Motomachi-Chūkagai Station

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.

Motomachi-Chukagai Station Yamashita-kōen 元町・中華街駅
The station platform in May 2017
Location	65 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken Japan
Coordinates	35°26′32.01″N 139°39′2.8″E
Operated by	Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Line(s)	Minatomirai Line
Distance	4.1 km from Yokohama
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	MM06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 February 2004
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011)	54,172 daily
Location
Motomachi-Chukagai Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Motomachi-Chukagai Station Motomachi-Chukagai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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 fourth basement ("B4F") level.

Platforms

1-2

■ Minatomirai Line

for Yokohama TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Shibuya F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchōme, Ikebukuro, and Wakōshi TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Kawagoeshi and Shinrinkoen Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō and Agano Seibu Chichibu Line for Seibu-Chichibu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minatomirai Line
Minatomirai		S-Train[Note 1]		Terminus
Minatomirai		Limited Express / F Liner		Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri		Commuter Express		Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri		Express		Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri		Local		Terminus

Notes

1. Weekends only

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

JR East's Ishikawachō Station, served by the Negishi Line, was renamed "Ishikawachō 'Motomachi-Chūkagai' Station" on 15 September 2016 to alleviate confusion on which Negishi Line station is closest to Motomachi and Yokohama Chinatown.[2] Despite this, the two stations are located relatively far from each other, making transfer impractical.

• Yokohama Chinatown, one of the largest Chinatowns in the world with over 500 shops and restaurants. Exit from the Chūkagai Exit of the station.
• Motomachi Shopping Street, a fashionable shopping street, with stores carrying original style clothing and shoes, foreign imports, and European goods. Exit from the Motomachi Exit of the station.
• Yamate and Bluff areas, a historic neighborhood with many old foreign residences. Exit from the Motomachi Exit of the station, and walk east up the hill.
• Yokohama Marine Tower, the tallest lighthouse in the world. Exit from the Marine Tower Exit of the station, and walk north.
• Yamashita Park, a park facing Yokohama Harbor. Exit from the Yamashita Park Exit of the station, and walk north towards the ocean.
• Hotel New Grand, one of the oldest hotels in Yokohama. Exit from the Yamashita Park Exit of the station, and walk north.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• Harris, Ken; Clarke, Jackie (2008). Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2861-9.

1. 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.
2. 駅名表示を石川町（元町・中華街）に変更　ＪＲ東日本横浜支社 [JR East to change station name signs to Ishikawachō 'Motomachi-Chūkagai']. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)