Motomachi-Chūkagai Station

Motomachi-Chukagai Station
Yamashita-kōen

元町・中華街駅

Station platform
Location 65 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa
(横浜市中区山下町65)
Japan
Operated by Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Line(s) Minatomirai Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code MM06
History
Opened 2004
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 54,172 daily
Location
Motomachi-Chukagai Station
Yamashita-kōen
Location within Japan

Motomachi-Chukagai Station (元町・中華街駅 Motomachi-Chūkagai-eki) is an underground railway station on the Minatomirai Line subway in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company. It is numbered "MM06", and its official name, as shown on signage in the station, is "Motomachi-Chūkagai Station (Yamashita-kōen)" (元町・中華街駅(山下公園) Motomachi-Chūkagai-eki Yamashitakōen) with the sub-name (Yamashita-kōen, referring to Yamashita Park) in parentheses, although the use of this full name is limited.

Lines

Motomachi-Chukagai Station is served by the underground Minatomirai Line, and is 4.1 km from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station.[1] Trains through-run to and from the Tokyu Toyoko Line from Shibuya Station and beyond on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line and Tobu Tojo Line and Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

Station layout

Motomachi-Chukagai Station is an underground station with a single island platform serving two terminating tracks on the 4th basement ("B4F") level.

Platforms

1-2  Minatomirai Line for Yokohama
Tokyu Toyoko Line for Shibuya
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, and Wakōshi
Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Minatomirai Line
Minatomirai   Limited Express   Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri   Commuter Express   Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri   Express   Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri   Local   Terminus

History

Motomachi-Chukagai Station opened on 1 February 2004, coinciding with the opening of the Minatomirai Line.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 54,172 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken; Clarke, Jackie (2008). Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2861-7. 
  1. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 232. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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Coordinates: 35°26′32.01″N 139°39′2.8″E / 35.4422250°N 139.650778°E / 35.4422250; 139.650778

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