line 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 south-north, which is the general direction that the track runs.
The Namboku Line was the world's first public train to use fuzzy logic to control its speed. This system 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.Stations
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
