Ishikawachō Station

Coordinates: 35°26′18″N 139°38′35″E / 35.43833°N 139.64306°E / 35.43833; 139.64306
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JK09
Ishikawachō Station
'Motomachi-Chūkagai'

石川町<元町・中華街>駅
Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station codeJK-09
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 May 1964
Passengers
FY201923,377 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yamate
JK08
towards Ōfuna
Negishi Line Kannai
JK10
towards Yokohama
Yokohama Line
Local
Kannai
JK10
towards Hachiōji
Location
Ishikawachō Station is located in Kanagawa Prefecture
Ishikawachō Station
Ishikawachō Station
Location within Kanagawa Prefecture
Ishikawachō Station is located in Japan
Ishikawachō Station
Ishikawachō Station
Ishikawachō Station (Japan)
Platforms, 2023

Ishikawachō Station (石川町駅, Ishikawachō-eki) is a passenger

railway station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).

Lines

Ishikawachō Station is served by 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

Midori no Madoguchi
" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 JK Negishi Line for Isogo and Ōfuna
2 JK Negishi Line-
Keihin-Tohoku Line
for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya
JH Yokohama Line for
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 on 1 April 1987.

Due to confusion generated from which station on the Negishi Line was closest to

Minato Mirai Line
, the two stations are located relatively far from each other.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 41,153[4]
2005 35,725[5]
2010 34,286[6]
2015 32,639 [7]

Surrounding area

The station is located near the

Minato Mirai Line
, which opened in 2004, is closer to those locations.

See also

References

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  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.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 神奈川県県勢要覧(平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Ishikawachō Station at Wikimedia Commons