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.
 Minatomirai Station みなとみらい駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Entrance No.5 in March 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | MM03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 60,056 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Minatomirai Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Minatomirai Station is served by the 4.1 km underground Minatomirai Line from Yokohama to Motomachi-Chūkagai, 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 edit
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 edit
| 1 |  Minatomirai Line
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for Bashamichi and Motomachi-Chūkagai |
| 2 | Minatomirai Line
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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
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Chest-high platform-edge doors were installed on both sides of the platform by April 2018.[1]
History edit
Minatomirai Station opened on 1 February 2004, coinciding with the opening of the Minatomirai Line.[2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 60,056 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- Harris, Ken; Clarke, Jackie (2008). Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2861-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)