Senzan Line

Senzan Line
Ayashi-bound Senzan Line west of Kuzuoka Station
Overview
Termini	Sendai Station Yamagata Station
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	1929
Operator(s)	JR East
Technical
Line length	58.0 km (Sendai — Uzen-Chitose)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	20 kV AC, 50 Hz

The Senzan Line (仙山線, Senzan-sen^?) is a railway line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Sendai Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture to Yamagata Station in Yamagata, acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main Line/Tōhoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line in southern Tōhoku. It also provides access to western Miyagi Prefecture and eastern Yamagata Prefecture. It connects with the Tōhoku Shinkansen, Tōhoku Main Line and Senseki Line at Sendai Station, the Ōu Main Line at Uzen-Chitose, Kita-Yamagata, and Yamagata Stations in Yamagata, Yamagata, the Aterazawa Line at Kita-Yamagata and Yamagata Stations, and the Yamagata Shinkansen at Yamagata Station.

Most Senzan Line trains run as rapid trains. All trains stop at the following stations:

In addition to these stops, the various Rapid trains will stop at all stations between:

At one point, there was a G-Rapid that stopped at the most stations out of all rapid trains, but was considered too confusing by passengers and soon put out of service. Instead, the number of Local Trains were increased. Until 2004, there were only three types of rapids (A, B, C). Also, until September 30, 2003, there was a Special Rapid "Holiday Senzan" that used to run on Saturdays and weekends.

With the opening of the Sendai Airport Line (established in 2006), the Senzan Line is expected to have Sendai Airport-bound trains. But they have not connected with the direct train of lapid service.