Minatomirai Station


Minatomirai Station
みなとみらい駅
Entrance No.5 in March 2010
Location 3-5 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Japan
Operated by Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Line(s) Minatomirai Line
Distance 1.7 km from Yokohama
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code MM03
Website Official website
History
Opened 1 February 2004
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 60,056 daily
Location
Minatomirai Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture

Minatomirai Station (みなとみらい駅, Minatomirai-eki) is an underground railway station on the Minatomirai Line in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Yokohama Minatomirai Railway.

Lines

Minatomirai Station is served by the 4.1 km underground Minatomirai Line from Yokohama to Motomachi-Chukagai, and is located 1.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yokohama Station. 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

Escalators down from Queen's Square to platform level of Minatomirai Station in September 2011

Minatomirai Station is an underground station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is located directly below the Queen's Square shopping complex.

Platforms

1 ■ Minatomirai Line for Bashamichi and Motomachi-Chukagai
2 ■ Minatomirai Line for Shin-Takashima and 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

Chest-high platform-edge doors are installed on both sides of the platform by April 2018.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Minatomirai Line
Yokohama   S-Train[Note 1]   Motomachi-Chukagai
Yokohama   Limited Express   Motomachi-Chukagai
Yokohama   Commuter Express   Bashamichi
Yokohama   Express   Bashamichi
Shin-Takashima   Local   Bashamichi
Notes
  1. ↑ Weekends only

History

Minatomirai Station opened on 1 February 2004, coinciding with the opening of the Minatomirai Line.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 60,056 passengers daily.[2]

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. ↑ みなとみらい駅で可動式ホーム柵の設置に着手 [Work starts on installing platform-edge doors at Minatomirai Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 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.

Coordinates: 35°27′28.53″N 139°37′56.33″E / 35.4579250°N 139.6323139°E / 35.4579250; 139.6323139

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