Sendai Airport Transit
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is a third sector company in charge of constructing and running the Sendai Airport Line
train service between Sendai Airport Station
and Natori Station
in Miyagi Prefecture
, Japan
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. The Sendai Airport Line opened on March 18, 2007.
Sendai Airport Line
The is an airport rail link service connecting Sendai Airport to Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Rail service began on March 18, 2007. 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...
train service between Sendai Airport Station
Sendai Airport Station
is a railway station located in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The terminus station serves two tracks, each capable of holding 6-car trains.-Adjacent stations:...
and Natori Station
Natori Station
Natori Station is a JR East railway station located in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.-History:*October 11, 1888: Station begins operation as .*May 25, 1963: Station name is changed to Natori Station....
in Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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History
The company was founded on April 7, 2000, and currently has a capital of over seven billion yenJapanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
. The Sendai Airport Line opened on March 18, 2007.
Rolling stock
- Three 2-car SAT721 series EMUs (identical in design to JR East E721-500 seriesE721 seriesThe is an electric multiple unit train type operated by East Japan Railway Company on services in the Sendai area of Japan since 2006.-Operations:* Tōhoku Main Line* Jōban Line* Senzan Line* Sendai Airport Line...
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