Information from Sendai City to the citizens of Sendai

It has already been 4 days since the Higashi Nippon Earthquake and we would like to ask all citizens to take proper care of your health and get some rest. Please stand by as we bring you an announcement regarding life line and traffic related information.

Regarding the status of electricity and water supplies, currently there are locations where these utilities have been fully restored, however, please note that there are still some locations where these utilities are unavailable. Gas utilities are still unavailable.

Please also note that there are still some locations experiencing telephone network problems.

In regards to traffic and transportation conditions in Sendai, the City Buses will restart operations from March 14th, for major bus routes, at irregular intervals, while the JR, Shinkansen, and regular train lines are still not in operation as of this time.

Regarding the status of subway and train services, train services have restarted operation on March 14th between Tomizawa and Dainohara with trains leaving at 8 minute intervals. Please also note that free bus services are available between Dainohara and Izumichuo with buses leaving at 30 minute intervals.

That is all for now. Please note that we are providing multi-lingual information through the Sendai City Disaster Multilingual Support Center and we can be reached at 022-265-2471 or 022-224-1919. Please feel free to contact us if you have any inquiries. Thank you for your co-operation.

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外国人の皆さんへ

地震から、４日目になりました。
疲れもたまっていると思うので、できるだけ体を休めてください。
ライフラインと交通についてお知らせします。

電気や水道は地域によって使えるところと使えないところがあります。
ガスはまだ使えません。
電話も使えるところと使えないところがあります。

仙台市営バスは14日から主要幹線路線を不定期で運行しています。
ＪＲ、新幹線，在来線は運行していません。
地下鉄は14日から富沢駅～台原駅間の折り返し運転を８分間隔で実施しています。
台原駅～泉中央駅間は無料バスを３０分間隔で運行しています。

以上、外国語情報は仙台市災害多言語支援センター　022-224-1919 または 022-265-2471
までお問い合わせください。