Senseki Line
| Senseki Line | |||
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Senseki Line 205-3100 series train at Tagajō Station
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 仙石線 | ||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | JR East | ||
| Status | Operating | ||
| Locale | Miyagi Prefecture | ||
| Termini |
Aoba-dōri Station Ishinomaki Station |
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| Stations | 31 | ||
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| Opened | June 5, 1925 | ||
| Owner |
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| Operator(s) | JR East, JR Freight | ||
| Rolling stock | 205 series | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 50.2 km (31.2 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 (Aoba-dōri — Higashi-Shiogama), 1 (Higashi-Shiogama — Ishinomaki) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC | ||
| Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) | ||
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The Senseki Line (仙石線 Senseki-sen?) is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, and provides access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area. It connects with the Sendai Subway Nanboku Line at Aoba-dōri Station; the Tōhoku Shinkansen, the Tōhoku Main Line and the Senzan Line at Sendai Station; and the Ishinomaki Line in Ishinomaki. The name Senseki (仙石) comes from the combination of the first kanji of Sendai (仙台) and Ishinomaki (石巻), the two cities that the Senseki Line connects.
Prior to the partial suspension of services by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, all trains originated from Aoba-dōri Station, with most running to Tagajō or Higashi-Shiogama. Local trains and rapid service trains that ran the entire length of the line operated at 30-minute intervals. When the line was fully recovered in 2015, rapid services were switched to the route via the Senseki-Tōhoku Line. Therefore, under the 2015 timetable, the section between Aoba-dōri and Takagimachi is served only by local trains.
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