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Sendai Airport Station

Railway station in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

38°08′14.1″N 140°55′47.3″E / 38.137250°N 140.929806°E / 38.137250; 140.929806Operated by

Sendai Airport TransitLine(s)■ Sendai Airport LineDistance7.1 km from NatoriPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 March 2007 (2007-03-18)PassengersFY20185,551 daily

Location
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Sendai Airport Station (仙台空港駅, Sendai kūkō eki) is a railway station in the city of Natori, Miyagi, Japan, operated by third-sector railway operator 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 2018, the station was used by an average of 5,551 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sendai Airport

References

^ （朝日新聞社）：仙台空港アクセス線再開「本当に良かった」　２０分短縮 - 鉄道 - トラベル. asahi.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ 平成30年度のご利用状況 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai Airport Transit Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.