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T03 Kawauchi Station 川内駅
Sendai Subway station
The "North 1" entrance in June 2024
General information
Location	42 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 980-0861 Japan
Coordinates	38°15′40″N 140°51′03″E / 38.2612°N 140.8507°E / 38.2612; 140.8507
Operated by	Sendai City Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Tōzai Line
Distance	3.7 km (2.3 mi) from Yagiyama Zoological Park
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	T03
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 December 2015; 9 years ago (2015-12-06)
Passengers
FY2015	2,533 daily
Services
Preceding station Sendai Subway Following station AobayamaT02towards Yagiyama Zoological Park Tōzai Line International CenterT04towards Arai
Location T03 Kawauchi StationLocation within Miyagi Prefecture

Kawauchi Station (川内駅, Kawauchi-eki) is a subway station on the Sendai Subway Tōzai Line in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan, operated by the municipal subway operator Sendai City Transportation Bureau.

Lines

Kawauchi Station is served by the 13.9 km (8.6 mi) Sendai Subway Tōzai Line between Yagiyama Zoological Park and Arai, and is located 3.7 km (2.3 mi) from the western terminus of the line at Yagiyama Zoological Park Station. The station is numbered "T03".

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks on the third basement ("B3F") level. The ticket barriers are located on the second basement ("B2F") level.

Platforms

Gallery

• "South 1" entrance
• "South 1" entrance
• The platform

Staffing

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

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,533 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Tohoku University Kawauchi Campus
• The Miyagi Museum of Art
• Sendai No. 2 High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Kawauchi Station (Iwate), a similarly named station on the Yamada Line in Iwate Prefecture

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. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
2. 仙台市地下鉄 駅別乗車人員の推移 [Sendai city underground station passenger statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai city. 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

• Sendai Subway Tozai Line
• Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 2015