The Senseki Line (仙石線) is a rail line in Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it runs from Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai, Miyagi to Ishinomaki Station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, providing access to the central coast areas of Miyagi Prefecture, significantly the Matsushima area. It connects with the Sendai Subway at Aoba-dōri Station in Sendai; the Tohoku Shinkansen, the Tohoku Line and the Senzan Line at Sendai Station in Sendai; and the Ishinomaki Line in Ishinomaki. Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) is a Japanese private railroad company, one of the seven JR companies. ... Aoba-dōri Station Aoba-dōri Station (あおば通) is located on the JR Senseki Line in Aoba-ku District in Sendai, Miyagi. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... Miyagi is a place name in Japan. ... Ishinomaki (石巻市; -shi) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan. ... Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県; Miyagi-ken) is located in Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県; Miyagi-ken) is located in Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Categories: Japan geography stubs ... Aoba-dōri Station Aoba-dōri Station (あおば通) is located on the JR Senseki Line in Aoba-ku District in Sendai, Miyagi. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori for a total length of 593. ... Tohoku Main Line (東北本線 Tohoku-honsen) is a 631. ... The Senzan Line (仙山線) is a rail line in Japan. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... The Ishinomaki Line (石巻線) is a rail line in Japan. ... Ishinomaki (石巻市; -shi) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan. ...

Name

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.

Service

The Senseki Line runs under three categories: one local train and two types of rapid tains.

Local

Local trains originating from Aoba-dōri may have any of the following destinations:

• Kozurushinden
• Tagajo
• Higashi-Shiogama
• Takagimachi
• Ishinomaki

Any train originating from any of the previous destinations will head to Aoba-dōri.

Rapid

All rapid trains will stop at the following stations:

• Aoba-dōri
• Sendai
• Tagajo
• Hon-Shiogama
• Matsushima-Kaigan
• Takagimachi
• Nobiru
• Rikuzen-Ono
• Yamoto
• Higashi-Yamoto
• Rikuzen-Akai
• Hebita
• Rikuzen-Yamashita
• Ishinomaki

The first kind of rapid train will only stop at the previous stations, while a second type, in addition to the previous stations, will also stop at all stations between Tagajo and Sendai Stations.

Timeline

• June 5, 1925: Miyagi Electric Railway (later Senseki Line): Sendai – Nishi-Shiogama
• January 1, 1926: Miyaginohara station opens
• April 14, 1926: Nishi-Shiogama – Hon-Shiogama
• April 18, 1927: Hon-Shiogama – Matsushima-Kōen (later Matsushima-Kaigan station)
• April 10, 1928: Matsushima-Kouen – Rikuzen-Ono
• May 15, 1928: Nigatake station opens
• November 22, 1928: Rikuzen-Ono – Ishinomaki station, connecting Sendai to Ishinomaki
• June 1, 1929: Kazuma station opens
• October 23, 1931: Nobiru station becomes Tōhoku-Suma station
• December 1, 1931: Tōna station opens
• January 8, 1932: Ishinomaki station becomes Miyaden-Ishinomaki station
• August 1, 1932: Geba station opens
• February 1, 1939: Miyaden-Yamashita station (later Rikuzen-Yamashita station) opens
• November 7, 1939: Miyaden-Yamashita – Kama (later Ishinomaki Port station) freight connection opens
• May 1, 1944: Miyagi Electric Railway is nationalized, becomes the Senseki Line; Higashi-Nanabanchō station becomes Sendai Higashi-Guchi station, Hamada becomes Rikuzen-Hamada, Matsushima-Kōen becomes Matsushima-Kaigan, Tomiyama becomes Rikuzen-Tomiyama, Ōtsuka becomes Rikuzen-Ōtsuka, Tōhoku-Suma becomes Nobiru, and Miyaden-Ishinomaki becomes Ishinomaki.
• June 1, 1952: Sendai – Sendai Higashi-Guchi stops
• September 26, 1952: Sendai – Sendai Higashi-Gushi abolished
• 1957: Rapid trains begin operation
• February 23, 1968: Two tracks open from Fukudamachi – Tagajō
• March 19, 1968: Two tracks open from Rikuzen-Haranomachi – Fukudamachi
• October 11, 1968: Kama – Ishinomaki-Futō freight connection opens
• September 26, 1969: Two tracks open from Tagajō to Nishi-Shiogama
• April 1, 1971: Kama – Ishinomaki-Minato freight connection abolished
• March 15, 1972: Kama station becomes Ishinomaki-Minato Station
• 1974: Type 72 and 79 trains begin operation
• October 1, 1979: Type 103 trains begin operation
• April 1, 1981: Nakanosakae station opens
• November 1, 1981: Nishi-Shiogama – Higashi-Shiogama become elevated, double tracks; Hon-Shiogama and Higashi-Shiogama stations moved
• October 2, 1983: Weekend schedule different from regular schedule is implemented
• February 1, 1984:
• March 31, 1987: Higashi-Yamoto station opens
• April 1, 1987: Senseki Line becomes part of the East Japan Railway Co.
• March 13, 1988: Rapid trains take the name "Umikaze" along with scheduling changes
• July 21, 1990: Ishinomaki and Senseki Lines' Ishinomaki stations are merged
• March 15, 1991:
• November 1, 1999: Ishinomaki-Minato – Ishinomaki-Futō freight connection abolished
• March 11, 2000: Sendai – Rikuzen-Haranomachi placed underground; Aoba-dōri – Sendai added
• November 5, 2002: Type 205 trains begin operation
• March 13, 2004: Kozurushinden station opens
• October 16, 2004: "Umikaze" name is discontinued, weekday and Saturday schedules are merged
• March 16, 2005: Nishi-Shiogama becomes automated

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