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N10 T07
Sendai Station

仙台駅
N10 T07; Sendai Station; 仙台駅
	The west side of Sendai Station in August 2023
General information
Location	1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken; Japan
Operated by	JR East; Sendai Airport Transit; Sendai Subway;
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen; Akita Shinkansen; Tōhoku Main Line; Senzan Line; Senseki Line; ■■Senseki-Tohoku Line; Jōban Line; Sendai Airport Line; Namboku Line; Tōzai Line;
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	N10 (Namboku Line) ; T07 (Tozai Line)
History
Opened	15 December 1887; 137 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	91,278 daily (JR East); 55,614 daily (Sendai Subway)
Services
Location
Location
	Sendai station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Sendai station Sendai station (Japan)

Sendai Station (仙台駅, Sendai-eki) is a major junction railway station in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It is a stop for all Akita, Hokkaido, and Tohoku Shinkansen trains, the eastern terminus for the Senzan Line, and major stop on both the Tohoku Main Line and Senseki Line. It is located on the border between Miyagino and Aoba Wards in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

Lines

Sendai Station is served by services operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Sendai Airport Transit, and Sendai Subway. The station is served by the following lines.

JR East

Sendai Airport Transit

Sendai Airport Line

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 JR East containing both the Tohoku and Akita Shinkansen lines and several other local lines. The above-ground portion of Sendai Station lies in Aoba-ku, and is situated so that tracks run roughly north–south. In the station's easternmost section, underground and across the ward border in Miyagino-ku, is the platform for the east–west Senseki Line. Originally, this platform was also above ground; but in 2000, the line was extended to Aoba-dōri to the west, and the line was re-routed underground beneath the rest of the station.

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
Conventional Line - Ground Level Platforms
1・2	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Iwakiri・Rifu・Shiogama・Kogota
1・2	■■ Senseki Tohoku Line	for Ishinomaki
3	■ Tohoku Main Line	Iwanuma・Shiroishi・Fukushima	First train from this station departs from here
3	■ Sendai Airport Line	for Sendai Airport	First train from this station departs from here
4	■■ Senseki Tohoku Line	for Ishinomaki
	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Iwakiri・Rifu・Shiogama・Kogota
	■ Tohoku Main Line	for Iwanuma・Shiroishi・Fukushima
	■ Joban Line	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
6	■ 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	■ Senseki Line	for Matsushima Kaigan・Ishinomaki
Shinkansen Elevated Platform
11・12	Tōhoku Shinkansen・ Hokkaido Shinkansen	for Ichinoseki・Morioka・Shin Aomori・Shin Hakodate Hokuto
	Akita Shinkansen	for Kakunodate・Omagari Station・Akita
	Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Fukushima・Koriyama・Utsunomiya・Omiya・Tokyo	First train from this station departs from here
13・14	Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Fukushima・Koriyama・Utsunomiya・Omiya・Tokyo

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.

Tozai line ticket hall
Tozai line platform
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	■ 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]

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
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 Market), although stores are open all day long. The Asaichi is home to a wide variety of small stores that mainly sell Japanese foods.

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 Yodobashi Camera Sendai Store, one of the largest electronics retailers in Sendai, is located right outside the east exit and BiVi Sendai, a department store, is located close by. The east side of the station is close to many entertainment venues, such as Beeb Sendai and Sendai Sunplaza. Miyagi Baseball Stadium is within walking distance.

References

^ Sendai Station information. East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. (in Japanese)
^ ^a ^b "東北新幹線手荷物のかばんから薬品漏れる子ども含む4人けが | NHK". 9 October 2023.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 480. 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.