Ishikawachō Station

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Ishikawachō Station
石川町駅
Ishikawacho Station.jpg
Ishikawachō Station
Location
Prefecture Kanagawa
(See other stations in Kanagawa)
City Yokohama
Ward Naka
Neighborhood etc. Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Ishikawachō 2-72
Postal Code 231 - 0868
(in Japanese) 横浜市中区石川町二丁目72
History
Year opened 1964
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s)
Statistics 34,804 passengers/day 2008

Ishikawachō Station (磯子駅 Ishikawachō-eki?) is a railway station operated by JR East's Negishi Line located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Negishi Line at Yokohama Station and 62.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya Station.

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[edit] History

Ishikawachō Station was opened on May 9, 1964 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR in 1987.

[edit] Lines

[edit] Station layout

Ishikawachō Station has dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

[edit] Platforms

1 Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Negishi Line
Shin-SugitaŌfuna
2 Keihin-Tōhoku Line
Negishi Line
YokohamaTokyoŌmiya
Yokohama Line Shin-YokohamaMachidaHachiōji

[edit] Surrounding area

Ishikawachō 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.

[edit] References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

[edit] External links

  • (Japanese) [1] JR East 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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