International Center Station

Not to be confused with Kokusai Center Station.
International Center Station
国際センター駅
Rapid transit

The "South 1" entrance in January 2016
Location Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken
Japan
Operated by Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Line(s) Sendai Subway Tozai Line
Distance 4.3 km from Yagiyama Zoological Park
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code T04
Website www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/subway/station/kokusai.html
History
Opened 6 December 2015 (2015-12-06)
Traffic
Passengers Approx. 1,400 per day (forecast)
Location
International Center Station
Location within Japan

International Center Station (国際センター駅 Kokusai Sentā-eki) is a subway station on the Sendai Subway Tozai Line in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Sendai City Transportation Bureau.

Lines

International Center Station is served by the 13.9 km (8.6 mi) Sendai Subway Tozai Line between Yagiyama Zoological Park and Arai, and is located 4.3 km (2.7 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Yagiyama Zoological Park Station. The station is numbered "T04".

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks on the basement ("B1F") level. The ticket barriers are located on the ground floor ("1F") level.

Platforms

1  Tozai Line for Sendai and Arai
2  Tozai Line for Yagiyama Zoological Park

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sendai Subway Tozai Line
Kawauchi - Omachi Nishi-koen

Staffing

The station is staffed and operated by sub-contracted employees from the security company Alsok.[1]

History

The station opened on 6 December 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Tozai Line.

Passenger statistics

According to forecasts published by Sendai City Transportation Bureau in August 2012, the station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 1,400 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Sendai International Center

See also

References

  1. <仙台東西線>駅サービス ALSOK委託 [Sendai Tozai Line station services to be sub-contracted to Alsok]. Kahoku Shimpo Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. 地下鉄東西線建設事業の再評価における需要予測の事例(その2) [Demand forecast case studies in reevaluation of Tozai Line construction project (Part 2)] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai City Transportation Bureau. August 2012. p. 8. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

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Coordinates: 38°15′37″N 140°51′25″E / 38.2602°N 140.8569°E / 38.2602; 140.8569

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