Sendai Airport Station

Sendai Airport Station
仙台空港駅
Sendai Airport Station, June 2010
Location Minamihara, Shinomasuda, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-2401
Japan
Coordinates 38°08′14.1″N 140°55′47.3″E / 38.137250°N 140.929806°E / 38.137250; 140.929806Coordinates: 38°08′14.1″N 140°55′47.3″E / 38.137250°N 140.929806°E / 38.137250; 140.929806
Operated by Sendai Airport Transit
Line(s) ■ Sendai Airport Line
Distance 7.1 km from Natori
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 18 March 2007 (2007-03-18)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 4,684 daily
Location
Sendai Airport Station
Location within Japan
View of the platforms

Sendai Airport Station (仙台空港駅, Sendai kūkō eki) is a railway station on the Sendai Airport Line in the city of Natori, Miyagi, Japan, operated by third-sector Sendai Airport Transit (SAT).

Lines

Sendai Airport Station is a terminal station of by the Sendai Airport Line and is 17.5 kilometers from Sendai and 7.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Natori.

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sendai Airport Line
Natori   Rapid   Terminus
Mitazono   Local   Terminus

History

The station opened on 18 March 2007, coinciding with the opening of the Sendai Airport Line. The line was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and service was suspended indefinitely from 11 March 2011, not reopening until 1 October, nearly 7 months later.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,684 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.asahi.com/travel/rail/news/TKY201110010497.html
  2. ↑ 平成28年度のご利用状況 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai Airport Transit Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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