Ishikawachō Station
Ishikawachō Station 石川町駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ishikawachō Station, July 2006 | |
| Location |
2 Ishikawachō, Naka, Yokohama, Kanagawa （神奈川県横浜市中区石川町2丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Negishi Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2012) | 34,571 daily |
Ishikawachō Station (石川町駅 Ishikawachō-eki) is a railway station on the Negishi Line in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Ishikawachō Station is served by the Negishi Line, which is linked with the Keihin-Tōhoku Line from Yokohama to Ōmiya, and is also served by some Yokohama Line through-running services. The station is 3.8 km from the starting point of the Negishi Line at Yokohama and 62.9 km from the starting point of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya.
Station layout
Ishikawachō Station has two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Negishi Line - Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Shin-Sugita and Ōfuna |
| 2 | ■ Negishi Line - Keihin-Tōhoku Line | for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya |
| ■ Yokohama Line | for Shin-Yokohama, Machida, and Hachiōji |
History
Ishikawachō Station opened on May 19, 1964, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR in 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 34,571 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 41,153[3] |
| 2005 | 35,725[4] |
| 2010 | 34,286[5] |
| 2011 | 34,148[6] |
| 2012 | 34,571[2] |
Surrounding area
The station is located near the Motomachi and Yokohama Chinatown tourist areas in Yokohama. However, Motomachi-Chūkagai Station on the Minato Mirai Line, which opened in 2004, is closer to those locations.
References
- Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7
- ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 33. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ishikawachō Station. |
- JR East Ishikawachō Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 35°26′18″N 139°38′35″E / 35.43833°N 139.64306°E