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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is December 15th?

The day Sendai Station opened

Sendai Station
Sendai Station

Sendai Station opened on December 15, 1887 (Meiji 20) as a railway station on the Tohoku Main Line operated by the Japanese Railway (later the Japanese National Railways)

, the travel time between Tokyo and Sendai had taken three nights and four days by intercity stagecoach reduced it to approximately 12 hours and 20 minutes

As of 2026, the station is served by the Tohoku Shinkansen, Tohoku Main Line, Senzan Line, Senseki Line, Joban Line, Senseki Tohoku Line, Sendai Airport Access Line, Abukuma Express Line, Rikuu East Line, and Sendai Municipal Subway

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The day Fukushima Station opened

Fukushima Station East Exit
Fukushima Station East Exit

Fukushima Station opened as a general station on December 15, 1887 (Meiji 20)

As of 2026, five lines run through the area: JR East's Tohoku Shinkansen, Tohoku Main Line, and Ou Main Line, as well as the Abukuma Express - Abukuma Express Line and Fukushima Transportation - Iizaka Line

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